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Guys? 11 00:00:41,400 --> 00:00:45,800 Speaker 1: Welcome into a very special free agency edition of Chargers Weekly, 12 00:00:46,280 --> 00:00:48,600 Speaker 1: joined by Matt Mouney Smith and I'm not going to 13 00:00:48,680 --> 00:00:51,839 Speaker 1: bury the lead. That T shirt is incredible. Can you 14 00:00:51,840 --> 00:00:55,240 Speaker 1: please stand up and show the folks on Saint Patty's Day, 15 00:00:55,240 --> 00:00:57,360 Speaker 1: first day of March Madness what you were working with. 16 00:00:57,560 --> 00:01:01,480 Speaker 1: So this is a courtesy of my friend Cardona, who 17 00:01:01,600 --> 00:01:05,040 Speaker 1: does individual shirts. He's got one of these cool printers 18 00:01:05,040 --> 00:01:07,880 Speaker 1: that'll just knock out whatever you want. And we're doing 19 00:01:07,920 --> 00:01:11,759 Speaker 1: a remote today. Petros and I out at Hollywood Park 20 00:01:11,800 --> 00:01:14,280 Speaker 1: Casino right next to SOFI for Saint Patrick's Day and 21 00:01:14,319 --> 00:01:16,440 Speaker 1: for tournament time and all that. So I was like, dude, 22 00:01:16,480 --> 00:01:18,839 Speaker 1: we need a green UCLA shirt. I have this green 23 00:01:18,880 --> 00:01:22,839 Speaker 1: Dodgers hat that we were at spring training for St. 24 00:01:22,840 --> 00:01:24,920 Speaker 1: Patrick's Day and the Dodgers were playing, so they sold 25 00:01:24,959 --> 00:01:27,800 Speaker 1: all this green Dodger gear and it's awesome, and I 26 00:01:27,840 --> 00:01:30,360 Speaker 1: was like, we gotta get green UCLA gear. So my 27 00:01:30,440 --> 00:01:32,720 Speaker 1: man Dave jumped into action. He's like, I'll come up 28 00:01:32,720 --> 00:01:34,760 Speaker 1: with something for you, and so he got us the 29 00:01:34,880 --> 00:01:39,600 Speaker 1: UCLA with the freaking fighting mc cronin and calls it 30 00:01:39,720 --> 00:01:42,480 Speaker 1: mic madness. I mean, how does Dick not have you know, 31 00:01:42,480 --> 00:01:45,160 Speaker 1: he gets a six year extension on Saint Patty's stay. 32 00:01:45,240 --> 00:01:48,440 Speaker 1: He's of course a proud Irish American. So we're stoked. 33 00:01:48,440 --> 00:01:51,160 Speaker 1: We're stoked that we're part of the UCLA world. You know, 34 00:01:51,200 --> 00:01:54,200 Speaker 1: they're on our station along with the Chargers. So it's 35 00:01:54,200 --> 00:01:55,840 Speaker 1: a good day. It's a great day for us. We're 36 00:01:55,880 --> 00:01:57,800 Speaker 1: talking about all these free agent signings and we got 37 00:01:57,840 --> 00:02:00,480 Speaker 1: UCLA starting their march back to the Final four. Had 38 00:02:00,520 --> 00:02:02,600 Speaker 1: to get that out of the way first, because I mean, 39 00:02:02,760 --> 00:02:08,359 Speaker 1: come on, Mick Madness, Mic madness, listen, uh mac madness 40 00:02:08,840 --> 00:02:13,480 Speaker 1: in Coasta Mesa Khalil Mack a charger man. We have 41 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:16,680 Speaker 1: we have so many. Yeah, listen, you're a pro. Come on, 42 00:02:17,480 --> 00:02:19,640 Speaker 1: you're a pro. We got we got so much to 43 00:02:19,680 --> 00:02:23,800 Speaker 1: talk about, but I want to start with Khalil. His pressor, UM, 44 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:25,639 Speaker 1: I think it got a lot of people fired up 45 00:02:25,680 --> 00:02:28,919 Speaker 1: because he was very understated. He said, listen, I want 46 00:02:28,919 --> 00:02:30,600 Speaker 1: to show you. I don't want to talk about it. 47 00:02:30,680 --> 00:02:32,920 Speaker 1: I just want to do it. Uh. And I can 48 00:02:32,960 --> 00:02:35,520 Speaker 1: appreciate that. And I'm just so excited to see him 49 00:02:35,560 --> 00:02:38,800 Speaker 1: and Joey Boso on the field together. Yeah, he joined. 50 00:02:38,960 --> 00:02:41,520 Speaker 1: He joined Petrol to me after the pressor and it 51 00:02:41,560 --> 00:02:44,280 Speaker 1: was great, same deal, just very matter of fact. You know, 52 00:02:44,280 --> 00:02:46,000 Speaker 1: I can't wait to get out there. You had him. 53 00:02:46,080 --> 00:02:48,000 Speaker 1: Let me let me just say this though, because yeah, 54 00:02:48,120 --> 00:02:50,720 Speaker 1: you had him cutting up. He sat down with us 55 00:02:50,720 --> 00:02:53,840 Speaker 1: at CBSLA right before and he was on the phone 56 00:02:54,240 --> 00:02:56,840 Speaker 1: with you guys, and he was laughing hard about something 57 00:02:56,919 --> 00:02:59,639 Speaker 1: you had. You said something to him that that made him. 58 00:02:59,760 --> 00:03:02,400 Speaker 1: It was it was Petros when he brought him on. 59 00:03:02,480 --> 00:03:04,160 Speaker 1: He said, you know what, he's such a big star. 60 00:03:04,520 --> 00:03:06,440 Speaker 1: Lebron will probably give him one of those five minute 61 00:03:06,480 --> 00:03:08,520 Speaker 1: hugs if he ever sits courtside of a Laker game. 62 00:03:08,760 --> 00:03:12,880 Speaker 1: And that got him going. So the one thing that 63 00:03:12,880 --> 00:03:14,280 Speaker 1: you know, look, he said a lot of great things, 64 00:03:14,280 --> 00:03:15,840 Speaker 1: but the one thing that really got me was and 65 00:03:15,919 --> 00:03:17,640 Speaker 1: I'm sure it came up in the presser too, and 66 00:03:17,639 --> 00:03:19,520 Speaker 1: I don't know if he gave the same answer because 67 00:03:19,520 --> 00:03:21,240 Speaker 1: we were doing the radio show when it was happening, 68 00:03:21,600 --> 00:03:24,840 Speaker 1: but we asked him about coach Daley and you know 69 00:03:24,880 --> 00:03:26,760 Speaker 1: what it was like as his position coaching. He kind 70 00:03:26,760 --> 00:03:30,320 Speaker 1: of walked through the connection they made immediately because and 71 00:03:30,400 --> 00:03:34,120 Speaker 1: I had forgot how that trade went down to Chicago, 72 00:03:34,160 --> 00:03:37,040 Speaker 1: and he's like, you know, when I got traded, I 73 00:03:37,080 --> 00:03:40,119 Speaker 1: had to play the Packers. Like immediately, He's like, so 74 00:03:40,280 --> 00:03:42,520 Speaker 1: Coach Daley sat down with me and we just poured 75 00:03:42,560 --> 00:03:44,320 Speaker 1: over film and he got me ready and I was 76 00:03:44,400 --> 00:03:47,760 Speaker 1: kind of nervous and anxious and I wasn't sure. You know, 77 00:03:47,840 --> 00:03:49,640 Speaker 1: I knew how much the Green Bay Packer game meant 78 00:03:49,640 --> 00:03:52,040 Speaker 1: to bear fans, and so I've got all this going on. 79 00:03:52,120 --> 00:03:54,240 Speaker 1: He's like, and man, that that was our moment. Like 80 00:03:54,320 --> 00:03:56,920 Speaker 1: we connected in that moment and he's been my guy 81 00:03:56,960 --> 00:03:59,000 Speaker 1: ever since. He's like the first speech he ever gave 82 00:03:59,040 --> 00:04:00,760 Speaker 1: in our position group room, he's like, I want to 83 00:04:00,840 --> 00:04:03,760 Speaker 1: run through a door for that guy. So pretty stoked 84 00:04:04,480 --> 00:04:07,320 Speaker 1: that that coach Staley. You know, I mean, look credit 85 00:04:07,360 --> 00:04:09,960 Speaker 1: to Tom and his team, and no doubt, coach Staley 86 00:04:10,040 --> 00:04:12,360 Speaker 1: was a big reason why because he worked with him. 87 00:04:12,400 --> 00:04:15,120 Speaker 1: Khalil Max now a Charger and man, it's you've said it. 88 00:04:15,280 --> 00:04:17,159 Speaker 1: I mean both on one side, Mac on the other, 89 00:04:17,200 --> 00:04:20,640 Speaker 1: Holy cow, what fun that's going to be his first 90 00:04:20,680 --> 00:04:23,279 Speaker 1: four years with the Raiders, second four years with the Bears. 91 00:04:23,320 --> 00:04:26,479 Speaker 1: And he said, you know, obviously, when you get traded, 92 00:04:26,440 --> 00:04:28,520 Speaker 1: it's it's a little bit of a surprise, and you 93 00:04:28,560 --> 00:04:30,240 Speaker 1: have to process the fact that you're not going to 94 00:04:30,320 --> 00:04:33,080 Speaker 1: be in a city that you poured your heart into 95 00:04:33,160 --> 00:04:36,000 Speaker 1: for the last four years. But he understood that it's 96 00:04:36,040 --> 00:04:39,960 Speaker 1: a it's a new administration in Chicago and the fact 97 00:04:39,960 --> 00:04:42,640 Speaker 1: that Brandon Staley was his position coach and is now 98 00:04:42,680 --> 00:04:45,600 Speaker 1: his head coach. You look at the pieces around him. 99 00:04:45,640 --> 00:04:47,400 Speaker 1: He had a lot of really good individual pieces in 100 00:04:47,520 --> 00:04:51,560 Speaker 1: Chicago around him. I venture to say, this may be 101 00:04:51,640 --> 00:04:54,400 Speaker 1: the best in terms of individual pieces that he'll have 102 00:04:54,480 --> 00:04:56,880 Speaker 1: around him. With Joey on one side, durwinning the secondary 103 00:04:57,000 --> 00:05:00,280 Speaker 1: J C. Jackson. The one thing I asked him that 104 00:05:00,760 --> 00:05:02,720 Speaker 1: I was I was curious about was just his ability 105 00:05:02,760 --> 00:05:05,839 Speaker 1: to stop the run, and he's talked about you know, 106 00:05:06,480 --> 00:05:09,320 Speaker 1: that's as big of a part of his game as anything. 107 00:05:09,640 --> 00:05:13,000 Speaker 1: And he had this awesome quote he said, me and 108 00:05:13,040 --> 00:05:15,000 Speaker 1: Coach Saley talked about the fact that you got to 109 00:05:15,040 --> 00:05:17,880 Speaker 1: get bloody before you can actually start to get your money. 110 00:05:18,240 --> 00:05:21,440 Speaker 1: So that means stopping the run, having that mindset that 111 00:05:21,720 --> 00:05:23,880 Speaker 1: we got to do that first, and if we do that, 112 00:05:24,000 --> 00:05:25,480 Speaker 1: then we can pit our ears back and get after 113 00:05:25,560 --> 00:05:29,880 Speaker 1: the quarterback. And the Chargers struggles on run defense was 114 00:05:30,200 --> 00:05:33,799 Speaker 1: well documented last year, and I just feel like that's 115 00:05:33,880 --> 00:05:36,440 Speaker 1: the underrated part of all this is, Yes, he's gonna 116 00:05:36,440 --> 00:05:38,960 Speaker 1: get after quarterbacks in the West and beyond, but I 117 00:05:39,279 --> 00:05:41,280 Speaker 1: really think he's gonna help short up that run defense, 118 00:05:42,360 --> 00:05:45,479 Speaker 1: no doubt. Look to me, We've talked about it. You 119 00:05:45,480 --> 00:05:48,839 Speaker 1: know for years now, Joey's the best all around defensive 120 00:05:48,880 --> 00:05:51,200 Speaker 1: linemen in the game. You know, not just the beensive end. 121 00:05:51,240 --> 00:05:53,599 Speaker 1: He's not the best pass rusher, he's not the best 122 00:05:53,720 --> 00:05:58,200 Speaker 1: edge He's the best defensive linemen in the game all around. 123 00:05:58,440 --> 00:06:00,520 Speaker 1: You know, if you want to talk about years back, 124 00:06:00,520 --> 00:06:02,800 Speaker 1: getting getting the quarterback off the edge, you want to 125 00:06:02,839 --> 00:06:06,200 Speaker 1: talk about stopping the run. The way he tracks backs 126 00:06:06,240 --> 00:06:08,680 Speaker 1: down from the backside. If they get loose and break 127 00:06:08,720 --> 00:06:10,960 Speaker 1: contain on the other side, it's unlike any guy we 128 00:06:11,080 --> 00:06:13,560 Speaker 1: see his side. So now you got that on one 129 00:06:13,600 --> 00:06:16,960 Speaker 1: side and you have a premier pass rusher. And like 130 00:06:17,120 --> 00:06:19,040 Speaker 1: Max said, that was something that was preached to him 131 00:06:19,040 --> 00:06:21,839 Speaker 1: from day one about stopping the run on the other. 132 00:06:22,160 --> 00:06:24,000 Speaker 1: But there's you know we used to say it with 133 00:06:24,080 --> 00:06:26,880 Speaker 1: and it's nothing against Melvin Ingram like an awesome football player. 134 00:06:27,160 --> 00:06:29,240 Speaker 1: We used to say, how do you know pick your poison? 135 00:06:29,520 --> 00:06:31,159 Speaker 1: You know you want Melvin, you want Joey. You can't 136 00:06:31,200 --> 00:06:33,960 Speaker 1: double them both. Well, now Melvin's turned into Khalil Mack 137 00:06:34,240 --> 00:06:37,400 Speaker 1: And I mean it's it's incredible, Like it is incredible 138 00:06:37,560 --> 00:06:40,240 Speaker 1: what those two guys are going to be able to 139 00:06:40,240 --> 00:06:43,240 Speaker 1: do because of the inability. You can't you can't throw 140 00:06:43,240 --> 00:06:44,800 Speaker 1: a tight end on both sides and stop you want 141 00:06:44,920 --> 00:06:46,880 Speaker 1: enough guys out in the pattern, right, I mean, it's 142 00:06:46,920 --> 00:06:50,200 Speaker 1: it is incredible. Um what what? Like I said, the 143 00:06:50,200 --> 00:06:53,680 Speaker 1: front office, Tom and his team and coach Daley have 144 00:06:53,680 --> 00:06:55,880 Speaker 1: have put together and their vision of what they want 145 00:06:55,880 --> 00:06:58,440 Speaker 1: this defense to look like after a disappointed season. And look, 146 00:06:58,480 --> 00:07:01,080 Speaker 1: this is back to back years now for Flesco. You 147 00:07:01,120 --> 00:07:04,000 Speaker 1: know the offensive line was a mess two years ago. 148 00:07:04,080 --> 00:07:06,960 Speaker 1: They went into the offseason with the plan and talk 149 00:07:07,040 --> 00:07:09,520 Speaker 1: about executing a plan. They get the best center in football, 150 00:07:09,560 --> 00:07:11,800 Speaker 1: and Corey Linsley made him the highest paid center. They 151 00:07:11,880 --> 00:07:14,720 Speaker 1: filled in around him with a Boushee and Filer, who 152 00:07:14,760 --> 00:07:17,920 Speaker 1: both played great football. Unfortunately, a bushe got hurt and 153 00:07:17,960 --> 00:07:21,200 Speaker 1: then they drafted for Shawn Slater. Fixed. Offensive line fixed, 154 00:07:22,080 --> 00:07:24,200 Speaker 1: you know, and now to attack the defense the way 155 00:07:24,240 --> 00:07:27,120 Speaker 1: they have, I have no doubt Charger fans have to 156 00:07:27,160 --> 00:07:31,160 Speaker 1: be beyond excited about what's to come now that they've 157 00:07:31,160 --> 00:07:34,000 Speaker 1: been able to get some anchors. You know, That's what 158 00:07:34,040 --> 00:07:36,640 Speaker 1: we talked about last week before free agency. Chris was, 159 00:07:37,080 --> 00:07:40,400 Speaker 1: you know, I envisioned it looking like it did last year. 160 00:07:40,480 --> 00:07:42,560 Speaker 1: I was wrong. They doubled up, you know, the fact 161 00:07:42,560 --> 00:07:44,480 Speaker 1: that they got Mac and JC Jackson. I was like, 162 00:07:44,480 --> 00:07:46,200 Speaker 1: you know, I could see one blue chip and then 163 00:07:46,280 --> 00:07:48,160 Speaker 1: let's fill in around him. I was hoping that blue 164 00:07:48,200 --> 00:07:49,920 Speaker 1: chip was going to be a corner. They end up 165 00:07:49,960 --> 00:07:51,920 Speaker 1: getting the best corner of the last you know, at 166 00:07:51,960 --> 00:07:54,280 Speaker 1: least the player that's played the best at cornerback at 167 00:07:54,280 --> 00:07:56,960 Speaker 1: the position the last three years. And then they also 168 00:07:57,000 --> 00:07:59,520 Speaker 1: get Khalil Mack it's it's incredible what they were able 169 00:07:59,520 --> 00:08:02,640 Speaker 1: to put the guy this offseason. The AFC West now 170 00:08:02,680 --> 00:08:06,880 Speaker 1: with pass rushers Dude, Chandler Jones, Max Crosby. You know, 171 00:08:06,920 --> 00:08:09,680 Speaker 1: I consider Chris Jones like a defensive tackle who gets 172 00:08:09,680 --> 00:08:12,800 Speaker 1: after the quarterback. Frank Clark and then Randy Gregory and 173 00:08:12,840 --> 00:08:16,440 Speaker 1: Bradley Chub. I mean the division should be on primetime 174 00:08:16,480 --> 00:08:20,360 Speaker 1: maybe half the year, you know, just yeah, right, we 175 00:08:20,400 --> 00:08:22,440 Speaker 1: said that last week. We said, look, minimum five for 176 00:08:22,480 --> 00:08:25,160 Speaker 1: the Chargers, minimum five. You know, the most you can 177 00:08:25,200 --> 00:08:27,240 Speaker 1: have is six. Now, I don't think they can put 178 00:08:27,280 --> 00:08:32,800 Speaker 1: all four NFC AFC West teams in primetimes six times, 179 00:08:33,080 --> 00:08:34,560 Speaker 1: but they're gonna figure out a way. And I would 180 00:08:34,600 --> 00:08:37,880 Speaker 1: assume CBS is gonna have a lot to say about 181 00:08:37,960 --> 00:08:41,400 Speaker 1: them trying to pluck these these AFC West games for 182 00:08:41,600 --> 00:08:44,480 Speaker 1: Monday Night Football and Sunday Night Football, because they would 183 00:08:44,480 --> 00:08:46,920 Speaker 1: be like, no, this is what we pay for. We 184 00:08:47,000 --> 00:08:50,120 Speaker 1: got billion dollar contracts too, and we want Tony Romo 185 00:08:50,120 --> 00:08:53,760 Speaker 1: and Jim Nance on Chargers, Chiefs on Raiders, Broncos on 186 00:08:53,960 --> 00:08:57,360 Speaker 1: Chargers Bronco. Like that's it's gonna be incredible. It's going 187 00:08:57,440 --> 00:08:59,880 Speaker 1: to be And you know, Khalil Max said something too. 188 00:09:00,800 --> 00:09:03,360 Speaker 1: I asked him about, you know, just in the past, 189 00:09:03,400 --> 00:09:07,760 Speaker 1: how many times have you seen Patrick and Russell Wilson 190 00:09:08,000 --> 00:09:10,920 Speaker 1: and obviously you know Derek Carr and he just said, 191 00:09:10,960 --> 00:09:14,400 Speaker 1: you know, it's funny everybody's talking about us. It's a grind, 192 00:09:14,480 --> 00:09:16,439 Speaker 1: it's a gallant. He goes, man, this is what I want. 193 00:09:16,800 --> 00:09:18,360 Speaker 1: This is what I signed up for. He's like, man, 194 00:09:18,480 --> 00:09:21,000 Speaker 1: this is heres if you if you love football, this 195 00:09:21,120 --> 00:09:23,080 Speaker 1: is this is exactly the way you want it to 196 00:09:23,160 --> 00:09:25,600 Speaker 1: lay out. You know, you want to go get Russell Wilson, 197 00:09:25,600 --> 00:09:28,040 Speaker 1: you want to go get Patrick Moms. He's like, that's 198 00:09:28,240 --> 00:09:31,040 Speaker 1: what you play this game for, to take on the 199 00:09:31,120 --> 00:09:34,320 Speaker 1: best and to be better than them. And he's gonna 200 00:09:34,320 --> 00:09:37,600 Speaker 1: have an offense like he's never had before with Justin 201 00:09:37,679 --> 00:09:41,199 Speaker 1: Herbert leading the charge. He said, I he respects Justin 202 00:09:41,240 --> 00:09:46,040 Speaker 1: Herbert's talent, but he appreciates his mindset more than his talent. 203 00:09:46,080 --> 00:09:47,840 Speaker 1: And I asked him, like, what do you mean by that? 204 00:09:48,040 --> 00:09:51,400 Speaker 1: And I almost feel like they're very like minded, bunny like, 205 00:09:51,400 --> 00:09:53,600 Speaker 1: like Justin doesn't beat his chest and say look at 206 00:09:53,640 --> 00:09:57,320 Speaker 1: me as the quarterback. He just he has that mindset 207 00:09:57,320 --> 00:09:59,720 Speaker 1: if he wants to beat you U and he wants 208 00:09:59,720 --> 00:10:03,840 Speaker 1: to do it very very understated, and I feel like 209 00:10:03,920 --> 00:10:06,360 Speaker 1: him and Mac are almost kind of kindred spirits in 210 00:10:06,400 --> 00:10:08,040 Speaker 1: that regard. Is they just they just want to do 211 00:10:08,080 --> 00:10:10,200 Speaker 1: their work and show you what they're gonna do, as 212 00:10:10,240 --> 00:10:12,560 Speaker 1: opposed to talk about it and make a big deal 213 00:10:12,559 --> 00:10:15,199 Speaker 1: about it when it doesn't matter, like the off season, 214 00:10:15,280 --> 00:10:18,120 Speaker 1: or when it doesn't matter after a game or before 215 00:10:18,120 --> 00:10:21,520 Speaker 1: a game. Between the white lines is when I feel 216 00:10:21,520 --> 00:10:24,840 Speaker 1: like both those guys are at their best obviously, but 217 00:10:24,880 --> 00:10:27,160 Speaker 1: the defensive line as a whole, and you mentioned it, 218 00:10:27,200 --> 00:10:31,920 Speaker 1: I feel like Staley he's getting guys he really thinks 219 00:10:32,200 --> 00:10:35,200 Speaker 1: can thrive in his system. And today as we take 220 00:10:35,320 --> 00:10:39,120 Speaker 1: this Sebastian, Joseph Day and Austin Johnson are gonna have 221 00:10:39,160 --> 00:10:41,959 Speaker 1: their pressors. And those are two guys man talk about 222 00:10:42,120 --> 00:10:46,440 Speaker 1: stopping the run. They automatically make this defense so much better. 223 00:10:46,480 --> 00:10:51,160 Speaker 1: We talked about Joey and Mac on the edges, I mean, 224 00:10:51,280 --> 00:10:55,240 Speaker 1: these two dudes in terms of stopping the run, huge upgrades, 225 00:10:56,360 --> 00:10:59,640 Speaker 1: no doubt. You know. Look Austin Johnson, second round talent 226 00:11:00,040 --> 00:11:03,240 Speaker 1: and state guy, I mean really talented interior defensive lineman 227 00:11:03,360 --> 00:11:07,520 Speaker 1: and played really good football on incredibly underrated because the 228 00:11:07,559 --> 00:11:10,560 Speaker 1: offense was so bad New York Giants team, but Patrick 229 00:11:10,559 --> 00:11:13,320 Speaker 1: Grahma had that defense humming and Johnson was a big 230 00:11:13,360 --> 00:11:16,280 Speaker 1: part of it. Sebastian Joseph Day when he was healthy 231 00:11:16,320 --> 00:11:19,800 Speaker 1: before he blew his pack out, also an important part. 232 00:11:19,800 --> 00:11:23,560 Speaker 1: And look, that's the one thing it worked for Gus. 233 00:11:23,600 --> 00:11:25,240 Speaker 1: You know we made fun of I don't. I shouldn't 234 00:11:25,240 --> 00:11:26,640 Speaker 1: say we made fun but everybody kind of got a 235 00:11:26,679 --> 00:11:29,360 Speaker 1: chuckle out of Gus going to the Raiders and bringing 236 00:11:29,440 --> 00:11:33,320 Speaker 1: over you know, the lid Phylon and Paamin and facing 237 00:11:33,520 --> 00:11:35,520 Speaker 1: and Hayward and now he's got him going and I 238 00:11:35,679 --> 00:11:38,480 Speaker 1: was got Yannick and Gottway going to Indie like. But 239 00:11:39,120 --> 00:11:42,240 Speaker 1: when defensive coordinators work that closely with players and they 240 00:11:42,280 --> 00:11:45,120 Speaker 1: know players that are difference makers, they want them. Look, 241 00:11:45,120 --> 00:11:47,280 Speaker 1: I've been around this guy, know his practice habits, I 242 00:11:47,360 --> 00:11:49,760 Speaker 1: know how he executes in my scheme. Now there is 243 00:11:49,760 --> 00:11:53,079 Speaker 1: a flip side to that where they might overlook more 244 00:11:53,120 --> 00:11:55,880 Speaker 1: talented players for guys that they're comfortable with, But that's 245 00:11:55,920 --> 00:11:58,160 Speaker 1: not the I don't get the sense that that's the case. 246 00:11:58,679 --> 00:12:02,280 Speaker 1: You know, Joseph Day was effective for Brandon Stalley two 247 00:12:02,360 --> 00:12:05,000 Speaker 1: years ago on the best defense in football, So you know, 248 00:12:05,080 --> 00:12:07,720 Speaker 1: and look, who knows if he's a starter or if 249 00:12:07,720 --> 00:12:09,560 Speaker 1: he's a death piece. You know, for all we know, 250 00:12:10,000 --> 00:12:12,360 Speaker 1: maybe Pohoko is ready to take the stat He played 251 00:12:12,400 --> 00:12:14,280 Speaker 1: great when he was when he was called upon to 252 00:12:14,320 --> 00:12:16,800 Speaker 1: play interior line. So and also I think it's important 253 00:12:16,800 --> 00:12:19,680 Speaker 1: to remember, you know, just how much better those interior 254 00:12:19,679 --> 00:12:22,360 Speaker 1: alignement are going to be now with Khalil Mack on 255 00:12:22,360 --> 00:12:24,000 Speaker 1: one side. I mean, the fact that they're going to 256 00:12:24,080 --> 00:12:27,560 Speaker 1: have one on one's inside, you know, and another year 257 00:12:27,600 --> 00:12:29,920 Speaker 1: in the scheme, you know, for guys to settle in 258 00:12:30,040 --> 00:12:32,720 Speaker 1: Trank will to be healthy. Remember, let's not forget about 259 00:12:32,720 --> 00:12:35,520 Speaker 1: how good Aimon looked as a rookie, an undrafted free 260 00:12:35,520 --> 00:12:38,120 Speaker 1: agent rookie. So I think that's what's also to remember 261 00:12:38,120 --> 00:12:41,160 Speaker 1: it's not just you know, it's not just Austin Johnson, 262 00:12:41,240 --> 00:12:45,800 Speaker 1: Sebastian Joseph Day. But it's also another year after finally, 263 00:12:45,960 --> 00:12:49,360 Speaker 1: you know, getting some legitimate rotation play for Brandy Pahoko, 264 00:12:49,679 --> 00:12:53,120 Speaker 1: another year for aug Bobamiga, another year for Kenneth Murray. 265 00:12:53,200 --> 00:12:55,679 Speaker 1: You know, we know how good Drew Trank will is. 266 00:12:55,720 --> 00:12:58,680 Speaker 1: You know, Cole Christiansen played well when he was called upon, 267 00:12:58,760 --> 00:13:01,599 Speaker 1: like you know, That's that's kind of what I what 268 00:13:01,760 --> 00:13:03,959 Speaker 1: I think some people overlook Chris Rump. You know, I 269 00:13:04,240 --> 00:13:06,600 Speaker 1: know I'm doing the name salad right now, but like, 270 00:13:06,679 --> 00:13:09,719 Speaker 1: those guys are going to be better. They now know 271 00:13:09,920 --> 00:13:12,600 Speaker 1: what an NFL season looks like, what it feels like, 272 00:13:12,640 --> 00:13:15,040 Speaker 1: what kind of condition they have to be in, how 273 00:13:15,120 --> 00:13:18,959 Speaker 1: quickly their mistakes are exploited. Um, And that's all stuff 274 00:13:18,960 --> 00:13:21,000 Speaker 1: they learned, you know, for the most part, last year. 275 00:13:21,160 --> 00:13:24,839 Speaker 1: So you add in the pieces that were that are 276 00:13:24,840 --> 00:13:28,080 Speaker 1: new with the pieces that are more experienced. And I 277 00:13:28,160 --> 00:13:30,880 Speaker 1: really like this group. I really really like what this 278 00:13:30,920 --> 00:13:32,800 Speaker 1: group is going to look like. But like what this 279 00:13:32,840 --> 00:13:36,160 Speaker 1: group is to look like. You hope that Jerry too, 280 00:13:36,320 --> 00:13:38,560 Speaker 1: you know, as a pass rustaurant third down when you 281 00:13:38,600 --> 00:13:41,640 Speaker 1: have him on the interior. I mean, listen, he's a 282 00:13:41,640 --> 00:13:43,960 Speaker 1: pretty good pass rushaurer from the interior. I mean I 283 00:13:44,000 --> 00:13:47,160 Speaker 1: think run defense. Um, you got guys that are really 284 00:13:47,200 --> 00:13:49,360 Speaker 1: going to help there. But I also look at Jerry 285 00:13:49,440 --> 00:13:52,520 Speaker 1: to go with Joey and Khalil on third down. Let's 286 00:13:52,520 --> 00:13:55,120 Speaker 1: say it's third and ten, third and twelve m it's 287 00:13:55,160 --> 00:13:57,440 Speaker 1: another guy who can get after the quarterback. You mentioned 288 00:13:57,520 --> 00:14:00,560 Speaker 1: Chris Rump, and we always talk about the Rushton cover 289 00:14:00,720 --> 00:14:04,360 Speaker 1: working together. When you bring in jac Jackson man, nobody 290 00:14:04,400 --> 00:14:09,160 Speaker 1: has more interceptions chartist communications head. I think nobody in 291 00:14:09,320 --> 00:14:12,960 Speaker 1: their first four years has had more interceptions in Jac 292 00:14:13,160 --> 00:14:16,719 Speaker 1: Jackson in like four decades, he is the most picks 293 00:14:16,760 --> 00:14:20,200 Speaker 1: twenty five says coming into the league in twenty eighteen. 294 00:14:20,760 --> 00:14:24,240 Speaker 1: And this was a Chargers Devts that I believe only 295 00:14:24,280 --> 00:14:29,120 Speaker 1: had eleven. Last year, Derwin, Kaiser and Assante each had two, 296 00:14:29,560 --> 00:14:31,880 Speaker 1: which was the team lead. So to bring it a 297 00:14:31,920 --> 00:14:35,320 Speaker 1: guy like that, to go with Khalil Mack, I think 298 00:14:35,320 --> 00:14:38,640 Speaker 1: it sets up for success well. And I think the 299 00:14:38,960 --> 00:14:43,240 Speaker 1: important thing is sometimes interceptions can be misleading. You know, 300 00:14:43,360 --> 00:14:45,680 Speaker 1: it's just sometimes you get lucky. You know, there's a 301 00:14:45,680 --> 00:14:46,960 Speaker 1: bunch of tips and you happen to be in the 302 00:14:47,040 --> 00:14:49,720 Speaker 1: right spot. Go back if you have the opportunity and 303 00:14:49,880 --> 00:14:52,560 Speaker 1: watch jac Jackson's interceptions. You know some of them, there's 304 00:14:52,560 --> 00:14:53,920 Speaker 1: a couple and there are that are tips. But for 305 00:14:53,960 --> 00:14:56,800 Speaker 1: the most part, this is a dude that has a vision. 306 00:14:57,200 --> 00:15:01,160 Speaker 1: He has vision, he has incredible burst to jump routes, 307 00:15:01,560 --> 00:15:04,320 Speaker 1: he tracks the ball well, he's got great hands like 308 00:15:04,400 --> 00:15:07,360 Speaker 1: those and in look, when you have that many, you 309 00:15:07,400 --> 00:15:11,200 Speaker 1: know it's not flukey. But it's the like I think 310 00:15:11,200 --> 00:15:13,720 Speaker 1: back to the you know, the Chicago Bear days and 311 00:15:13,760 --> 00:15:17,440 Speaker 1: I remember, you know, that incredible defense that should have 312 00:15:17,440 --> 00:15:20,000 Speaker 1: won a super Bowl, but their offense was so completely inept, 313 00:15:20,920 --> 00:15:23,960 Speaker 1: you know, with her Lacquer and Lance Briggs. But I 314 00:15:24,000 --> 00:15:26,600 Speaker 1: remember Mike Brown getting a lot of shine as a 315 00:15:26,720 --> 00:15:28,720 Speaker 1: safety because he had I think he led the league 316 00:15:28,720 --> 00:15:32,040 Speaker 1: in interceptions. They were all flukey interceptions. It was all 317 00:15:32,160 --> 00:15:35,320 Speaker 1: you know, pass rush or just incredible play by the 318 00:15:35,360 --> 00:15:37,960 Speaker 1: linebackers and balls just kind of got tipped and found 319 00:15:37,960 --> 00:15:39,480 Speaker 1: their way into his tans and it's like, wow, this 320 00:15:39,480 --> 00:15:43,720 Speaker 1: guy led the league in interceptions. Yeah. Different. Jac Jackson 321 00:15:43,840 --> 00:15:47,400 Speaker 1: is an interception machine. And like you said, when you 322 00:15:47,440 --> 00:15:49,400 Speaker 1: pair a pass rush, it's what you know, it's it's 323 00:15:49,440 --> 00:15:52,720 Speaker 1: a it's a football, it's football vernacular. You hear it though. 324 00:15:52,720 --> 00:15:55,800 Speaker 1: But they talk about a connected defense. When the back 325 00:15:56,000 --> 00:15:58,520 Speaker 1: is connected to the front man, that's when you can 326 00:15:58,560 --> 00:16:00,400 Speaker 1: really get humming. And when you have a front that's 327 00:16:00,400 --> 00:16:03,040 Speaker 1: going to get after it. To now have an opportunistic 328 00:16:03,080 --> 00:16:06,000 Speaker 1: backside what I think, like Chris to be honest, the 329 00:16:06,040 --> 00:16:08,760 Speaker 1: one that JC Jackson is gonna be great. The thing 330 00:16:08,800 --> 00:16:12,680 Speaker 1: I'm most excited about I'm just dying to see Nasir 331 00:16:12,800 --> 00:16:15,200 Speaker 1: take that step that we have seen. We've seen him 332 00:16:15,200 --> 00:16:18,160 Speaker 1: track these balls and gets so close on how good 333 00:16:18,160 --> 00:16:22,000 Speaker 1: he was at Delaware it intercepted the ball. Like I 334 00:16:22,040 --> 00:16:25,600 Speaker 1: think he's the one that's not being mentioned enough about 335 00:16:25,760 --> 00:16:28,000 Speaker 1: how this new pat You know, having Khalil mac out 336 00:16:28,000 --> 00:16:30,480 Speaker 1: there is going to benefit him, And hopefully this is 337 00:16:30,480 --> 00:16:32,240 Speaker 1: the year he because he played better laster than the 338 00:16:32,280 --> 00:16:34,280 Speaker 1: year before, you know, but I'm hoping this is the 339 00:16:34,320 --> 00:16:36,120 Speaker 1: year where he kind of takes that step into being 340 00:16:36,160 --> 00:16:38,280 Speaker 1: what a lot of us thought he could be in 341 00:16:38,320 --> 00:16:40,920 Speaker 1: the truly when he was drafted. I remember DJ saying, 342 00:16:40,960 --> 00:16:43,080 Speaker 1: this is the perfect compliment that Darwin James. This guy 343 00:16:43,120 --> 00:16:45,240 Speaker 1: is a ball hawk. So I'd love to see that 344 00:16:45,320 --> 00:16:48,560 Speaker 1: this year. Yeah, the second year in Staley's defense and money. 345 00:16:49,200 --> 00:16:51,520 Speaker 1: I just think about Darwin. What this means for Darwin, 346 00:16:51,600 --> 00:16:54,840 Speaker 1: Like he was spread so thin last year. These additions 347 00:16:55,240 --> 00:16:59,160 Speaker 1: allow him to be all over the field, like he 348 00:16:59,560 --> 00:17:02,440 Speaker 1: can be Irwin James first team All Pro from his 349 00:17:02,520 --> 00:17:06,000 Speaker 1: rookie season um as opposed to heaven to I feel 350 00:17:06,000 --> 00:17:10,600 Speaker 1: like be everywhere last year and really take on so much. 351 00:17:11,040 --> 00:17:13,280 Speaker 1: Now do you think he could play a little more 352 00:17:13,280 --> 00:17:16,440 Speaker 1: free and just beat Durwin James. Yeah, you know it 353 00:17:16,560 --> 00:17:18,080 Speaker 1: wasn't last year. No, No No, I know what you mean. 354 00:17:18,119 --> 00:17:21,160 Speaker 1: I totally know what you mean, m because look, he 355 00:17:21,160 --> 00:17:23,800 Speaker 1: he was responsible to some degree as a pass rusher. 356 00:17:24,240 --> 00:17:26,840 Speaker 1: You know, they they relied on him a lot to 357 00:17:26,920 --> 00:17:29,119 Speaker 1: kind of come up with that big sack or that 358 00:17:29,160 --> 00:17:32,400 Speaker 1: big stop behind the line of scrimmage, and he excels 359 00:17:32,400 --> 00:17:35,320 Speaker 1: at that. But I know exactly what you're saying. You know, 360 00:17:35,880 --> 00:17:38,040 Speaker 1: you had to have him on the line of scrimmage 361 00:17:38,040 --> 00:17:40,479 Speaker 1: because of how bad the run defense was, you know, 362 00:17:40,520 --> 00:17:42,639 Speaker 1: and you were just like, if only we could just 363 00:17:42,880 --> 00:17:45,080 Speaker 1: truly use him like that queen on the chessboard and 364 00:17:45,119 --> 00:17:48,080 Speaker 1: move him any direction as far as you want for 365 00:17:48,200 --> 00:17:50,639 Speaker 1: whatever you think that particular play dictates. And I think 366 00:17:50,720 --> 00:17:53,880 Speaker 1: speaking to what what you're kind of alluding to, that's 367 00:17:54,440 --> 00:17:58,040 Speaker 1: kN Durwin just have free reign, you know, Troy Polamalu style. 368 00:17:58,160 --> 00:18:00,480 Speaker 1: Right when Troy was just you know, he was free 369 00:18:00,480 --> 00:18:02,720 Speaker 1: to go wherever you wanted. You know what, do you see, 370 00:18:03,280 --> 00:18:05,840 Speaker 1: we trust your eyes, go get it. And I think 371 00:18:05,960 --> 00:18:09,840 Speaker 1: last year, first year, in Brandon Staley's defense, it's not 372 00:18:09,920 --> 00:18:12,560 Speaker 1: going well. They're last on third down, they're last against 373 00:18:12,600 --> 00:18:13,960 Speaker 1: the run. I think a lot of that led to 374 00:18:14,040 --> 00:18:16,959 Speaker 1: Derwin maybe not cut and loose as much as as 375 00:18:17,200 --> 00:18:18,560 Speaker 1: you would have liked to see. And I think that's 376 00:18:18,560 --> 00:18:20,720 Speaker 1: what you're speaking to. And Yeah, when you have better 377 00:18:20,720 --> 00:18:25,520 Speaker 1: players out there and more talent doing their job at 378 00:18:25,560 --> 00:18:29,520 Speaker 1: their position, that allows Derwin, I think, to excel, you know, 379 00:18:29,600 --> 00:18:31,720 Speaker 1: by being the most one of the most versatile, if 380 00:18:31,760 --> 00:18:35,720 Speaker 1: not the most versatile defender and all the football. Yeah, 381 00:18:35,920 --> 00:18:38,679 Speaker 1: no question. I just I'm so excited to see Derwin 382 00:18:38,840 --> 00:18:42,640 Speaker 1: play with Khalil Mack, with Joey Boza, with j C. Jackson, 383 00:18:43,240 --> 00:18:46,160 Speaker 1: And you know, you talk about some of these guys 384 00:18:46,359 --> 00:18:48,520 Speaker 1: you routed off a bunch of them, you know, a 385 00:18:48,520 --> 00:18:52,080 Speaker 1: guy's like Nazier, Addlie, Michael Davis. It's not they Samuel Jr. 386 00:18:52,119 --> 00:18:56,040 Speaker 1: Taking that next step in year two, hopefully injury free 387 00:18:56,080 --> 00:18:59,560 Speaker 1: and on the field. I mean, the secondary is really 388 00:18:59,560 --> 00:19:02,160 Speaker 1: shaping up. And I think sometimes when you look at 389 00:19:02,200 --> 00:19:05,760 Speaker 1: some of the disappointments from last year, there's positives because 390 00:19:05,800 --> 00:19:10,560 Speaker 1: guys got reps, Guys played in rookies and undrafted guys 391 00:19:10,960 --> 00:19:16,679 Speaker 1: got valuable snaps that will hopefully help them in year two. 392 00:19:16,840 --> 00:19:20,959 Speaker 1: So I just I don't know how different the defense 393 00:19:21,080 --> 00:19:22,840 Speaker 1: is going to look in terms of the stats. But 394 00:19:22,920 --> 00:19:25,280 Speaker 1: I mean, shoot, man, when you upgrade the way that 395 00:19:25,320 --> 00:19:28,840 Speaker 1: they've upgraded, I think really just starting with the run. 396 00:19:29,359 --> 00:19:32,040 Speaker 1: If they can stop the run on first, the second 397 00:19:32,080 --> 00:19:36,480 Speaker 1: down and give Joey bos and Khalilmack third and long opportunities, 398 00:19:36,800 --> 00:19:38,760 Speaker 1: that's where they're gonna make their money. And I think 399 00:19:38,800 --> 00:19:42,199 Speaker 1: offensively too, just control the ball, control the ball, and 400 00:19:42,320 --> 00:19:46,240 Speaker 1: keep these defensive players fresh. Yeah, I think, you know, 401 00:19:46,320 --> 00:19:49,240 Speaker 1: just going back to what we talked about last few weeks, 402 00:19:49,600 --> 00:19:51,959 Speaker 1: you know, the signing of JC Dak Jackson, and they 403 00:19:51,960 --> 00:19:54,919 Speaker 1: already mentioned it. They planted that seed because they I 404 00:19:55,000 --> 00:19:56,680 Speaker 1: understand what they're doing. They don't want it to look 405 00:19:56,680 --> 00:19:59,280 Speaker 1: like a demotion. It's not. You know, teams are in 406 00:19:59,760 --> 00:20:03,560 Speaker 1: our in eleven personnel more than any other formation. So 407 00:20:03,760 --> 00:20:06,879 Speaker 1: you need a nickelback, and I mean the idea that 408 00:20:06,880 --> 00:20:09,920 Speaker 1: that asante is being demoted by putting the slot and no, 409 00:20:10,600 --> 00:20:13,879 Speaker 1: that is as important and is as any position on 410 00:20:13,920 --> 00:20:15,520 Speaker 1: the field. You know, with the way the fact that 411 00:20:15,600 --> 00:20:18,200 Speaker 1: three receivers are out there on eighty percent of the 412 00:20:18,240 --> 00:20:21,199 Speaker 1: plays for most of these teams. So to me, that 413 00:20:21,320 --> 00:20:24,200 Speaker 1: just bringing in Jackson and having those two big corners 414 00:20:24,240 --> 00:20:27,680 Speaker 1: now on the outside and mikey and and j C. 415 00:20:28,240 --> 00:20:30,480 Speaker 1: And then being able to have and look, you know, 416 00:20:30,560 --> 00:20:33,160 Speaker 1: credit to Chris Harris fighting through a ton of injuries, 417 00:20:33,200 --> 00:20:36,440 Speaker 1: but it's clear, you know, Chris's best football was behind him. 418 00:20:36,480 --> 00:20:38,680 Speaker 1: You know, he was on the downhill of his career, 419 00:20:39,520 --> 00:20:42,760 Speaker 1: fought through it, still made some great plays. But now 420 00:20:42,760 --> 00:20:45,479 Speaker 1: you upgraded that spot. Now you've upgraded the slot corner 421 00:20:45,520 --> 00:20:48,719 Speaker 1: because you're able to push asanthing inside, you know, and 422 00:20:48,760 --> 00:20:52,800 Speaker 1: you can have Mike Davison and jac on the outside. Well, 423 00:20:52,840 --> 00:20:55,679 Speaker 1: now now you got depth that you're working with, you know, 424 00:20:55,840 --> 00:20:59,000 Speaker 1: especially if there's a corner sitting there at seventeen or 425 00:20:59,040 --> 00:21:00,919 Speaker 1: if they're comfortable to get if they can find themselves 426 00:21:00,960 --> 00:21:03,680 Speaker 1: another corner in the draft, Like there's you know, it's 427 00:21:03,840 --> 00:21:06,920 Speaker 1: we talked about death Man. You know, I forgot Jerry Tillery, 428 00:21:07,000 --> 00:21:09,760 Speaker 1: you know, because there's just there's nout depth that you 429 00:21:09,800 --> 00:21:13,240 Speaker 1: feel a lot better about. Chenna goes to Seattle. I mean, 430 00:21:13,480 --> 00:21:16,960 Speaker 1: I'm happy for him. You know, hometown kid who has 431 00:21:16,960 --> 00:21:20,320 Speaker 1: never really left LA gets a two year deal, and 432 00:21:20,640 --> 00:21:22,240 Speaker 1: you know, I think it's a great opportunity for him 433 00:21:22,240 --> 00:21:25,400 Speaker 1: to shine in Seattle. But we'll miss him here, no doubt. Look, 434 00:21:25,400 --> 00:21:27,959 Speaker 1: I'm happy for him. I had heard there were some 435 00:21:27,960 --> 00:21:30,240 Speaker 1: people sniffing around then there might have been some big 436 00:21:30,240 --> 00:21:32,359 Speaker 1: money out there. But twenty million bucks a big money. 437 00:21:32,440 --> 00:21:35,199 Speaker 1: You know. I know it's a short deal, but I 438 00:21:35,280 --> 00:21:37,800 Speaker 1: have some friends that are Seahawks fans, and you know, 439 00:21:37,840 --> 00:21:39,640 Speaker 1: I was letting them know, look, you got one man. 440 00:21:39,760 --> 00:21:42,199 Speaker 1: This dude can play. The stacks are not there, but 441 00:21:42,240 --> 00:21:44,960 Speaker 1: the pressures, the hits are there. You can see him 442 00:21:45,040 --> 00:21:47,960 Speaker 1: beating his guy and getting into the backfield and maybe 443 00:21:47,960 --> 00:21:49,960 Speaker 1: it just let down because you know, again, they had 444 00:21:50,000 --> 00:21:52,080 Speaker 1: some issues with the defense not being connected last year, 445 00:21:52,119 --> 00:21:54,879 Speaker 1: but people were worried like, oh, he's coming from a 446 00:21:54,880 --> 00:21:59,080 Speaker 1: three four outside libbacker. No, that dude excelled in Gus's defense, 447 00:21:59,160 --> 00:22:00,639 Speaker 1: you know when they were playing for three and he 448 00:22:00,680 --> 00:22:03,800 Speaker 1: was an end. So uh, no doubt. I'm sure. You know, 449 00:22:04,119 --> 00:22:07,040 Speaker 1: Pete's obviously still got the connections at USC. You know. 450 00:22:07,160 --> 00:22:09,679 Speaker 1: Is what an incredible you know, young man, not so 451 00:22:09,760 --> 00:22:11,399 Speaker 1: young anymore. You know, I've been in the league for 452 00:22:11,400 --> 00:22:14,080 Speaker 1: four years, but what an incredible guy Chenna is. And 453 00:22:14,880 --> 00:22:17,080 Speaker 1: they've been looking for pass rush forever, you know, be 454 00:22:17,119 --> 00:22:19,800 Speaker 1: it through free agency or through the draft, and you know, 455 00:22:19,840 --> 00:22:22,080 Speaker 1: I hope for Tchenna's sake, he's as good as I 456 00:22:22,080 --> 00:22:24,520 Speaker 1: think he's gonna be up there and ends up, you know, 457 00:22:24,600 --> 00:22:26,639 Speaker 1: having that second year torn up and gets himself a 458 00:22:26,640 --> 00:22:30,840 Speaker 1: five or six year deal after this season. Charges also 459 00:22:31,160 --> 00:22:36,000 Speaker 1: reportedly signed a long snapper and Josh Harris, and yeah, 460 00:22:36,160 --> 00:22:38,239 Speaker 1: from a special team's perspective, man, it's I think it's 461 00:22:38,240 --> 00:22:42,320 Speaker 1: a nice start, you know, as they continue to rebuild 462 00:22:42,359 --> 00:22:45,120 Speaker 1: this unit and if that their face can can give 463 00:22:45,160 --> 00:22:48,040 Speaker 1: them something this year, that's the difference between making the 464 00:22:48,040 --> 00:22:50,520 Speaker 1: playoffs and that. Yeah, I'm not gonna pretend like I 465 00:22:51,040 --> 00:22:54,360 Speaker 1: can evaluate long snappers, but listen, come on, I want 466 00:22:54,400 --> 00:22:59,480 Speaker 1: three plays. I did talk to somebody on the Chargers 467 00:23:00,000 --> 00:23:02,399 Speaker 1: who said, hey, this isn't gonna make any ways, but 468 00:23:02,480 --> 00:23:04,680 Speaker 1: this guy's really good. He's probably he's the best long 469 00:23:04,760 --> 00:23:07,439 Speaker 1: snapper in the league. And you know, we've talked about 470 00:23:07,720 --> 00:23:10,320 Speaker 1: special teams and how wrong things have gone over the 471 00:23:10,320 --> 00:23:13,520 Speaker 1: past few years, block punts, miss field goals, and they 472 00:23:13,520 --> 00:23:15,840 Speaker 1: always talk about the operation. You know, it's not just 473 00:23:15,960 --> 00:23:17,840 Speaker 1: the specialist, it's not just the kicker and the punter, 474 00:23:18,280 --> 00:23:20,600 Speaker 1: but it's a snapper and the holder and a lot 475 00:23:20,680 --> 00:23:23,680 Speaker 1: of times people forget how important that is. I thought 476 00:23:23,760 --> 00:23:25,920 Speaker 1: Matt Overton did a great job last year when he 477 00:23:26,000 --> 00:23:30,600 Speaker 1: filled in, um, you know, for cheez, why why's Mazza 478 00:23:30,680 --> 00:23:35,640 Speaker 1: right exactly when Cole went down, Um, you know, Matt's old. 479 00:23:35,960 --> 00:23:38,639 Speaker 1: You know, he's on toward the back end there, and 480 00:23:39,400 --> 00:23:42,080 Speaker 1: excited that that. The person I talked to was excited 481 00:23:42,080 --> 00:23:44,720 Speaker 1: about this because he was like, it's it's crazy that 482 00:23:44,920 --> 00:23:48,880 Speaker 1: you know to say, but this guy is really, really good. 483 00:23:48,920 --> 00:23:50,719 Speaker 1: And I think that's evidenced by the fact that they 484 00:23:50,720 --> 00:23:54,000 Speaker 1: gave him five million bucks, um, you know, and a 485 00:23:54,080 --> 00:23:56,639 Speaker 1: long term deal, which you don't typically see for for 486 00:23:56,680 --> 00:23:58,359 Speaker 1: long snappers. They're usually just year to year. But I 487 00:23:58,400 --> 00:23:59,760 Speaker 1: think it speaks to how good this guy is and 488 00:24:00,200 --> 00:24:02,960 Speaker 1: I'm anxious to see you know, they signed Dustin Hopkins 489 00:24:02,960 --> 00:24:05,919 Speaker 1: of that long term deal. So now I think the 490 00:24:05,960 --> 00:24:09,280 Speaker 1: one thing that's that's left is you know, returner, you know, 491 00:24:09,440 --> 00:24:12,119 Speaker 1: is it who is it gonna? Are they gonna run 492 00:24:12,160 --> 00:24:15,440 Speaker 1: it back with what they had last year or are 493 00:24:15,480 --> 00:24:18,720 Speaker 1: they still on the lookout for punter and punt returner 494 00:24:18,760 --> 00:24:21,080 Speaker 1: because we know those are two positions that are technically 495 00:24:21,119 --> 00:24:23,840 Speaker 1: open right now. 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Free agency has been insane. 506 00:25:00,000 --> 00:25:02,960 Speaker 1: What has stood out to you? Obviously the AFC West 507 00:25:03,040 --> 00:25:06,040 Speaker 1: just going toe for toe with quarterbacks and pass rushers 508 00:25:06,320 --> 00:25:08,640 Speaker 1: has been a huge storyline. But there's just so much 509 00:25:08,640 --> 00:25:11,560 Speaker 1: going on around the league. I know you've been in 510 00:25:11,560 --> 00:25:15,160 Speaker 1: the building NFL Network. What's stood out the most through 511 00:25:15,240 --> 00:25:17,919 Speaker 1: the first week or free agency? Well, I don't think 512 00:25:17,960 --> 00:25:20,399 Speaker 1: there's any question. It's Russell Wilson. You know the fact 513 00:25:20,440 --> 00:25:24,080 Speaker 1: that that the Seahawks opted to move on from a 514 00:25:24,119 --> 00:25:27,760 Speaker 1: Super Bowl champion from a perennial MVP contender, even though 515 00:25:27,760 --> 00:25:29,960 Speaker 1: he's never actually won one. But you talk about this 516 00:25:30,080 --> 00:25:35,840 Speaker 1: success they've had in Seattle and the willingness to move 517 00:25:35,880 --> 00:25:39,360 Speaker 1: on from that. You just you never see it. It's 518 00:25:39,440 --> 00:25:41,520 Speaker 1: it doesn't happen, you know, I mean, think back to 519 00:25:41,640 --> 00:25:45,679 Speaker 1: the last time it happened. It doesn't It just I mean, 520 00:25:45,680 --> 00:25:48,520 Speaker 1: the only thing I can think of that that's close 521 00:25:49,160 --> 00:25:53,240 Speaker 1: is Jay Cutler, you know, who had a really good 522 00:25:53,280 --> 00:25:55,439 Speaker 1: season with the Broncos, and they opted to move on 523 00:25:55,520 --> 00:25:57,080 Speaker 1: from him to the Bears and got a couple of 524 00:25:57,080 --> 00:26:00,560 Speaker 1: first round picks for it. But like it just so 525 00:26:00,640 --> 00:26:04,440 Speaker 1: like that's the thing, that's really what really surprised me. 526 00:26:04,560 --> 00:26:06,720 Speaker 1: I didn't I knew that Aaron Rodgers wasn't going anywhere. 527 00:26:06,800 --> 00:26:08,879 Speaker 1: There's no way you trade it back to back MVP. 528 00:26:09,000 --> 00:26:11,480 Speaker 1: It just doesn't happen. So that I knew he was 529 00:26:11,520 --> 00:26:15,280 Speaker 1: standing in Green Bay, and I just assumed that they 530 00:26:15,280 --> 00:26:17,960 Speaker 1: would figure it out in Seattle. So that not only 531 00:26:17,960 --> 00:26:19,960 Speaker 1: did they trade him, but they traded him to an 532 00:26:20,000 --> 00:26:24,640 Speaker 1: offensive roster that's really good. I mean, the Broncos are 533 00:26:24,760 --> 00:26:27,000 Speaker 1: really talented, and they did not have to give up 534 00:26:27,040 --> 00:26:30,199 Speaker 1: any of their big three receivers. And you know, they 535 00:26:30,280 --> 00:26:32,440 Speaker 1: have Hammler, they have Patrick, they have Sutton and Judy. 536 00:26:32,480 --> 00:26:35,119 Speaker 1: Of course, they kept Albert oh at tight end, even 537 00:26:35,119 --> 00:26:36,399 Speaker 1: though they had to give up Fant who was a 538 00:26:36,440 --> 00:26:39,440 Speaker 1: really good player. But having Javante at the running back position, 539 00:26:39,880 --> 00:26:43,879 Speaker 1: like man, that is a stacked team. So you know 540 00:26:43,960 --> 00:26:46,560 Speaker 1: how good their secondary is. On defense. I've said it before, 541 00:26:46,600 --> 00:26:48,080 Speaker 1: I'll say it again. I still think they're going to 542 00:26:48,160 --> 00:26:49,960 Speaker 1: take a step back without Big Fan Joe. He's just 543 00:26:50,000 --> 00:26:53,120 Speaker 1: that good of a defensive mind. And look, Nick Nick 544 00:26:53,160 --> 00:26:56,639 Speaker 1: Hackett's a first year head coach, so I'm not crazy 545 00:26:56,680 --> 00:26:59,640 Speaker 1: about the fit by the way of Russell Wilson. It's 546 00:26:59,640 --> 00:27:03,679 Speaker 1: just it's very similar to what you know, Pets tried 547 00:27:03,720 --> 00:27:07,680 Speaker 1: to do in the past with Wilson, and he just 548 00:27:07,480 --> 00:27:09,560 Speaker 1: he just won't do it. You know. He does not 549 00:27:09,640 --> 00:27:11,560 Speaker 1: want to get rid of the ball quick and he 550 00:27:11,600 --> 00:27:15,320 Speaker 1: wants to pat pat Pat Pirouette, Pirouette, Pirouette row down field, 551 00:27:15,320 --> 00:27:17,359 Speaker 1: you know. And that's just not how Nate Hackett coaches. 552 00:27:17,400 --> 00:27:19,399 Speaker 1: It's not how Shane Waldron wanted to coach. It's not 553 00:27:19,440 --> 00:27:21,280 Speaker 1: how Shot he wanted to coach when he was up there. 554 00:27:21,760 --> 00:27:25,639 Speaker 1: So it's going to be interesting to see if Russell 555 00:27:25,680 --> 00:27:29,680 Speaker 1: can change his stripes and start, you know, like Aaron 556 00:27:29,760 --> 00:27:31,600 Speaker 1: Rodgers did you know, and that was what Aaron Rodgers 557 00:27:31,640 --> 00:27:34,040 Speaker 1: was like before Nate Hackett mat Lafleur got there, he 558 00:27:34,119 --> 00:27:36,439 Speaker 1: was Pat Pat Pat Old hold hold and they were like, 559 00:27:36,520 --> 00:27:39,800 Speaker 1: you've got to change, and it produced back to back MVP. 560 00:27:40,040 --> 00:27:41,960 Speaker 1: So that's something that's going to be asked of Russell Wilson. 561 00:27:42,000 --> 00:27:44,280 Speaker 1: So that's like, to me, that's the thing that jumped 562 00:27:44,280 --> 00:27:47,159 Speaker 1: out the most. I'm encouraged that it looks like Deshaun 563 00:27:47,200 --> 00:27:49,080 Speaker 1: Watson is not going to be in the AFC. I 564 00:27:49,119 --> 00:27:51,600 Speaker 1: have to telling the Browns and he's not going there. 565 00:27:51,640 --> 00:27:54,480 Speaker 1: So yeah, as you know, I'm sure by the time 566 00:27:54,560 --> 00:27:57,560 Speaker 1: we get this out to the folks, you may have 567 00:27:57,600 --> 00:27:59,719 Speaker 1: had an answer on where Deshaun Watson is. But right 568 00:28:00,119 --> 00:28:02,440 Speaker 1: of now, Tip you said, he's told the Browns now 569 00:28:02,520 --> 00:28:06,040 Speaker 1: and it looks like the South is in contention, right 570 00:28:06,520 --> 00:28:08,960 Speaker 1: Saints or Atlanta seemed to be the two that are 571 00:28:09,000 --> 00:28:12,199 Speaker 1: that are being focused on. So um. You know, we 572 00:28:12,240 --> 00:28:16,480 Speaker 1: already got enough great quarterbacks in the FC UM, so 573 00:28:16,800 --> 00:28:18,320 Speaker 1: you know, it sounds like he's going to get out 574 00:28:18,320 --> 00:28:20,239 Speaker 1: of there. But you know, when you look at at 575 00:28:20,280 --> 00:28:22,399 Speaker 1: the Chargers opponents and I'm just gonna pull them up 576 00:28:22,480 --> 00:28:25,959 Speaker 1: right now, so just so I have so happening them up. 577 00:28:25,960 --> 00:28:28,320 Speaker 1: It was funny because when we when we taped the 578 00:28:28,359 --> 00:28:33,000 Speaker 1: pod last week, the MAC News I think broke like 579 00:28:33,359 --> 00:28:35,520 Speaker 1: a couple hours after. Oh yeah, we put the video 580 00:28:35,600 --> 00:28:38,480 Speaker 1: up and people are like, do you guys realize that, uh, 581 00:28:38,560 --> 00:28:41,280 Speaker 1: you know, you're not talking about Mac yet It wasn't 582 00:28:41,320 --> 00:28:44,640 Speaker 1: it wasn't happening. Yeah, I mean so it's so I said, well, 583 00:28:44,680 --> 00:28:47,880 Speaker 1: you know, Money was talking about Carson Wentz and you know, Washington, 584 00:28:48,520 --> 00:28:51,360 Speaker 1: Washington after a rookie quarterback, So this had to have 585 00:28:51,400 --> 00:28:55,000 Speaker 1: been before the Wentz news, and so I can't keep 586 00:28:55,040 --> 00:28:58,560 Speaker 1: anything current, man, exactly. It's it's there's a lot, yeah, 587 00:28:58,680 --> 00:29:01,520 Speaker 1: especially with oven parts like that. You know who's by 588 00:29:01,560 --> 00:29:03,000 Speaker 1: the time we get done with this. But look, the 589 00:29:03,040 --> 00:29:05,280 Speaker 1: Colts are We're going to Indianapolis to play the Colts. 590 00:29:05,760 --> 00:29:07,280 Speaker 1: You know who's going to be the quarterback when we're 591 00:29:07,320 --> 00:29:09,720 Speaker 1: taping this. As of right now, they have no quarterback. 592 00:29:09,840 --> 00:29:11,880 Speaker 1: You know, when we finished taping this, who knows, maybe 593 00:29:11,880 --> 00:29:15,440 Speaker 1: Baker mayfields in Indianapolis, Maybe Jimmy Garoppolo is in Indianapolis. 594 00:29:15,520 --> 00:29:17,760 Speaker 1: No idea you know how that's going to shake out. 595 00:29:17,760 --> 00:29:20,280 Speaker 1: But as I'm looking at the opponents, like what stands 596 00:29:20,320 --> 00:29:22,920 Speaker 1: out to me? And we brought this up before we're 597 00:29:22,920 --> 00:29:25,479 Speaker 1: gonna see Chenna. We played the NFC West. We know 598 00:29:25,560 --> 00:29:28,239 Speaker 1: how good that division is, who had three teams in 599 00:29:28,280 --> 00:29:31,680 Speaker 1: the playoffs last year. You know, it'll be interesting to 600 00:29:31,680 --> 00:29:33,360 Speaker 1: see what Arizona looks like, if they can get over 601 00:29:33,400 --> 00:29:36,800 Speaker 1: their issues with Kyler or how that that plays out. Um, 602 00:29:37,280 --> 00:29:39,560 Speaker 1: you know, we obviously have all the AFC West opponents, 603 00:29:39,600 --> 00:29:42,760 Speaker 1: but play the Browns, play the Falcons. If that's where 604 00:29:42,760 --> 00:29:45,800 Speaker 1: Deshaun Watson ends up going, you know, is the now 605 00:29:45,920 --> 00:29:48,400 Speaker 1: we just figure exactly our old friend alert, So we're 606 00:29:48,400 --> 00:29:51,160 Speaker 1: going to see him in Atlanta. Um, the Dolphins spent 607 00:29:51,200 --> 00:29:53,040 Speaker 1: a lot of money and have a new head coach 608 00:29:53,080 --> 00:29:55,440 Speaker 1: and they're crafting that building that you know, that that 609 00:29:55,520 --> 00:29:57,680 Speaker 1: offense and his image with Ala king Gold the fullback 610 00:29:57,720 --> 00:30:00,920 Speaker 1: going there, and and with Raheem most St, who excelled 611 00:30:01,000 --> 00:30:03,600 Speaker 1: under Mike McDaniel as their their running game coordinator in 612 00:30:03,760 --> 00:30:07,040 Speaker 1: San Francisco, that's gonna be a tough squad. Um. You know, 613 00:30:07,160 --> 00:30:09,960 Speaker 1: you play the Super Bowl champs, you know, playing the Rams. 614 00:30:09,960 --> 00:30:11,800 Speaker 1: So happy to see von Miller and Buffalo. Although I 615 00:30:11,840 --> 00:30:13,640 Speaker 1: won't be singing that tune in the in the playoffs. 616 00:30:13,960 --> 00:30:18,280 Speaker 1: So there's it's look, man, it's it's gonna be fun. 617 00:30:18,320 --> 00:30:20,440 Speaker 1: I tell people this all the time, you know, and 618 00:30:20,920 --> 00:30:23,600 Speaker 1: this goes back to last year. I'll make this analogy. 619 00:30:24,040 --> 00:30:26,440 Speaker 1: You know, last year, and look, the Dodgers didn't win 620 00:30:26,480 --> 00:30:28,600 Speaker 1: the World Series. It's stunk. I thought it was bs 621 00:30:28,720 --> 00:30:31,600 Speaker 1: the way that they stack the playoffs, you know, and 622 00:30:31,640 --> 00:30:32,920 Speaker 1: the fact that they had to be a wild card 623 00:30:32,920 --> 00:30:35,080 Speaker 1: with the second best record in the league. That was ridiculous. 624 00:30:35,160 --> 00:30:39,720 Speaker 1: But I said, you don't you don't want three games sweep, 625 00:30:39,840 --> 00:30:42,200 Speaker 1: four game sweep, four games sweep or four, you know, 626 00:30:42,320 --> 00:30:45,320 Speaker 1: winning five games. You don't remember that. You don't remember that. 627 00:30:45,320 --> 00:30:47,280 Speaker 1: That's not something that will stay with you for the 628 00:30:47,280 --> 00:30:49,840 Speaker 1: rest of your life. What stays with you is this 629 00:30:50,040 --> 00:30:54,040 Speaker 1: incredible run. You know, five game series, seven game series, 630 00:30:54,120 --> 00:30:57,640 Speaker 1: seven games series, like those are the things you remember. 631 00:30:57,760 --> 00:31:01,680 Speaker 1: Lakers Celtics in the eighties, Games seven, magic playing center, 632 00:31:01,760 --> 00:31:05,080 Speaker 1: Like that's the stuff. If that was magic playing center 633 00:31:05,120 --> 00:31:06,920 Speaker 1: in game five and they won four to one and 634 00:31:06,960 --> 00:31:08,560 Speaker 1: be like, oh, yeah, I remember that was so crazy 635 00:31:08,600 --> 00:31:11,920 Speaker 1: play center And no, that's not what it is. And 636 00:31:11,960 --> 00:31:15,400 Speaker 1: I think that's what's so great about this upcoming season. 637 00:31:15,520 --> 00:31:17,720 Speaker 1: This has a chance, you know, it has a chance 638 00:31:17,760 --> 00:31:21,760 Speaker 1: to be one of the greatest that any football fan 639 00:31:21,800 --> 00:31:24,480 Speaker 1: and Charger fan is going to have have been part 640 00:31:24,520 --> 00:31:27,520 Speaker 1: of and along when you just think about those playoffs, 641 00:31:27,520 --> 00:31:30,120 Speaker 1: if they can punch that ticket to the tournament, you know, 642 00:31:30,240 --> 00:31:32,480 Speaker 1: and one week it's the Chiefs, and the next week 643 00:31:32,520 --> 00:31:35,360 Speaker 1: it's the Bills, and you know it's the Titans with 644 00:31:35,440 --> 00:31:38,080 Speaker 1: Derrick Henry or whatever it might be, like it's a 645 00:31:38,200 --> 00:31:41,440 Speaker 1: super Bowl against the Aaron Rodgers and the Packers, or 646 00:31:41,720 --> 00:31:45,920 Speaker 1: it's just it's so stacked right now, and it's going 647 00:31:46,000 --> 00:31:49,000 Speaker 1: to be incredibly competitive, and the schedule it is going 648 00:31:49,040 --> 00:31:52,120 Speaker 1: to be incredibly hard. On a smaller scale too. If 649 00:31:52,120 --> 00:31:54,600 Speaker 1: you just look at it from like an AFC West perspective, 650 00:31:55,040 --> 00:31:56,680 Speaker 1: if you get out of that division and get into 651 00:31:56,680 --> 00:32:00,880 Speaker 1: the tournament, you will have earned it, no doubt. They're 652 00:32:00,880 --> 00:32:03,280 Speaker 1: gonna beat up on each other, and just like any 653 00:32:03,320 --> 00:32:05,480 Speaker 1: other season for all thirty two teams, there's gonna be 654 00:32:05,480 --> 00:32:08,160 Speaker 1: peaks and valleys. There may be a tough stretch, there 655 00:32:08,200 --> 00:32:09,760 Speaker 1: may be a stretch where you get our role and 656 00:32:09,840 --> 00:32:11,960 Speaker 1: win a bunch of games in a row. But this 657 00:32:12,120 --> 00:32:15,600 Speaker 1: AFC West man, whoever gets out of it, you will 658 00:32:15,640 --> 00:32:18,160 Speaker 1: have earned it, no question about it. And I think 659 00:32:18,200 --> 00:32:21,800 Speaker 1: it just it brings, you know, the importance to you 660 00:32:21,840 --> 00:32:24,360 Speaker 1: better win games they're supposed to win. There was no 661 00:32:24,520 --> 00:32:27,920 Speaker 1: room for hiccups, no room for a Houston loss, no 662 00:32:28,040 --> 00:32:30,800 Speaker 1: room for an Atlanta loss. Or you know, if you 663 00:32:30,840 --> 00:32:33,960 Speaker 1: feel like you're considerably better than the Seahawks because they're 664 00:32:34,000 --> 00:32:36,840 Speaker 1: rebuilding and they don't have that quarterback, you know, like 665 00:32:38,000 --> 00:32:41,520 Speaker 1: you better win those games because the ones, like you said, 666 00:32:41,800 --> 00:32:43,840 Speaker 1: it's gonna be a street fight every one of those 667 00:32:43,880 --> 00:32:48,600 Speaker 1: AFC West Division contests. I'm so excited, dude. We have 668 00:32:48,720 --> 00:32:51,080 Speaker 1: so much more to go though, like the second and 669 00:32:51,160 --> 00:32:54,040 Speaker 1: third d the free agency, like the charges aren't done. Like, no, 670 00:32:54,320 --> 00:32:56,840 Speaker 1: there may be moves today, there may be moves tomorrow. 671 00:32:57,400 --> 00:32:59,400 Speaker 1: And they have not touched the offense. You know that 672 00:32:59,480 --> 00:33:02,720 Speaker 1: they're talking about today. Yeah, I mean they did, you know, 673 00:33:02,760 --> 00:33:07,040 Speaker 1: they did e FA's or you know, Guydan Farum. You know, 674 00:33:07,240 --> 00:33:10,800 Speaker 1: but outside of that, there's you know, they don't know 675 00:33:10,840 --> 00:33:12,440 Speaker 1: are they looking at a running back? Are they look 676 00:33:12,440 --> 00:33:14,160 Speaker 1: at is there a right tackle out there? Are they 677 00:33:14,160 --> 00:33:16,880 Speaker 1: gonna take a shot with Trey you know, because they 678 00:33:16,880 --> 00:33:18,560 Speaker 1: were impressed with what he did in his two starts 679 00:33:18,640 --> 00:33:20,760 Speaker 1: last year. About the draft, you know, we got the 680 00:33:20,840 --> 00:33:23,480 Speaker 1: draft coming up. And that's the great thing about free agency. 681 00:33:23,520 --> 00:33:25,400 Speaker 1: When you can execute your plan and get the guys 682 00:33:25,440 --> 00:33:27,560 Speaker 1: that you target, is it frees you up in the 683 00:33:27,640 --> 00:33:30,280 Speaker 1: draft to truly take the best player available. You know, 684 00:33:30,320 --> 00:33:33,480 Speaker 1: I think at this point, look, I'd love to see 685 00:33:33,480 --> 00:33:36,240 Speaker 1: a right tackle. Nothing against Storm or Tray, but I 686 00:33:36,240 --> 00:33:37,680 Speaker 1: think if you can get a little bit of depth there, 687 00:33:37,720 --> 00:33:40,280 Speaker 1: considering what it looked like last year, I think that'd 688 00:33:40,280 --> 00:33:42,200 Speaker 1: be you know, hopefully a Boushi's healthy and they can 689 00:33:42,240 --> 00:33:45,120 Speaker 1: bring him back, that'd be awesome to settle that guard position. 690 00:33:45,120 --> 00:33:48,000 Speaker 1: And I have a feeling that that's going to happen 691 00:33:48,080 --> 00:33:49,520 Speaker 1: or else. I don't think they would have let Quest 692 00:33:49,600 --> 00:33:53,280 Speaker 1: go that That's just kind of where my head is 693 00:33:53,320 --> 00:33:55,000 Speaker 1: the fact that that they let Quest go just on 694 00:33:55,040 --> 00:33:56,640 Speaker 1: a one year deal to Houston. I think if they 695 00:33:56,640 --> 00:34:00,200 Speaker 1: didn't feel like they had that right guard position your 696 00:34:00,320 --> 00:34:03,440 Speaker 1: out and if a Bushie wasn't tracking toward being healthy 697 00:34:03,440 --> 00:34:05,720 Speaker 1: and bringing him back, I think you would have seen 698 00:34:05,920 --> 00:34:08,319 Speaker 1: them match that deal for whatever it was, a million 699 00:34:08,400 --> 00:34:12,680 Speaker 1: two million bucks. So that's you know, and it brings 700 00:34:12,680 --> 00:34:14,120 Speaker 1: into the and the reason I bring that up is 701 00:34:14,120 --> 00:34:15,880 Speaker 1: because you know, if you can settle that right side 702 00:34:15,880 --> 00:34:19,400 Speaker 1: of the line. Well, now with picks seventeen, you can 703 00:34:19,400 --> 00:34:22,200 Speaker 1: go wherever you want. You know. You can go defensive 704 00:34:22,239 --> 00:34:24,359 Speaker 1: line depth, you can go a corner, you can go 705 00:34:25,120 --> 00:34:27,919 Speaker 1: wide receiver, you know, and it's not a big deal 706 00:34:28,040 --> 00:34:31,240 Speaker 1: if a Lave's sitting there or one of these guys 707 00:34:31,320 --> 00:34:34,839 Speaker 1: is sitting there. You know, Jamison, you know, it's like 708 00:34:35,480 --> 00:34:39,400 Speaker 1: you can go wherever you want because you've kind of 709 00:34:39,440 --> 00:34:41,239 Speaker 1: been able to fill your needs and just take the 710 00:34:41,239 --> 00:34:43,600 Speaker 1: best player on the board. And you know, this is 711 00:34:43,640 --> 00:34:47,200 Speaker 1: the splashy week. But this second and third wave. We 712 00:34:47,520 --> 00:34:51,160 Speaker 1: talked about Brandon Saley saying he wants a deep team, 713 00:34:51,200 --> 00:34:53,920 Speaker 1: he wants a complete team. That's where you make your 714 00:34:53,920 --> 00:34:56,640 Speaker 1: team deep and complete in this second and third wave 715 00:34:56,680 --> 00:34:59,120 Speaker 1: of free agency. And Tom has done really well in 716 00:34:59,560 --> 00:35:04,800 Speaker 1: the past during this stretch of March and going into April. 717 00:35:04,920 --> 00:35:07,719 Speaker 1: So that's what I'm on the lookout for now, is like, 718 00:35:07,760 --> 00:35:10,080 Speaker 1: how do you fill out the roster? You're here not 719 00:35:10,120 --> 00:35:12,120 Speaker 1: only defensively, but like you said, we haven't even touched 720 00:35:12,120 --> 00:35:14,160 Speaker 1: the offense yet. Maybe there's a running back, maybe there's 721 00:35:14,160 --> 00:35:17,360 Speaker 1: a veteran running back, a right tackle, another wide receiver 722 00:35:17,960 --> 00:35:20,760 Speaker 1: who knows what they'll do. But you know special teams 723 00:35:20,760 --> 00:35:23,840 Speaker 1: guys too, Guys who are veterans who have played teams, 724 00:35:24,440 --> 00:35:26,960 Speaker 1: who know what to do and know what to expect 725 00:35:27,280 --> 00:35:28,960 Speaker 1: in that third phase of the game. Those are the 726 00:35:28,960 --> 00:35:30,600 Speaker 1: guys I'm kind of looking for over the next couple 727 00:35:30,640 --> 00:35:34,440 Speaker 1: of weeks. Yeah, one of the things, one of the 728 00:35:34,480 --> 00:35:39,600 Speaker 1: things I think is really in play is pick seventeen 729 00:35:39,880 --> 00:35:42,560 Speaker 1: for a quarterback, you know, just because that's kind of 730 00:35:42,560 --> 00:35:44,600 Speaker 1: your sweet spot, right if you don't want to spend 731 00:35:44,600 --> 00:35:47,040 Speaker 1: a top five pick on Kenny Pickott or Malik Willis 732 00:35:47,480 --> 00:35:52,080 Speaker 1: or maccarrov whomember your guy is, Like, that's the Lion's 733 00:35:52,120 --> 00:35:54,440 Speaker 1: got picked thirty two. It's like, if you want to 734 00:35:54,960 --> 00:35:56,839 Speaker 1: you might be able to get that second round back, 735 00:35:57,040 --> 00:35:58,920 Speaker 1: you know, if you want to go from seventeen all 736 00:35:58,960 --> 00:36:01,000 Speaker 1: the way back to to thirty two, or if the 737 00:36:01,000 --> 00:36:03,040 Speaker 1: Steelers want to jump up from twenty, maybe you pick 738 00:36:03,120 --> 00:36:05,319 Speaker 1: up an extra third, you know, to account for the 739 00:36:05,360 --> 00:36:07,719 Speaker 1: second that you traded for Khalil Mackwell, now your whole, 740 00:36:08,200 --> 00:36:10,520 Speaker 1: you know, now your your hole on your draft board. 741 00:36:11,680 --> 00:36:14,680 Speaker 1: So that's that's also something that that I would keep 742 00:36:14,680 --> 00:36:16,880 Speaker 1: an eye on, is you know, if they because it 743 00:36:17,000 --> 00:36:19,880 Speaker 1: is a deep O line class it's a deep wide 744 00:36:19,880 --> 00:36:23,480 Speaker 1: receiver class, so you know, tight end. There's probably not 745 00:36:23,520 --> 00:36:25,120 Speaker 1: gonna be a tight end that goes in the first round, 746 00:36:25,120 --> 00:36:26,840 Speaker 1: but there will be a tight end that goes in 747 00:36:26,880 --> 00:36:29,520 Speaker 1: the second round, maybe a couple of them, uh, you know, 748 00:36:29,640 --> 00:36:31,600 Speaker 1: McBride or whomever it may be. It's the first one 749 00:36:32,040 --> 00:36:34,839 Speaker 1: off the board. Like, so I wouldn't be surprised if 750 00:36:34,960 --> 00:36:38,200 Speaker 1: if they may have a guy it's circled or two 751 00:36:38,360 --> 00:36:40,520 Speaker 1: that they really have circled. But I would not be 752 00:36:40,640 --> 00:36:44,520 Speaker 1: the least bit surprised if seventeen is in play for 753 00:36:44,560 --> 00:36:47,160 Speaker 1: a quarterback, because there aren't going to be any taken, 754 00:36:47,560 --> 00:36:51,359 Speaker 1: you know, maybe before that. Yeah, it's a good call, 755 00:36:51,560 --> 00:36:54,719 Speaker 1: and I think it gives the Chargers, like the charge 756 00:36:54,760 --> 00:36:56,439 Speaker 1: are in a great spot there. I mean you could 757 00:36:56,640 --> 00:37:00,520 Speaker 1: literally pick six different positions and probably be happy with Yeah, 758 00:37:01,080 --> 00:37:03,640 Speaker 1: pick a Georgia player. Pick it. If you get a bulldog, 759 00:37:04,160 --> 00:37:07,120 Speaker 1: especially leads his success right exactly. If you're picking for defense, 760 00:37:07,200 --> 00:37:08,879 Speaker 1: just take one of the Georgia guys, you'll be fine. 761 00:37:09,000 --> 00:37:11,600 Speaker 1: Take a five star who do you have cutting down 762 00:37:11,680 --> 00:37:16,000 Speaker 1: the nets? You gotta final four? Yeah, look, I think 763 00:37:16,040 --> 00:37:18,480 Speaker 1: it's hard to pick against Gonzaga. I felt the same 764 00:37:18,520 --> 00:37:20,640 Speaker 1: way last year. I just felt like they were such 765 00:37:20,680 --> 00:37:25,359 Speaker 1: a great team. Um. At the same time, I love 766 00:37:25,400 --> 00:37:27,799 Speaker 1: the fact that UCLA is healthy, Like this is the 767 00:37:27,960 --> 00:37:31,440 Speaker 1: first time they have been completely and totally healthy all season. 768 00:37:32,280 --> 00:37:34,880 Speaker 1: They got veteran guards, you know, they got you know, 769 00:37:34,880 --> 00:37:37,279 Speaker 1: with quote Riley Back, they got, they got bigs. Now 770 00:37:37,280 --> 00:37:39,839 Speaker 1: they have some size in there, they can that they 771 00:37:39,840 --> 00:37:43,920 Speaker 1: can work for him. So you know, it's just, man, 772 00:37:43,960 --> 00:37:46,040 Speaker 1: they got a gauntlet of a bracket. The defendant champ 773 00:37:46,080 --> 00:37:48,640 Speaker 1: Baylor Bears, they got to deal with Kentucky, who's played 774 00:37:48,640 --> 00:37:51,120 Speaker 1: incredible this year. Even Saint Mary's in the second round. 775 00:37:51,160 --> 00:37:53,200 Speaker 1: My gosh, I think their average age is like twenty 776 00:37:53,239 --> 00:37:58,000 Speaker 1: seven and they're all just gnarly brilliance. Yeah, so, um, 777 00:37:58,080 --> 00:37:59,960 Speaker 1: it won't be easy, and I know it's on the 778 00:38:00,120 --> 00:38:03,680 Speaker 1: same side of the bracket, but you know, look, I'm 779 00:38:03,719 --> 00:38:06,280 Speaker 1: a West Coast guy, so I'm you know, I'm hoping 780 00:38:06,320 --> 00:38:09,040 Speaker 1: for a Ucla Arizona final. That'd be awesome. You know, 781 00:38:09,160 --> 00:38:10,640 Speaker 1: make it a Pac twelve, make it, make it the 782 00:38:10,640 --> 00:38:13,439 Speaker 1: fourth meeting between the two, and let's get after it. 783 00:38:13,880 --> 00:38:16,160 Speaker 1: That's what I got. I got. I got Ucla cutting 784 00:38:16,200 --> 00:38:18,840 Speaker 1: down the nuts against Arizona. There we go, it's twenty 785 00:38:18,840 --> 00:38:22,919 Speaker 1: teams that could win this thing, though, you know ten, 786 00:38:24,440 --> 00:38:26,480 Speaker 1: what do you think? I usually I usually say there's 787 00:38:26,520 --> 00:38:30,359 Speaker 1: about three or four, and that's usually how it works out. 788 00:38:30,920 --> 00:38:33,640 Speaker 1: You know. It's like last year, I felt like Gonzaga 789 00:38:33,760 --> 00:38:35,279 Speaker 1: was the runaway winner. I was like, is there a 790 00:38:35,280 --> 00:38:38,400 Speaker 1: team that could give them an issue? Probably Baylor. I 791 00:38:38,400 --> 00:38:40,080 Speaker 1: mean that's kind of how I felt going into last 792 00:38:40,160 --> 00:38:41,680 Speaker 1: year that was going to be one of those two teams. 793 00:38:41,719 --> 00:38:44,520 Speaker 1: And I'm not just saying that hindsight, and that's just so. 794 00:38:44,600 --> 00:38:46,560 Speaker 1: This year, I feel like, you know what, I think 795 00:38:46,600 --> 00:38:50,840 Speaker 1: Kentucky's really good. I think Gonzaga is exceptional. You know, 796 00:38:50,960 --> 00:38:53,279 Speaker 1: Baylor is still alload to deal with. Arizona is so 797 00:38:53,400 --> 00:38:58,040 Speaker 1: talented and they're big. Um Ucla I think is certainly capable. 798 00:38:58,640 --> 00:39:02,239 Speaker 1: Not crazy about Kansas UM. So yeah, I don't know. 799 00:39:02,280 --> 00:39:05,160 Speaker 1: Maybe I got like five. Maybe I got like five 800 00:39:05,200 --> 00:39:08,000 Speaker 1: teams that I would be willing if I had to 801 00:39:08,040 --> 00:39:10,880 Speaker 1: put money on it. There's maybe five teams I spent 802 00:39:10,920 --> 00:39:13,480 Speaker 1: I put my money on to say, yeah, okay, I'll 803 00:39:13,560 --> 00:39:16,320 Speaker 1: risk some cash for this. I had a funt assignment 804 00:39:16,320 --> 00:39:18,600 Speaker 1: on Sunday. I was in fuller ten at this bar 805 00:39:18,840 --> 00:39:22,160 Speaker 1: Rosco's or the Delhi Uh and the team was there 806 00:39:22,760 --> 00:39:25,239 Speaker 1: waiting to see who they were gonna play, and when 807 00:39:25,360 --> 00:39:28,760 Speaker 1: Duke came across the screen, I mean, it's just it's awesome. 808 00:39:28,960 --> 00:39:31,560 Speaker 1: It's it's awesome for these kids because you get the memory. 809 00:39:31,560 --> 00:39:33,480 Speaker 1: You go to the tournament, but you're playing coach k 810 00:39:34,120 --> 00:39:36,640 Speaker 1: and perhaps his last game. Make it his last game, man, 811 00:39:36,920 --> 00:39:43,920 Speaker 1: make his last game, right, Yeah, one hundred percent. Although 812 00:39:43,920 --> 00:39:47,760 Speaker 1: I will say, I mean I shouldn't play favorites, but sorry, Titans. 813 00:39:47,800 --> 00:39:49,640 Speaker 1: I'm a big Long Beach Steak guy. I've known Dan 814 00:39:49,760 --> 00:39:52,160 Speaker 1: Mons in a long time. I was heartbroken for him 815 00:39:52,280 --> 00:39:55,200 Speaker 1: the beach for Long Beach State. Yeah, forty nine ers 816 00:39:55,280 --> 00:39:57,640 Speaker 1: or I guess, yeah, now they're the beach right, Um, 817 00:39:57,680 --> 00:40:00,239 Speaker 1: But yeah, I was. I was really pulling for Coach 818 00:40:00,280 --> 00:40:02,359 Speaker 1: Munson to get in there and and try to work 819 00:40:02,400 --> 00:40:04,279 Speaker 1: some of his tournament magic again like he used to 820 00:40:04,320 --> 00:40:08,160 Speaker 1: at Gunzag all those years. Yeah. All right, well, all 821 00:40:08,239 --> 00:40:10,960 Speaker 1: right man, you gotta you gotta show to do, right, 822 00:40:11,239 --> 00:40:14,080 Speaker 1: Little u Cela talk Mick Madness. Let's show the show 823 00:40:14,160 --> 00:40:16,319 Speaker 1: one more time for the folks. All right, there we go. 824 00:40:16,840 --> 00:40:19,480 Speaker 1: There it is little Mick Madness. It's too bad. We 825 00:40:19,520 --> 00:40:22,920 Speaker 1: can't sell these, right man, I'd be I'd be the 826 00:40:22,960 --> 00:40:25,360 Speaker 1: first in line. Yeah, you would, you be first in 827 00:40:25,400 --> 00:40:30,160 Speaker 1: line at the court appearance when you Cela sues us. Yeah, 828 00:40:30,200 --> 00:40:34,279 Speaker 1: never mind, never mind, never mind. All right, guys, it's 829 00:40:34,280 --> 00:40:36,600 Speaker 1: gonna do it for us. We'll have more free agency 830 00:40:36,640 --> 00:40:39,800 Speaker 1: news next week. I always love doing this every Thursday. 831 00:40:39,840 --> 00:40:41,960 Speaker 1: This is Chargers Weekly. We'll see you next time.