1 00:00:00,600 --> 00:00:02,400 Speaker 1: It's gonna be a lot of energy. That stuff. Help 2 00:00:02,520 --> 00:00:04,760 Speaker 1: was loud last week. I appreciate the fans for coming 3 00:00:04,760 --> 00:00:07,040 Speaker 1: out and being that loud, you know, and we have 4 00:00:07,080 --> 00:00:09,119 Speaker 1: to give them something to be loud about. But I 5 00:00:09,119 --> 00:00:10,800 Speaker 1: think it's gonna be a really good game, you know. 6 00:00:10,920 --> 00:00:12,920 Speaker 1: Hopefully it comes out in our favor this week though. 7 00:00:14,440 --> 00:00:17,360 Speaker 1: That was head coach Anthony Lynn ahead of Sunday's showdown 8 00:00:17,440 --> 00:00:20,880 Speaker 1: with the Kansas City Chiefs. Everybody, Chris Hary with you 9 00:00:20,920 --> 00:00:23,919 Speaker 1: on Chargers Weekly. We've got a great episode for you. 10 00:00:24,239 --> 00:00:27,320 Speaker 1: CBS is Kevin Harland joins me to preview Sunday's game. 11 00:00:27,520 --> 00:00:30,960 Speaker 1: I'm also joined by ESPN's Chiefs reporter Adam Tischer to 12 00:00:31,000 --> 00:00:33,920 Speaker 1: get this week's supposing view, and the NFL That Works 13 00:00:34,040 --> 00:00:37,080 Speaker 1: James co stops by to help get your fantasy teams 14 00:00:37,120 --> 00:00:39,960 Speaker 1: ready for Week three. But before we get into our guests, 15 00:00:40,120 --> 00:00:42,559 Speaker 1: one note to keep in mind for this Sunday. The 16 00:00:42,640 --> 00:00:45,360 Speaker 1: Chargers have never started a season oh and three in 17 00:00:45,400 --> 00:00:48,479 Speaker 1: the Philip Rivers era. It hasn't happened since two thousand 18 00:00:48,520 --> 00:00:50,840 Speaker 1: and three, and if the Bolts are going to avoid 19 00:00:50,920 --> 00:00:53,479 Speaker 1: dropping their first three games of the season, they'll have 20 00:00:53,520 --> 00:00:55,600 Speaker 1: to be the Chiefs team that's won eleven straight in 21 00:00:55,640 --> 00:00:58,200 Speaker 1: the AFC West, and you better believe that that has 22 00:00:58,280 --> 00:01:01,040 Speaker 1: number seventeen's full attention. They got a good offense, a 23 00:01:01,080 --> 00:01:02,880 Speaker 1: good defense, or arguably the hottest team in the league 24 00:01:02,960 --> 00:01:05,040 Speaker 1: right now. So it's gonna be a heck of a challenge, 25 00:01:05,040 --> 00:01:06,959 Speaker 1: but one I think we're up for. We gotta be 26 00:01:07,040 --> 00:01:09,600 Speaker 1: up for. We got we gotta get. Gotta get a 27 00:01:09,640 --> 00:01:11,840 Speaker 1: win and a win column and hopefully get on a 28 00:01:11,880 --> 00:01:14,720 Speaker 1: little bit of a streak. After two losses that could 29 00:01:14,720 --> 00:01:18,080 Speaker 1: have easily been wins, Coach Lenz says that two weeks 30 00:01:18,360 --> 00:01:21,479 Speaker 1: do not define a season. We have sixteen games to play. 31 00:01:21,600 --> 00:01:23,840 Speaker 1: We've lost two. It don't matter if you lose them early, 32 00:01:23,840 --> 00:01:25,680 Speaker 1: if you lose them Lake, there's just two games. You 33 00:01:25,760 --> 00:01:27,240 Speaker 1: got the rest of our season in front of us. 34 00:01:27,760 --> 00:01:30,680 Speaker 1: The rest of that season starts Sunday at StubHub Center, 35 00:01:31,240 --> 00:01:33,160 Speaker 1: and a win will put the Chargers right back in 36 00:01:33,160 --> 00:01:36,760 Speaker 1: the mix in the AFC West. A quick break and 37 00:01:36,760 --> 00:01:40,920 Speaker 1: then I'm joined by CBS's Kevin Harlan. If you're a 38 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:43,640 Speaker 1: fan of the Chargers, shop our huge selection of Los 39 00:01:43,680 --> 00:01:46,800 Speaker 1: Angeles Chargers gear and merchandise at the Official Pro Shop 40 00:01:46,800 --> 00:01:50,200 Speaker 1: of the Los Angeles Chargers by officially licensed Chargers apparel 41 00:01:50,240 --> 00:01:53,320 Speaker 1: the cheer on the team, including Chargers jerseys, T shirts, 42 00:01:53,400 --> 00:01:56,240 Speaker 1: tailgating gear, salute to service gear, and much more. 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Thanks for 52 00:02:26,800 --> 00:02:29,400 Speaker 1: asking me to be on your podcast. Looking forward to 53 00:02:29,440 --> 00:02:32,679 Speaker 1: coming out west and seeing the Los Angeles Chargers, which 54 00:02:32,720 --> 00:02:36,000 Speaker 1: is which is a little bit of a I don't 55 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:38,519 Speaker 1: know if great gumble faces last week, but I when 56 00:02:38,520 --> 00:02:41,320 Speaker 1: I did the Monday night game in Denver a couple 57 00:02:41,320 --> 00:02:45,680 Speaker 1: of weeks ago, I had to really think Los Angeles Chargers. 58 00:02:46,120 --> 00:02:47,960 Speaker 1: But I'm looking forward to getting out there because I'm 59 00:02:47,960 --> 00:02:52,040 Speaker 1: a big Philip Rivers guy. Admired Antonio Gates, and I'm 60 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:55,680 Speaker 1: anxious to see this this new stadium that's out there 61 00:02:55,720 --> 00:02:56,919 Speaker 1: and that they're going to be in for the next 62 00:02:56,960 --> 00:03:01,480 Speaker 1: couple of years. People say it's aim and great and 63 00:03:01,919 --> 00:03:05,400 Speaker 1: viewing sites are terrific, So I'm looking forward to getting 64 00:03:05,400 --> 00:03:07,560 Speaker 1: out there and doing this game. And Kevin, usually when 65 00:03:07,600 --> 00:03:10,079 Speaker 1: you travel out to LA to call a game, it's 66 00:03:10,440 --> 00:03:12,880 Speaker 1: for a big time Lakers or Clippers game. And like 67 00:03:12,919 --> 00:03:16,240 Speaker 1: you said, stump up center Sunday for Chiefs Chargers. And 68 00:03:16,280 --> 00:03:19,320 Speaker 1: if I'm not mistaken, I believe you called a Bill's 69 00:03:19,400 --> 00:03:22,320 Speaker 1: Rams game last season. But how much are you looking 70 00:03:22,360 --> 00:03:24,920 Speaker 1: forward to calling such a big time AFC West game 71 00:03:25,080 --> 00:03:28,000 Speaker 1: so early in the season. Well, I think this is 72 00:03:28,040 --> 00:03:30,560 Speaker 1: one of the best games on the CBS schedule. Actually 73 00:03:30,639 --> 00:03:34,320 Speaker 1: of the day. I think the LA Chargers could easily 74 00:03:34,360 --> 00:03:37,600 Speaker 1: be two and oh, and I'm not pointing to blame 75 00:03:37,640 --> 00:03:41,040 Speaker 1: at the kicker. It's as any of these guys will 76 00:03:41,040 --> 00:03:43,680 Speaker 1: tell you, it's a team effort and things that didn't 77 00:03:43,960 --> 00:03:46,760 Speaker 1: you know, work earlier on offensively or defensively put all 78 00:03:46,800 --> 00:03:49,480 Speaker 1: the onus on one guy, and that's not how teams work. 79 00:03:49,560 --> 00:03:52,320 Speaker 1: So let's say it is a share of responsibility. I'm 80 00:03:52,320 --> 00:03:55,160 Speaker 1: sure they'd be the first to admit that. That being said, 81 00:03:55,880 --> 00:04:00,920 Speaker 1: they've played two decent teams and come up with chances 82 00:04:00,920 --> 00:04:04,320 Speaker 1: to win in both, So I'll guarantee a Kansas City 83 00:04:04,400 --> 00:04:06,720 Speaker 1: is not taking them lightly, and it is a big game, 84 00:04:06,920 --> 00:04:10,000 Speaker 1: and the Chiefs right now probably if you take a 85 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:12,120 Speaker 1: look at all the different power polls, and they're a lot. 86 00:04:12,160 --> 00:04:15,480 Speaker 1: But I did just get off the line with one 87 00:04:15,520 --> 00:04:17,920 Speaker 1: group and they had that was Sports Illustrated and they 88 00:04:17,920 --> 00:04:20,520 Speaker 1: just had the Chiefs as the number one team in 89 00:04:20,560 --> 00:04:24,280 Speaker 1: the NFL, and I think it's very difficult to kind 90 00:04:24,279 --> 00:04:27,400 Speaker 1: of weed your way through all the different teams at 91 00:04:27,440 --> 00:04:30,080 Speaker 1: this stage of this season. Clarity will come probably when 92 00:04:30,160 --> 00:04:33,080 Speaker 1: we hit the first of October. But that being said, 93 00:04:33,240 --> 00:04:36,000 Speaker 1: the Chiefs are right now playing about as well overall 94 00:04:36,080 --> 00:04:38,440 Speaker 1: as any team in pro football, so it'll be a 95 00:04:38,440 --> 00:04:40,559 Speaker 1: fun game. I'm looking forward to it. And you called 96 00:04:40,560 --> 00:04:44,000 Speaker 1: this Chargers Chiefs matchup in Week one last season when 97 00:04:44,040 --> 00:04:46,440 Speaker 1: the Chargers jumped out to that twenty four three league 98 00:04:46,480 --> 00:04:49,480 Speaker 1: before losing in overtime, and then Keenan Allen had that 99 00:04:49,680 --> 00:04:52,880 Speaker 1: all world first half before getting hurt. I imagine those 100 00:04:53,080 --> 00:04:56,360 Speaker 1: close division games are the ones that you live to call. Well, 101 00:04:56,360 --> 00:04:59,040 Speaker 1: I love them because the teams are so familiar with 102 00:04:59,080 --> 00:05:01,960 Speaker 1: each other, they're probably although the players wouldn't say there's 103 00:05:01,960 --> 00:05:04,000 Speaker 1: more at stake, I just I don't. I don't think 104 00:05:04,000 --> 00:05:06,800 Speaker 1: you see blowouts in games like that because they are 105 00:05:06,839 --> 00:05:09,479 Speaker 1: so familiar to see him twice a year, and the 106 00:05:09,520 --> 00:05:12,760 Speaker 1: way these coaches prepare, and the way these players are 107 00:05:12,760 --> 00:05:15,320 Speaker 1: so professional, and the way they you know, they really 108 00:05:15,440 --> 00:05:19,599 Speaker 1: pay attention to their assignments and they're familiar with with guys. 109 00:05:19,640 --> 00:05:21,719 Speaker 1: They keep their own books, they keep their own notes 110 00:05:21,760 --> 00:05:27,080 Speaker 1: on teams players, they face tendencies on and on, and 111 00:05:27,160 --> 00:05:30,520 Speaker 1: I just think that that familiarity breeds games that have 112 00:05:30,600 --> 00:05:34,120 Speaker 1: a little bit more impact emotions. Certainly within your division. Listen, 113 00:05:34,360 --> 00:05:36,680 Speaker 1: you can be eight and eight, win your division and 114 00:05:37,920 --> 00:05:40,360 Speaker 1: and be a team that's going to host a playoff game. 115 00:05:40,560 --> 00:05:45,159 Speaker 1: So winning the division still means something in pro football, 116 00:05:45,760 --> 00:05:49,080 Speaker 1: and that's always going to be I think something that 117 00:05:49,080 --> 00:05:51,719 Speaker 1: that makes a big difference. When you're taking on a 118 00:05:51,720 --> 00:05:54,760 Speaker 1: division team, you know there is something at stake, and 119 00:05:54,839 --> 00:05:56,839 Speaker 1: really when you play within the division and on the 120 00:05:56,920 --> 00:05:59,080 Speaker 1: road for the Chiefs, it's like it's like a game 121 00:05:59,120 --> 00:06:01,320 Speaker 1: and a half one way or the other if you 122 00:06:01,360 --> 00:06:04,600 Speaker 1: win in Los Angeles and beat the Chargers, it's not 123 00:06:04,600 --> 00:06:06,520 Speaker 1: only a win, but it's a divisional win, so it 124 00:06:06,560 --> 00:06:09,440 Speaker 1: has more, it has more to it. If you go 125 00:06:09,440 --> 00:06:12,520 Speaker 1: out there and lose, you've lost a divisional game. Uh 126 00:06:12,720 --> 00:06:15,839 Speaker 1: and uh, and it may not take as much because 127 00:06:15,880 --> 00:06:18,120 Speaker 1: you haven't. You know. It's it's like if the Chargers 128 00:06:18,120 --> 00:06:20,279 Speaker 1: came into Kansas City and they like they did Week 129 00:06:20,320 --> 00:06:23,039 Speaker 1: one last year, and they were looking so good and 130 00:06:23,120 --> 00:06:26,799 Speaker 1: it was like an unbelievable turn of events in that game, 131 00:06:27,279 --> 00:06:29,039 Speaker 1: but the Chargers should have had that game. In fact, 132 00:06:29,080 --> 00:06:31,040 Speaker 1: we know the Chargers have lost more close games and 133 00:06:31,120 --> 00:06:33,760 Speaker 1: any team in pro football, um, you know, over the 134 00:06:33,839 --> 00:06:38,640 Speaker 1: last you know, year plus. So these division games they do, 135 00:06:38,760 --> 00:06:41,000 Speaker 1: they do mean more. There is more to it. There's 136 00:06:41,040 --> 00:06:44,640 Speaker 1: there's something that's very compelling about them. So we always 137 00:06:44,720 --> 00:06:47,000 Speaker 1: enjoy doing them. And to that point, Kevin, we talked 138 00:06:47,000 --> 00:06:50,040 Speaker 1: about the AFC West being the toughest division of football, 139 00:06:50,400 --> 00:06:52,239 Speaker 1: and it's just mind blowing to me that the Kansas 140 00:06:52,240 --> 00:06:56,360 Speaker 1: City Chiefs have won eleven straight games inside that specific division. 141 00:06:56,680 --> 00:06:59,960 Speaker 1: What's been most impressive about Kansas City through the first 142 00:07:00,120 --> 00:07:02,040 Speaker 1: two weeks because they look a little bit different now 143 00:07:02,160 --> 00:07:06,599 Speaker 1: especially on offense. Well, you know, Chris, They've got one 144 00:07:06,640 --> 00:07:08,560 Speaker 1: of the things that I think a lot of teams 145 00:07:08,600 --> 00:07:12,280 Speaker 1: now and pro football offenses are gearing themselves toward, and 146 00:07:12,440 --> 00:07:18,400 Speaker 1: that is cross training their players and having positionless players. 147 00:07:18,520 --> 00:07:21,360 Speaker 1: In other words, you can have a guy and he 148 00:07:21,400 --> 00:07:23,840 Speaker 1: can play receiver, he can play the slotting X, Y 149 00:07:23,960 --> 00:07:26,840 Speaker 1: Z positions at receiver, he can line up as a flanker, 150 00:07:26,880 --> 00:07:28,480 Speaker 1: he can line up in the backfield, he can take 151 00:07:28,480 --> 00:07:31,240 Speaker 1: the direct snap from the center in the wildcat. They've 152 00:07:31,240 --> 00:07:34,160 Speaker 1: got like four guys that can do all of that, 153 00:07:34,280 --> 00:07:36,680 Speaker 1: and I'm including the tight end is probably the second 154 00:07:36,680 --> 00:07:40,160 Speaker 1: best tight end in Pro football and Travis Kelsey. So 155 00:07:40,200 --> 00:07:44,239 Speaker 1: the Chiefs have kind of reached this mark where they've 156 00:07:44,280 --> 00:07:47,840 Speaker 1: got similar sized guys who can all do the same thing, 157 00:07:48,360 --> 00:07:52,360 Speaker 1: incredibly quick, very well versed in the offense. So they're 158 00:07:52,400 --> 00:07:56,160 Speaker 1: smart and they can make him play a variety of roles. 159 00:07:56,280 --> 00:07:58,600 Speaker 1: And when there's a comfort level at being able to 160 00:07:58,640 --> 00:08:01,840 Speaker 1: play a lot of different positions, it just makes that 161 00:08:02,000 --> 00:08:06,200 Speaker 1: offense so much more difficult to defend. I did the 162 00:08:06,240 --> 00:08:11,160 Speaker 1: opener the Chiefs at New England against the defending champs, 163 00:08:11,720 --> 00:08:14,160 Speaker 1: and New England, as smart as they are, as well 164 00:08:14,240 --> 00:08:17,800 Speaker 1: coaches they are. They had no answer for Kansas City 165 00:08:17,880 --> 00:08:20,720 Speaker 1: once they got going on offense. And it doesn't take 166 00:08:20,720 --> 00:08:23,000 Speaker 1: a whole lot to get teams going in this league 167 00:08:23,000 --> 00:08:27,040 Speaker 1: to get offensive momentum. But the Patriots, of all the 168 00:08:27,080 --> 00:08:29,680 Speaker 1: teams that are the smartest that you know, right on 169 00:08:29,760 --> 00:08:33,120 Speaker 1: down the line and the most admired that they had 170 00:08:33,160 --> 00:08:37,280 Speaker 1: no answer. And then I think we saw that Philadelphia 171 00:08:37,360 --> 00:08:39,760 Speaker 1: last week played them a little bit differently. The Chiefs 172 00:08:39,760 --> 00:08:43,200 Speaker 1: didn't quite have the everything in all cylinders type of 173 00:08:43,240 --> 00:08:46,040 Speaker 1: game offensively, but they still play well enough that the 174 00:08:46,240 --> 00:08:50,480 Speaker 1: quarterbacks not making mistakes, they're getting great play out of 175 00:08:50,520 --> 00:08:53,920 Speaker 1: all positions. And they lost their center and that's going 176 00:08:53,960 --> 00:08:56,360 Speaker 1: to be a very important factor I think actually for 177 00:08:56,400 --> 00:08:58,600 Speaker 1: this game against the Chargers this weekend, but and for 178 00:08:58,640 --> 00:09:01,079 Speaker 1: the next half of season, because he's going to be 179 00:09:01,080 --> 00:09:05,199 Speaker 1: out for a while. So I Chris, I just think 180 00:09:05,200 --> 00:09:07,120 Speaker 1: the Chiefs are one of those teams which have kind 181 00:09:07,160 --> 00:09:09,480 Speaker 1: of reached what a lot of these offenses are looking for. 182 00:09:09,720 --> 00:09:12,360 Speaker 1: We we need multiple players who can play multiple positions 183 00:09:12,360 --> 00:09:15,240 Speaker 1: and do multiple things. And when you've got that, an 184 00:09:15,240 --> 00:09:18,079 Speaker 1: injury to one doesn't affect you. And that's kind of 185 00:09:18,080 --> 00:09:20,640 Speaker 1: where the Chiefs find themselves right now. But they've been 186 00:09:20,679 --> 00:09:23,200 Speaker 1: playing so well, and I would like to say this, 187 00:09:23,800 --> 00:09:29,320 Speaker 1: Their quarterback, Chris probably yet the least amount of credit 188 00:09:29,360 --> 00:09:32,240 Speaker 1: of any successful quarterback in pro football, and I just 189 00:09:32,280 --> 00:09:35,240 Speaker 1: don't understand it. He doesn't have the biggest arm, he's 190 00:09:35,280 --> 00:09:37,839 Speaker 1: not the fastest. He's like with thirty three, thirty four 191 00:09:37,880 --> 00:09:41,000 Speaker 1: years old, and yet all he does is when he's 192 00:09:41,040 --> 00:09:44,679 Speaker 1: so smart. Alex Smith has done more for that franchise, 193 00:09:45,120 --> 00:09:47,840 Speaker 1: and I just think he's probably the most underappreciated player 194 00:09:47,880 --> 00:09:51,680 Speaker 1: on their team because they've drafted a hotshot quarterback out 195 00:09:51,679 --> 00:09:54,360 Speaker 1: of Texas Tech, Patrick Mahomes, who is going to be fine. 196 00:09:54,400 --> 00:09:56,240 Speaker 1: I mean, there have been a lot of quarterbacks that 197 00:09:56,280 --> 00:09:58,480 Speaker 1: have come in with a lot of projections. They don't 198 00:09:58,480 --> 00:10:00,800 Speaker 1: do anything, so we really don't know. But boy, to 199 00:10:01,080 --> 00:10:03,840 Speaker 1: discredit anything that Alex Smith has done to me is criminal, 200 00:10:03,960 --> 00:10:07,080 Speaker 1: and I just think it all begins with him and 201 00:10:07,120 --> 00:10:12,400 Speaker 1: the way he reads and adjusts and processes information. To me, Chris, 202 00:10:11,760 --> 00:10:14,560 Speaker 1: he's he's right now playing as well at quarterback as 203 00:10:14,679 --> 00:10:17,559 Speaker 1: anybody in the league, and their record reflects it. But 204 00:10:17,760 --> 00:10:20,920 Speaker 1: now one, if I'm not mistaken, twenty four of their 205 00:10:20,960 --> 00:10:24,160 Speaker 1: last twenty eight games and the regular season remarkable. Think 206 00:10:24,280 --> 00:10:26,720 Speaker 1: think of that they've won twenty four of twenty eight 207 00:10:26,800 --> 00:10:30,240 Speaker 1: regular season games going back to their eleven and five 208 00:10:30,280 --> 00:10:32,920 Speaker 1: season a couple of years ago. I mean, it's an amazing, 209 00:10:32,960 --> 00:10:36,560 Speaker 1: amazing record. To your point about Alex Smith, Kevin, we 210 00:10:36,760 --> 00:10:39,520 Speaker 1: use this term game manager as if it's a bad thing. 211 00:10:39,720 --> 00:10:41,199 Speaker 1: He didn't look like a game manager to me in 212 00:10:41,240 --> 00:10:44,960 Speaker 1: Week one against the New England Patriots, the Super Bowl champs, 213 00:10:45,320 --> 00:10:48,640 Speaker 1: and the play designs what you were talking about with 214 00:10:48,720 --> 00:10:51,319 Speaker 1: Tyreek Hill in the backfield, that the shovel passes that 215 00:10:51,440 --> 00:10:54,080 Speaker 1: Travis Kelsey. You have to give Andy Read a lot 216 00:10:54,080 --> 00:10:56,800 Speaker 1: of credit for using this personnel in the way that 217 00:10:56,840 --> 00:10:58,920 Speaker 1: he has. But I want to get to the Chargers 218 00:10:59,360 --> 00:11:02,160 Speaker 1: and the charges have never started. Oh and three in 219 00:11:02,200 --> 00:11:04,760 Speaker 1: the Philip Rivers era, Kevin and you called a number 220 00:11:04,760 --> 00:11:07,000 Speaker 1: of their games throughout the years, and you always feel 221 00:11:07,000 --> 00:11:09,640 Speaker 1: like you have a chance with Philip Rivers. What makes 222 00:11:09,720 --> 00:11:12,360 Speaker 1: him so unique compared to other quarterbacks that you've covered 223 00:11:12,360 --> 00:11:15,240 Speaker 1: throughout your career. You know, Chris, He's got so much 224 00:11:15,280 --> 00:11:18,280 Speaker 1: on his play, probably more than most because they've had 225 00:11:18,320 --> 00:11:23,280 Speaker 1: such a changing group around him. The characters are are 226 00:11:23,440 --> 00:11:26,280 Speaker 1: either injured and gone, and so he's got to compensate 227 00:11:26,679 --> 00:11:29,400 Speaker 1: where they've had different guys, and he's played in different eras, 228 00:11:29,600 --> 00:11:32,440 Speaker 1: and he's had a different offensive line, and I just 229 00:11:32,559 --> 00:11:36,640 Speaker 1: think that no quarterback has been snake bit as much 230 00:11:36,640 --> 00:11:39,959 Speaker 1: as Philip. And when he gets himself in trouble is 231 00:11:39,960 --> 00:11:42,200 Speaker 1: when he's just trying to do too much because the 232 00:11:42,280 --> 00:11:44,600 Speaker 1: guys he has around him probably can't. He's just hoping 233 00:11:44,720 --> 00:11:47,240 Speaker 1: kind of kind of on a prayer he's thrown maybe 234 00:11:47,240 --> 00:11:50,080 Speaker 1: into double coverage. Not that he can't do it. He 235 00:11:50,120 --> 00:11:52,839 Speaker 1: can because his arm strength and guile, but he's hoping 236 00:11:52,880 --> 00:11:54,600 Speaker 1: that that receiver is going to be able to adjust. 237 00:11:54,679 --> 00:11:58,719 Speaker 1: He needs the same cast for a full season. I'd 238 00:11:58,760 --> 00:12:00,720 Speaker 1: like him to have the kin of things that like 239 00:12:01,080 --> 00:12:03,120 Speaker 1: Alex Smith has in Kansas City or some of these 240 00:12:03,160 --> 00:12:06,880 Speaker 1: better teams have with the same group around them. But 241 00:12:07,679 --> 00:12:11,320 Speaker 1: this organization, for whatever reason, and last year was a 242 00:12:11,320 --> 00:12:14,000 Speaker 1: great case in point, they've had more guys uninjured reserve 243 00:12:14,040 --> 00:12:16,560 Speaker 1: than I can It's like, how how can you even 244 00:12:16,760 --> 00:12:19,280 Speaker 1: Because see when when you're bringing in replacements, even if 245 00:12:19,320 --> 00:12:22,400 Speaker 1: they're coming off like your practice squad or signing him 246 00:12:22,440 --> 00:12:24,440 Speaker 1: off the street, it takes them allow to get ramped up, 247 00:12:24,440 --> 00:12:27,480 Speaker 1: and so the options you've got with that new guy 248 00:12:27,559 --> 00:12:31,120 Speaker 1: are so limited in such a short time. It takes 249 00:12:31,160 --> 00:12:33,800 Speaker 1: months and sometimes years to become so versed in an 250 00:12:33,800 --> 00:12:36,200 Speaker 1: offense that you can you know you can do what 251 00:12:36,240 --> 00:12:37,760 Speaker 1: you need to do. And then there's been the changes 252 00:12:37,760 --> 00:12:41,920 Speaker 1: a head coach. You know, in the most important relationship 253 00:12:41,920 --> 00:12:43,760 Speaker 1: you got in your organization is your quarterback. In your 254 00:12:43,760 --> 00:12:47,320 Speaker 1: head coach, that has changed. So I mean there's unfortunately 255 00:12:47,360 --> 00:12:49,080 Speaker 1: we're going to look back at Rivers, who is going 256 00:12:49,120 --> 00:12:52,120 Speaker 1: to be very close to a Hall of Fame ballot. 257 00:12:52,400 --> 00:12:55,360 Speaker 1: To me, he would be in just on statistics alone. 258 00:12:56,400 --> 00:12:57,959 Speaker 1: I'd love to see him get to a big game 259 00:12:58,000 --> 00:12:59,840 Speaker 1: and see what he can do. I just I have 260 00:13:00,400 --> 00:13:03,560 Speaker 1: so much admiration, not only as a as a person, 261 00:13:03,800 --> 00:13:06,640 Speaker 1: and that's a whole other conversation, but just as a quarterback. 262 00:13:06,679 --> 00:13:09,240 Speaker 1: I just think that unfortunately he's given me one of 263 00:13:09,240 --> 00:13:11,240 Speaker 1: those guys kind of like Archie Manning was. I'm kind 264 00:13:11,240 --> 00:13:13,920 Speaker 1: of drifting through some names here, but guys that that 265 00:13:15,240 --> 00:13:17,720 Speaker 1: kind of got bad luck and they didn't get on 266 00:13:17,760 --> 00:13:20,800 Speaker 1: the kind of team that would have really shown exactly 267 00:13:20,880 --> 00:13:22,360 Speaker 1: what they were all about, and they were stuck with 268 00:13:22,400 --> 00:13:25,440 Speaker 1: teams that were okay and competitive, but just something they 269 00:13:25,440 --> 00:13:28,040 Speaker 1: always kind of gotten their way injuries or whatever. I 270 00:13:28,160 --> 00:13:29,520 Speaker 1: was going to have a Hall of Fame tight end 271 00:13:29,520 --> 00:13:31,160 Speaker 1: and Antonio Gates and that's great, and he had a 272 00:13:31,160 --> 00:13:33,480 Speaker 1: Hall of Fame running back. We saw that Ledinian Tomlinson, 273 00:13:34,040 --> 00:13:36,600 Speaker 1: but unfortunately the parts around him have not been consistent 274 00:13:36,720 --> 00:13:38,800 Speaker 1: enough for him to show exactly what he's all about. 275 00:13:39,160 --> 00:13:43,440 Speaker 1: Despite all that, his numbers are historic and he's going 276 00:13:43,480 --> 00:13:45,720 Speaker 1: to be one of the great statistical quarterbacks of all time. 277 00:13:45,760 --> 00:13:47,960 Speaker 1: The question, he's like a lot like Dan Marino actually 278 00:13:47,960 --> 00:13:51,920 Speaker 1: in some ways in Miami. So I have the I 279 00:13:52,000 --> 00:13:54,160 Speaker 1: have the utmost respect for Rivers. I hope he plays 280 00:13:54,160 --> 00:13:56,520 Speaker 1: another six years. I really do. I don't know how 281 00:13:56,559 --> 00:13:58,040 Speaker 1: long he's gonna do this commute, but I hope he 282 00:13:58,040 --> 00:14:01,160 Speaker 1: plays another six years until he's coach to forty. And 283 00:14:01,880 --> 00:14:04,560 Speaker 1: I just I really enjoy his game a lot. He 284 00:14:04,679 --> 00:14:08,680 Speaker 1: processes so much at the line. He just does so 285 00:14:08,760 --> 00:14:10,880 Speaker 1: much as a quarterback, probably more than a lot of them, 286 00:14:10,880 --> 00:14:13,719 Speaker 1: because he's he's got I think, limited options around him. 287 00:14:14,040 --> 00:14:16,719 Speaker 1: I talked to Hunter Henry in training camp, and he 288 00:14:17,080 --> 00:14:19,560 Speaker 1: was so complimentary of Philip and what he's done for 289 00:14:19,800 --> 00:14:22,400 Speaker 1: his young career entering his second year in the NFL, 290 00:14:22,440 --> 00:14:24,120 Speaker 1: and he said, we want to keep Philip around as 291 00:14:24,160 --> 00:14:26,480 Speaker 1: long as possible, so I know all the guys on 292 00:14:26,520 --> 00:14:29,920 Speaker 1: the outside really echo that sentiment. Kevin. I heard you 293 00:14:30,040 --> 00:14:32,880 Speaker 1: on Los Angeles radio recently talking to a good friend 294 00:14:32,920 --> 00:14:35,480 Speaker 1: of ours, Mike Trudel. Before the season, you said something 295 00:14:35,480 --> 00:14:37,920 Speaker 1: that I thought was very interesting and accurate. And I'm 296 00:14:37,960 --> 00:14:40,800 Speaker 1: paraphrasing here, but you said, really, we don't know who's 297 00:14:40,840 --> 00:14:44,040 Speaker 1: for real in the NFL until Week five, let's say, 298 00:14:44,080 --> 00:14:46,920 Speaker 1: because teams haven't had as much work in the off 299 00:14:47,000 --> 00:14:50,320 Speaker 1: season as in past years. With the new CBA, more 300 00:14:50,360 --> 00:14:53,920 Speaker 1: mistakes you're seeing, miss tackles, drop passes. Has that held 301 00:14:53,960 --> 00:14:56,480 Speaker 1: true through the first two weeks of the season. I 302 00:14:56,520 --> 00:15:00,640 Speaker 1: think it has. Offenses don't quite look why they should. 303 00:15:01,560 --> 00:15:05,480 Speaker 1: We were in Carolina this past weekend, Chris, and you know, 304 00:15:05,560 --> 00:15:08,320 Speaker 1: here's Cam Newton, an MVP in twenty fifteen, with a 305 00:15:08,400 --> 00:15:11,200 Speaker 1: ton of options around him, a pretty good offensive line, 306 00:15:11,320 --> 00:15:14,200 Speaker 1: a lot of great receive I mean really a good, long, 307 00:15:14,440 --> 00:15:19,280 Speaker 1: tall group of receivers, all athletic, great options at running back. 308 00:15:19,280 --> 00:15:21,320 Speaker 1: They got this McCaffrey kid out of Stanford who as 309 00:15:21,320 --> 00:15:23,880 Speaker 1: an Hysman runner up and he's so versatile, and they 310 00:15:23,880 --> 00:15:27,480 Speaker 1: are not able to kind of get in sync. And 311 00:15:27,520 --> 00:15:29,760 Speaker 1: I think this is kind of true of a lot 312 00:15:29,800 --> 00:15:33,200 Speaker 1: of offenses because you have you've not worked on the 313 00:15:33,240 --> 00:15:35,440 Speaker 1: running game as much. Most teams do not run the 314 00:15:35,480 --> 00:15:37,920 Speaker 1: ball during the offseason because there's no contact. So the 315 00:15:37,960 --> 00:15:39,640 Speaker 1: time that you work on your running game is when 316 00:15:39,680 --> 00:15:42,320 Speaker 1: camp begins and you get those whatever it is thirteen 317 00:15:42,360 --> 00:15:45,320 Speaker 1: fifteen practices where you can wear equipment and you can 318 00:15:45,360 --> 00:15:48,240 Speaker 1: go out there and hit and have contact. And I 319 00:15:48,240 --> 00:15:50,680 Speaker 1: don't know if that's enough time to really get offensive 320 00:15:50,720 --> 00:15:53,720 Speaker 1: linemen to the point where they're ready to take on 321 00:15:53,760 --> 00:15:56,480 Speaker 1: what they're going to get from the defense and get 322 00:15:56,520 --> 00:16:00,240 Speaker 1: the timing and the readability of those running backs say 323 00:16:00,240 --> 00:16:01,960 Speaker 1: look at the hole and try to survey and make 324 00:16:02,000 --> 00:16:05,520 Speaker 1: that quick second decision, split second decision where they've got 325 00:16:05,520 --> 00:16:08,520 Speaker 1: to find where they're going to run. So I've I 326 00:16:08,600 --> 00:16:10,480 Speaker 1: just think we're just kind of in a weird era 327 00:16:10,560 --> 00:16:14,800 Speaker 1: of pro football because we're having such a conscious effort 328 00:16:14,840 --> 00:16:17,480 Speaker 1: to protect these players healthwise, which we all get, we 329 00:16:17,520 --> 00:16:20,560 Speaker 1: all understand that, but the game itself now I think 330 00:16:20,600 --> 00:16:23,080 Speaker 1: has been hurt a little bit because there is no contact, 331 00:16:23,080 --> 00:16:25,960 Speaker 1: and it's built on contact, and you can't do things 332 00:16:25,960 --> 00:16:27,920 Speaker 1: like practice the run game, and so you begin in 333 00:16:28,040 --> 00:16:30,800 Speaker 1: camp and then you are trying to save your veterans. 334 00:16:30,840 --> 00:16:32,680 Speaker 1: During camp. You don't want anybody injured, so they're not 335 00:16:32,720 --> 00:16:35,040 Speaker 1: playing a lot of snaps. You're relying on practice, and 336 00:16:35,120 --> 00:16:38,080 Speaker 1: you can't hit in practice. So it really your practice 337 00:16:38,120 --> 00:16:41,560 Speaker 1: has become the games. And until you've got two or 338 00:16:41,600 --> 00:16:44,320 Speaker 1: three of those babies under your belt, I think you're 339 00:16:44,360 --> 00:16:46,200 Speaker 1: kind of still searching for what you are going to be. 340 00:16:46,360 --> 00:16:50,280 Speaker 1: And usually by the first of October, the five games 341 00:16:50,280 --> 00:16:52,160 Speaker 1: in or whatever, we get into the month of October, 342 00:16:52,640 --> 00:16:55,280 Speaker 1: if you've launch a key part, you've been able to 343 00:16:55,320 --> 00:16:57,800 Speaker 1: figure out what you've got. I think coach has a 344 00:16:57,840 --> 00:17:00,640 Speaker 1: better idea of what his roster can do, what that 345 00:17:00,840 --> 00:17:02,680 Speaker 1: practice squad is made up of, and who you can 346 00:17:02,720 --> 00:17:05,239 Speaker 1: call up if you need to replace. So I just 347 00:17:05,359 --> 00:17:07,560 Speaker 1: I just think it takes time. After all this stuff 348 00:17:07,560 --> 00:17:09,760 Speaker 1: we do in the offseason, all these mini camps, all 349 00:17:09,800 --> 00:17:12,440 Speaker 1: this you know, on and on and on and on. 350 00:17:13,320 --> 00:17:16,600 Speaker 1: Really it comes down, Okay, let's get through the first month. 351 00:17:16,680 --> 00:17:18,440 Speaker 1: Let's see if we can survive. Let's see if we 352 00:17:18,440 --> 00:17:20,680 Speaker 1: can keep our head above water. And let's get into 353 00:17:20,680 --> 00:17:22,680 Speaker 1: October so we can find out really what we are. 354 00:17:23,320 --> 00:17:26,880 Speaker 1: And so I do believe in that. And while coaches 355 00:17:26,920 --> 00:17:30,760 Speaker 1: may thank lad's not true, and some agree and some won't. 356 00:17:30,800 --> 00:17:33,680 Speaker 1: But the point is, I from afar and looking where 357 00:17:33,680 --> 00:17:35,480 Speaker 1: we do up in the press box, it just seems 358 00:17:35,480 --> 00:17:37,440 Speaker 1: like teams are still trying to get their paces through 359 00:17:37,520 --> 00:17:40,400 Speaker 1: much of September until until they hit that October first, 360 00:17:40,400 --> 00:17:41,840 Speaker 1: and then things begin to change a little bit and 361 00:17:41,840 --> 00:17:43,400 Speaker 1: we kind of get a good feeling and a good read, 362 00:17:43,440 --> 00:17:45,880 Speaker 1: good compass read on what these teams are all about. Kevin. 363 00:17:45,920 --> 00:17:47,080 Speaker 1: I want to get you out of here on this. 364 00:17:47,359 --> 00:17:50,639 Speaker 1: As I mentioned, you're in LA pretty frequently calling Clippers 365 00:17:50,680 --> 00:17:53,439 Speaker 1: and Lakers games. What's your favorite thing to do or 366 00:17:53,520 --> 00:17:55,880 Speaker 1: where's your favorite place to go in the city when 367 00:17:55,880 --> 00:17:59,439 Speaker 1: you're here. That's a good question, to be quite honest, Chris. 368 00:17:59,520 --> 00:18:03,119 Speaker 1: And we get out there. Um, I see like three places. 369 00:18:03,160 --> 00:18:05,280 Speaker 1: I see the visiting team's hotel because we go meet 370 00:18:05,320 --> 00:18:08,679 Speaker 1: with those players. I see our own hotel, uh, And 371 00:18:08,880 --> 00:18:11,080 Speaker 1: I see I see Lax of course, because I'm in 372 00:18:11,080 --> 00:18:12,439 Speaker 1: an out of there all the time. And then I 373 00:18:12,520 --> 00:18:17,080 Speaker 1: see see the arena or the stadium. I I don't 374 00:18:17,080 --> 00:18:20,240 Speaker 1: get out much went on I'm on the road, No, 375 00:18:20,400 --> 00:18:23,760 Speaker 1: because of my basketball schedule, I try to cut the 376 00:18:23,800 --> 00:18:27,520 Speaker 1: corners very very tightly in terms of how long I'm 377 00:18:27,560 --> 00:18:29,960 Speaker 1: gone when when basketball starts and start turing a couple 378 00:18:29,960 --> 00:18:33,840 Speaker 1: of weeks with preseason for t nt UM, I'm going 379 00:18:33,960 --> 00:18:37,240 Speaker 1: about half the week every week through the holidays and 380 00:18:37,400 --> 00:18:40,040 Speaker 1: through the Super Bowl until until until I finished that 381 00:18:40,160 --> 00:18:43,720 Speaker 1: Super Bowl broadcast, and then there's college basketball thrown in 382 00:18:43,760 --> 00:18:46,760 Speaker 1: there too, So I don't waste a lot of time, 383 00:18:46,800 --> 00:18:49,080 Speaker 1: and so when I work, I save a lot of 384 00:18:49,080 --> 00:18:50,960 Speaker 1: it for the road, even though I'm working all week 385 00:18:50,960 --> 00:18:54,239 Speaker 1: and watching tape. But I can't really go out and 386 00:18:54,240 --> 00:18:56,480 Speaker 1: do much, to be quite honest, so I have not 387 00:18:56,560 --> 00:18:58,880 Speaker 1: really had a chance to go out and explore Los Angeles. 388 00:18:58,920 --> 00:19:01,280 Speaker 1: I see what I see on the way when I'm 389 00:19:01,280 --> 00:19:03,720 Speaker 1: flying in and flying out of LAX. And that's unfortunately 390 00:19:03,720 --> 00:19:05,800 Speaker 1: about it, at which I wish I could change. But 391 00:19:05,920 --> 00:19:07,800 Speaker 1: right now, with the way my schedule is and how 392 00:19:07,840 --> 00:19:11,000 Speaker 1: far away I live in doing the multiple sports, it's 393 00:19:11,080 --> 00:19:12,760 Speaker 1: it's kind of all I'm left with. But that's okay. 394 00:19:12,760 --> 00:19:14,399 Speaker 1: The trade off is great because it's more time at 395 00:19:14,440 --> 00:19:16,919 Speaker 1: home and I can I can spend time with my 396 00:19:16,920 --> 00:19:19,200 Speaker 1: wife and whatever kid has come back to visit us, 397 00:19:19,280 --> 00:19:22,040 Speaker 1: and go from there. Well, stubbub is the only place 398 00:19:22,080 --> 00:19:23,880 Speaker 1: you need to be on Sunday. He's the great Kevin 399 00:19:23,920 --> 00:19:26,040 Speaker 1: Harley night. He'll be in the booth with Ridggin in 400 00:19:26,040 --> 00:19:28,840 Speaker 1: this Sunday to call Chiefs Charges on CBS. Kevin. I 401 00:19:28,880 --> 00:19:30,919 Speaker 1: can't thank you enough for your time, safe travels, and 402 00:19:30,920 --> 00:19:34,240 Speaker 1: I look forward as meeting in person on Sunday too. Chris. Thanks. 403 00:19:34,240 --> 00:19:35,880 Speaker 1: I know you've got your hands full to a full 404 00:19:35,920 --> 00:19:38,879 Speaker 1: plate with NFL Network and working for the great Charge organization. 405 00:19:38,920 --> 00:19:41,400 Speaker 1: I wish them the best in their move. It's difficult 406 00:19:41,440 --> 00:19:43,439 Speaker 1: for all parties, for them, for their fans back in 407 00:19:43,520 --> 00:19:47,919 Speaker 1: San Diego, but Los Angeles is one of those areas 408 00:19:47,960 --> 00:19:52,760 Speaker 1: which it's so hard to deny. And I know this. 409 00:19:52,920 --> 00:19:55,440 Speaker 1: I know we're gonna have a very very competitive game 410 00:19:55,480 --> 00:19:56,840 Speaker 1: on Sunday. I think it will be one of the 411 00:19:56,880 --> 00:19:59,399 Speaker 1: best games in the NFL's Sunday means a lot for 412 00:19:59,480 --> 00:20:02,160 Speaker 1: the Charger and a divisional game, as you talked about 413 00:20:02,200 --> 00:20:04,320 Speaker 1: so well, I just think we're in store for a 414 00:20:04,440 --> 00:20:08,640 Speaker 1: terrific NFL football game Sunday afternoon. We can't wait Kevin, 415 00:20:08,640 --> 00:20:11,160 Speaker 1: Thanks so much and I'll see you on Sunday. Great, Chris, 416 00:20:11,240 --> 00:20:12,760 Speaker 1: look forward to me to take care. Thank you again 417 00:20:12,800 --> 00:20:16,960 Speaker 1: for having me on Okay. To get the opposing view 418 00:20:17,000 --> 00:20:19,960 Speaker 1: for Sunday's game. We bring in ESPN NFL Nation reporter 419 00:20:20,040 --> 00:20:23,000 Speaker 1: Adam Tisher to Chargers Weekly. You can follow him on 420 00:20:23,040 --> 00:20:26,160 Speaker 1: Twitter at Adam Tisher does a really nice job covering 421 00:20:26,160 --> 00:20:28,320 Speaker 1: the Chiefs. Adam, thanks for joining me. Man. How you 422 00:20:28,320 --> 00:20:31,200 Speaker 1: doing good? How are you doing today? I'm doing great man. 423 00:20:31,240 --> 00:20:33,320 Speaker 1: A hot start for the Chiefs. Two and oh and 424 00:20:33,680 --> 00:20:36,200 Speaker 1: eleven straight games in the division really hard to believe. 425 00:20:36,760 --> 00:20:39,719 Speaker 1: What are the players and coaches saying about Sunday's game 426 00:20:39,760 --> 00:20:43,000 Speaker 1: in Los Angeles? Well, I mean, you know, they've beat 427 00:20:43,080 --> 00:20:46,240 Speaker 1: the Chargers I think six straight times now, but if 428 00:20:46,280 --> 00:20:48,359 Speaker 1: some of those games have been down to the wire 429 00:20:48,440 --> 00:20:50,960 Speaker 1: and kind of had some weird finishes. You remember the 430 00:20:50,960 --> 00:20:53,679 Speaker 1: game at Arrowhead last year where the Chargers had a 431 00:20:53,720 --> 00:20:55,960 Speaker 1: big leave the Chiefs came back and won and overtime, 432 00:20:56,040 --> 00:20:59,159 Speaker 1: so it hadn't been easy for him. So you know, 433 00:20:59,240 --> 00:21:02,520 Speaker 1: the Chiefs certainly expected a pretty good game from the 434 00:21:02,560 --> 00:21:06,720 Speaker 1: Chargers on Sunday. Kareem Hunt, Adam, I mean this guy's unbelievable. 435 00:21:06,720 --> 00:21:09,040 Speaker 1: He leads the NFL and rushing five total touchdowns for 436 00:21:09,080 --> 00:21:12,040 Speaker 1: the first two weeks. And you heard rumblings about Hunt 437 00:21:12,119 --> 00:21:14,359 Speaker 1: kind of nipping at spencer Ware's heels in the preseason 438 00:21:14,400 --> 00:21:18,400 Speaker 1: where gets hurt. But we're the Chiefs expecting this, Well, 439 00:21:18,440 --> 00:21:21,320 Speaker 1: they weren't expecting this. I mean, you know, they would 440 00:21:21,359 --> 00:21:23,400 Speaker 1: have drafted him higher than the third round if they 441 00:21:23,440 --> 00:21:26,600 Speaker 1: thought they would be getting this, so, you know, but 442 00:21:27,600 --> 00:21:31,000 Speaker 1: you could see during the offseason practice, you know that 443 00:21:31,160 --> 00:21:35,120 Speaker 1: he he had some ability that he could play and 444 00:21:35,240 --> 00:21:37,600 Speaker 1: was going to be ready to help the Chiefs right away. 445 00:21:37,640 --> 00:21:40,080 Speaker 1: As a matter of fact, I kind of went out 446 00:21:40,119 --> 00:21:43,800 Speaker 1: of the limb after the first couple offseason practices and 447 00:21:43,960 --> 00:21:46,320 Speaker 1: predicted he was going to wind up leading the Chiefs 448 00:21:46,440 --> 00:21:50,880 Speaker 1: in rushing and be their leading pass catcher, at least 449 00:21:50,880 --> 00:21:54,919 Speaker 1: among their running backs, because the guy just, uh, you know, 450 00:21:54,960 --> 00:21:57,720 Speaker 1: he has some pretty good ability. And this, of course 451 00:21:57,800 --> 00:22:02,320 Speaker 1: was long before spencer Ware got hurt. You know, certainly 452 00:22:02,359 --> 00:22:04,880 Speaker 1: Hunt wouldn't be playing as much or producing as much 453 00:22:05,720 --> 00:22:09,480 Speaker 1: if where had been there, But I still think the 454 00:22:09,520 --> 00:22:11,400 Speaker 1: Cream would have risen to the top. I think at 455 00:22:11,400 --> 00:22:13,919 Speaker 1: some point the Chiefs would have had to make Hunt 456 00:22:14,119 --> 00:22:17,080 Speaker 1: their starter and their regular back. But because they he 457 00:22:17,240 --> 00:22:19,800 Speaker 1: just gives them so much more versatility back there, and 458 00:22:19,840 --> 00:22:22,440 Speaker 1: he brings that added dimension. You look at this kind 459 00:22:22,440 --> 00:22:25,359 Speaker 1: of three headed monster I like to call with Tyreek 460 00:22:25,440 --> 00:22:28,960 Speaker 1: Hill and Travis Kelsey and we see these play designs 461 00:22:29,080 --> 00:22:32,439 Speaker 1: from Andy Reidon Company. How much different Adam is it 462 00:22:32,480 --> 00:22:34,679 Speaker 1: from last year? I just talked to Kevin Harland. He 463 00:22:34,720 --> 00:22:38,720 Speaker 1: talked about essentially having positionless players with guys like Hill, 464 00:22:38,800 --> 00:22:41,240 Speaker 1: Hunt and Kelsey. Yeah, they can do a lot of 465 00:22:41,280 --> 00:22:44,480 Speaker 1: things with all those guys. Travis Kelsey doesn't line up 466 00:22:44,520 --> 00:22:47,439 Speaker 1: as a traditional tight end a ton of times. I 467 00:22:47,440 --> 00:22:49,879 Speaker 1: mean he's there sometimes, but there's a lot of slot 468 00:22:50,840 --> 00:22:52,640 Speaker 1: work with him, and he lines up as a wide 469 00:22:52,640 --> 00:22:57,399 Speaker 1: receiver a significant amount. And you know Hill sometimes in 470 00:22:57,440 --> 00:22:59,680 Speaker 1: the backfield. I mean he can do he can play 471 00:22:59,720 --> 00:23:03,439 Speaker 1: all the receiver positions, including the slop positions. Um. You 472 00:23:03,480 --> 00:23:06,159 Speaker 1: know Hunt I think is you know, everybody knows what 473 00:23:06,200 --> 00:23:07,760 Speaker 1: he's doing with running the ball. I think his best 474 00:23:07,800 --> 00:23:11,920 Speaker 1: skills as a receiver really, So you're right, the Chiefs 475 00:23:11,960 --> 00:23:13,920 Speaker 1: have a lot they can do with with all three 476 00:23:13,960 --> 00:23:16,199 Speaker 1: of those guys, and they're making good use of it. 477 00:23:16,520 --> 00:23:19,000 Speaker 1: You had a nice piece on ESPN dot com about 478 00:23:19,040 --> 00:23:21,800 Speaker 1: the Chiefs winning in very different ways over the first 479 00:23:21,800 --> 00:23:23,760 Speaker 1: two games. They put on that offensive show in Week 480 00:23:23,760 --> 00:23:25,840 Speaker 1: one against the Patriots and it was more of a 481 00:23:25,880 --> 00:23:28,160 Speaker 1: defensive struggle in a Week two versus the Eagles, though 482 00:23:28,240 --> 00:23:31,440 Speaker 1: that firepower showed up late. Do you think this team 483 00:23:31,600 --> 00:23:34,040 Speaker 1: is capable of playing different styles throughout the season or 484 00:23:34,040 --> 00:23:36,320 Speaker 1: do you think they want to play a specific way? Well, 485 00:23:36,359 --> 00:23:40,440 Speaker 1: they certainly have so far, and you know that's that's 486 00:23:40,440 --> 00:23:42,560 Speaker 1: the thing. They had that shootout in the Week one 487 00:23:42,600 --> 00:23:44,760 Speaker 1: game against New England and then they had a more grind, 488 00:23:44,800 --> 00:23:47,160 Speaker 1: get out type of game and they were able to 489 00:23:47,320 --> 00:23:49,439 Speaker 1: get it done in the fourth quarter against the Eagles. 490 00:23:49,480 --> 00:23:52,560 Speaker 1: So you know, yeah, certainly two different games. And uh, 491 00:23:53,000 --> 00:23:55,520 Speaker 1: you know, I think the Chiefs would rather you know, 492 00:23:55,560 --> 00:23:59,199 Speaker 1: the play to their strength. I mean, you know, the rushing, 493 00:23:59,200 --> 00:24:02,760 Speaker 1: the quarterback fought, forcing turnovers, those are the things they've 494 00:24:02,760 --> 00:24:05,440 Speaker 1: been pretty good at in the past, and um, you know, 495 00:24:05,480 --> 00:24:07,680 Speaker 1: those things are easier to do when you're when you're 496 00:24:08,240 --> 00:24:10,720 Speaker 1: playing with the lead. I think everybody would rather do that. 497 00:24:10,840 --> 00:24:13,720 Speaker 1: But uh, you know, I don't think the Chiefs need 498 00:24:13,720 --> 00:24:17,280 Speaker 1: to fear being behind. You know, they were behind most 499 00:24:17,320 --> 00:24:19,960 Speaker 1: of that New England game and finally caught up and 500 00:24:20,480 --> 00:24:23,400 Speaker 1: pulled away in the fourth quarter. And you know, the 501 00:24:23,400 --> 00:24:25,800 Speaker 1: Eagles were ahead there in the second half last week 502 00:24:25,840 --> 00:24:28,399 Speaker 1: and tied it up in the fourth quarter and the 503 00:24:28,440 --> 00:24:31,280 Speaker 1: Chiefs responded. So you know, I do think the Chiefs 504 00:24:31,280 --> 00:24:35,280 Speaker 1: have the ability to to play comeback. We haven't seen 505 00:24:35,320 --> 00:24:38,879 Speaker 1: that a lot from them over the years. You know, 506 00:24:39,000 --> 00:24:41,280 Speaker 1: certainly that game last year against the Chargers that I 507 00:24:41,359 --> 00:24:43,840 Speaker 1: talked about earlier and not counting that one. A big 508 00:24:43,840 --> 00:24:47,600 Speaker 1: reason why the Chiefs won Sunday was defensive lineman Chris Jones, 509 00:24:47,640 --> 00:24:49,640 Speaker 1: and he was named AFC Defensive Player of the Week 510 00:24:49,680 --> 00:24:52,760 Speaker 1: for his performance against those Eagles. But you brought up 511 00:24:52,760 --> 00:24:54,280 Speaker 1: a great point. I saw you just posted it. He 512 00:24:54,280 --> 00:24:57,560 Speaker 1: didn't even play half the snaps last week. Yeah, exactly, 513 00:24:57,600 --> 00:24:59,280 Speaker 1: And you know that tells you a little bit about 514 00:24:59,280 --> 00:25:02,400 Speaker 1: what the kind of death the Chiefs seven defensive line. Yeah, 515 00:25:02,480 --> 00:25:05,480 Speaker 1: Jones was one of their better defensive players last year 516 00:25:05,480 --> 00:25:07,800 Speaker 1: as a rookie. He was a second round pick last 517 00:25:07,880 --> 00:25:10,000 Speaker 1: year and he just kind of stepped in and became 518 00:25:10,200 --> 00:25:13,080 Speaker 1: a pretty big, big time player for the Chiefs last year. 519 00:25:14,160 --> 00:25:17,480 Speaker 1: And then he had arthur scopic knee surgery over the summer, 520 00:25:17,520 --> 00:25:19,399 Speaker 1: so that set him back a little bit. He missed 521 00:25:19,400 --> 00:25:21,920 Speaker 1: most of training, Cam didn't play much in the preseason, 522 00:25:22,320 --> 00:25:24,160 Speaker 1: so the Chiefs are sort of working him back into 523 00:25:24,200 --> 00:25:27,200 Speaker 1: the rotation slowly. He didn't start against the Eagles and played, 524 00:25:27,240 --> 00:25:30,119 Speaker 1: as you say, only thirty two of the Philadelphia's seventy 525 00:25:30,119 --> 00:25:33,760 Speaker 1: two snaps. But he had a season's worth of production 526 00:25:33,840 --> 00:25:35,560 Speaker 1: for a lot of defense he did. You know, he 527 00:25:36,320 --> 00:25:39,280 Speaker 1: had three sacks and an interception. He forced two fumbles, 528 00:25:39,320 --> 00:25:42,639 Speaker 1: so Chris Jones certainly got a lot done. Adam Keenan 529 00:25:42,680 --> 00:25:45,280 Speaker 1: Allen was having an all pro first half in Week 530 00:25:45,400 --> 00:25:48,959 Speaker 1: one last year before getting hurt. He's back. He's been 531 00:25:49,000 --> 00:25:52,240 Speaker 1: targeted twenty times through the first two games, and we'll 532 00:25:52,280 --> 00:25:55,080 Speaker 1: likely see him matched up with Marcus Peters again. How 533 00:25:55,119 --> 00:25:57,919 Speaker 1: excited do you think those two are about picking up 534 00:25:57,920 --> 00:26:00,600 Speaker 1: where they left off last season? Well, if I was, 535 00:26:01,160 --> 00:26:03,399 Speaker 1: if I was Keenan Allen, I'd be pretty excited because 536 00:26:03,400 --> 00:26:08,520 Speaker 1: he was just abusing Marcus Peters before he got hurt 537 00:26:08,600 --> 00:26:10,359 Speaker 1: last year. So yeah, I think that, you know, he 538 00:26:10,760 --> 00:26:13,119 Speaker 1: certainly should be looking forward to it, and you know, 539 00:26:13,119 --> 00:26:15,600 Speaker 1: I know Peters, you know, wasn't happy with the way 540 00:26:15,640 --> 00:26:17,600 Speaker 1: he played I would think he'd be looking forward to 541 00:26:17,680 --> 00:26:20,440 Speaker 1: it too, So you know, we'll see what happens out there, 542 00:26:20,480 --> 00:26:23,520 Speaker 1: But she'd be an interesting matchup for the Chargers at him. 543 00:26:23,560 --> 00:26:26,200 Speaker 1: You lose two games that come down to field goals 544 00:26:26,200 --> 00:26:29,320 Speaker 1: in the closing seconds, Owen two could easily be two 545 00:26:29,359 --> 00:26:31,359 Speaker 1: and oh at this point, but it's not the case. 546 00:26:31,760 --> 00:26:33,760 Speaker 1: And you never like to use the words must win 547 00:26:33,800 --> 00:26:36,439 Speaker 1: in September, but it is an uphill battle dropping to 548 00:26:36,440 --> 00:26:39,440 Speaker 1: Owen three when the rest of the division is currently 549 00:26:39,640 --> 00:26:42,440 Speaker 1: at two and oh. How are the Chiefs approaching this 550 00:26:42,480 --> 00:26:45,600 Speaker 1: week knowing they're about to play a team that really 551 00:26:45,640 --> 00:26:48,080 Speaker 1: wants to get a win here on Sunday, Well, I mean, 552 00:26:48,119 --> 00:26:50,520 Speaker 1: you know, I think that's that's no different really than 553 00:26:50,640 --> 00:26:53,600 Speaker 1: any week. I mean, yeah, the Chargers are desperate team, 554 00:26:53,680 --> 00:26:57,480 Speaker 1: but you know, hey, the Chiefs just got done a 555 00:26:57,480 --> 00:26:59,760 Speaker 1: couple of weeks ago with playing the defending Super Bowl 556 00:27:00,040 --> 00:27:03,280 Speaker 1: Imps on a night where they unveiled their championship banner. 557 00:27:03,320 --> 00:27:06,440 Speaker 1: I mean, that's that kind of thing that's tough to overcome, 558 00:27:06,800 --> 00:27:09,480 Speaker 1: and the Chiefs overcame that. So yeah, I mean, the 559 00:27:09,560 --> 00:27:11,199 Speaker 1: Chargers need to win, but you know, the Chiefs are 560 00:27:11,240 --> 00:27:14,919 Speaker 1: looking at that little that a little differently now, you know, 561 00:27:15,000 --> 00:27:17,639 Speaker 1: they they're off to a pretty good start and starting 562 00:27:17,680 --> 00:27:21,080 Speaker 1: to think of themselves in a different light. So you know, 563 00:27:21,160 --> 00:27:23,600 Speaker 1: I think that you know they'll be ready to match 564 00:27:23,640 --> 00:27:26,879 Speaker 1: that intensity. One thing about Andy Reid's teams, you know, 565 00:27:26,960 --> 00:27:30,160 Speaker 1: the Chiefs since he's been their coach, have been as good, 566 00:27:30,560 --> 00:27:34,040 Speaker 1: if not better, on the road then they have at home. 567 00:27:34,119 --> 00:27:37,159 Speaker 1: I mean, people don't believe me when I tell them that, 568 00:27:37,320 --> 00:27:39,720 Speaker 1: but the Chiefs have been a better road team under 569 00:27:39,760 --> 00:27:42,400 Speaker 1: Ady Reid. I can't tell you why. I just can 570 00:27:42,440 --> 00:27:44,840 Speaker 1: point to the results. I can make you a strong argument. 571 00:27:44,880 --> 00:27:47,280 Speaker 1: Their record isn't quite as good, but they've got more 572 00:27:47,359 --> 00:27:51,280 Speaker 1: good wins, They've more convincing wins on the road. So 573 00:27:51,320 --> 00:27:53,280 Speaker 1: they've done a pretty good job with It's time to 574 00:27:53,560 --> 00:27:55,920 Speaker 1: head out of town, Adam. Last thing for you. You've 575 00:27:55,920 --> 00:27:58,080 Speaker 1: seen this Chargers team through the first two weeks against 576 00:27:58,119 --> 00:28:02,160 Speaker 1: the Broncos and the Dolphins last week. From a Chiefs perspective, 577 00:28:02,560 --> 00:28:04,879 Speaker 1: what do you think the keys to victory are for 578 00:28:04,960 --> 00:28:07,159 Speaker 1: Kansas City when you look at what the Chargers have 579 00:28:07,240 --> 00:28:10,440 Speaker 1: done both on the offensive and defensive side of the ball. Yeah, 580 00:28:10,560 --> 00:28:13,000 Speaker 1: just just play their game. You know, I don't think 581 00:28:13,040 --> 00:28:15,960 Speaker 1: the Chiefs need to, you know, certainly there's some things 582 00:28:15,960 --> 00:28:19,119 Speaker 1: for them to worry about, and Keenan Allen and Philip 583 00:28:19,240 --> 00:28:22,119 Speaker 1: Rivers and you know, I think there's some things the 584 00:28:22,200 --> 00:28:25,040 Speaker 1: Chiefs have to be concerned about. But the Chiefs have enough. 585 00:28:25,119 --> 00:28:27,119 Speaker 1: I mean, this is a pretty good roster. I think 586 00:28:27,160 --> 00:28:29,920 Speaker 1: the Chiefs have enough that if they play their game, 587 00:28:30,440 --> 00:28:34,800 Speaker 1: they should be okay on Sunday. You know, I think, 588 00:28:35,640 --> 00:28:37,920 Speaker 1: you know, they need to start faster than they did 589 00:28:37,960 --> 00:28:40,000 Speaker 1: in that game and Arrowhead last year. I mean, they 590 00:28:40,120 --> 00:28:43,640 Speaker 1: let the Chargers jump all over them quickly, and you 591 00:28:43,680 --> 00:28:45,680 Speaker 1: know that's not a great recipe when you go on 592 00:28:45,760 --> 00:28:48,320 Speaker 1: the road. But otherwise, I think the Chiefs should be 593 00:28:48,320 --> 00:28:51,280 Speaker 1: okay if they just do the things that they do. Adam, 594 00:28:51,280 --> 00:28:53,320 Speaker 1: these AFC West games are always so much fun. He's 595 00:28:53,320 --> 00:28:55,920 Speaker 1: Adam Tisher. You can follow him on Twitter at Adam Tisher. 596 00:28:56,240 --> 00:28:58,280 Speaker 1: I appreciate the insight and look forward to seeing your 597 00:28:58,320 --> 00:29:02,280 Speaker 1: person on Sunday. Absolutely forward to Hey fans, be there 598 00:29:02,320 --> 00:29:05,240 Speaker 1: live to support the LA Chargers this season. 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James 608 00:29:36,160 --> 00:29:38,400 Speaker 1: co joins me on Chargers Weekly. He's the host of 609 00:29:38,400 --> 00:29:40,520 Speaker 1: the Ventefol Fantasy Live. You can follow him on Twitter 610 00:29:40,600 --> 00:29:44,520 Speaker 1: at James DC. James, how are you, brother? I'm doing great, man. 611 00:29:44,560 --> 00:29:46,520 Speaker 1: How are you? I'm doing good man. I appreciate you 612 00:29:46,640 --> 00:29:50,680 Speaker 1: joining me. I want to get into Chiefs Chargers. But first, 613 00:29:50,800 --> 00:29:53,640 Speaker 1: the biggest storylines that came out of Week two for 614 00:29:53,760 --> 00:29:56,760 Speaker 1: you were what oh gosh. I mean there was a 615 00:29:56,760 --> 00:29:59,360 Speaker 1: lot of storylines obviously, but I've been kind of waiting 616 00:29:59,360 --> 00:30:02,880 Speaker 1: for some O Ryan to um to emerge UM, and 617 00:30:02,920 --> 00:30:07,080 Speaker 1: I think we may see that now with Robert Kelly injured. 618 00:30:07,120 --> 00:30:08,840 Speaker 1: I just think I think P Ryan is a guy 619 00:30:08,840 --> 00:30:10,360 Speaker 1: that just needs to get a lot of looks and 620 00:30:10,400 --> 00:30:13,080 Speaker 1: a lot of touches, and when he does that, um, 621 00:30:13,080 --> 00:30:15,440 Speaker 1: he is a guy that wears down defenses. And speaking 622 00:30:15,440 --> 00:30:18,800 Speaker 1: of guys that wear down defenses, Um, good lord Chris 623 00:30:18,840 --> 00:30:23,520 Speaker 1: carsontle Oh yeah, he's a big boy man. Um, he's 624 00:30:23,520 --> 00:30:27,160 Speaker 1: an absolute mac truck and he's he is exactly the 625 00:30:27,240 --> 00:30:30,360 Speaker 1: kind of guy I think Seattle needs right now. Their 626 00:30:30,400 --> 00:30:35,480 Speaker 1: offensive line is uh, not good. It's not good. And 627 00:30:35,840 --> 00:30:39,840 Speaker 1: Chris Carson um has been able to generate his own 628 00:30:39,880 --> 00:30:42,880 Speaker 1: offense basically, So um, you know, one of the best 629 00:30:42,880 --> 00:30:45,240 Speaker 1: guys in the league right now and yards after contact, 630 00:30:45,240 --> 00:30:46,800 Speaker 1: one of the best guys in the league right now, 631 00:30:47,320 --> 00:30:50,920 Speaker 1: um in yards after a defender closest to within one 632 00:30:51,000 --> 00:30:53,760 Speaker 1: yard of him. So um. He is a guy that 633 00:30:53,760 --> 00:30:56,560 Speaker 1: that you know, is an obvious you know, must add 634 00:30:56,560 --> 00:30:59,400 Speaker 1: in all formats in fantasy. But I'm excited to see 635 00:30:59,400 --> 00:31:01,800 Speaker 1: if he wins out the starting job over Thomas Rawlson. 636 00:31:01,840 --> 00:31:05,120 Speaker 1: If he does, Pete Carroll has a long history of 637 00:31:05,200 --> 00:31:08,760 Speaker 1: featuring running backs. He doesn't go to committees, He never 638 00:31:09,320 --> 00:31:13,360 Speaker 1: goes to committees. So if Chris Carson wins that job, 639 00:31:13,480 --> 00:31:15,360 Speaker 1: watch out. This is a guy that's going to get 640 00:31:15,520 --> 00:31:18,680 Speaker 1: you know, anywhere between fifteen to twenty touches a game. 641 00:31:19,480 --> 00:31:22,120 Speaker 1: And if he does that, he could do some damage. James. 642 00:31:22,160 --> 00:31:24,920 Speaker 1: Isn't an amazing that we're talking about Rawls and Lacy 643 00:31:25,080 --> 00:31:27,680 Speaker 1: and even process all preseason long and then all of 644 00:31:27,720 --> 00:31:31,080 Speaker 1: a sudden Week two, Chris Carson's the guy I know, man. 645 00:31:31,280 --> 00:31:33,520 Speaker 1: I mean, the thing is, I never really bought into 646 00:31:33,560 --> 00:31:35,280 Speaker 1: the whole Lacey thing. I didn't think he was a 647 00:31:35,320 --> 00:31:38,360 Speaker 1: great system fit because first of all, Seattle, excuse me, 648 00:31:38,400 --> 00:31:41,320 Speaker 1: Seattle runs a lot of shotgun and I don't. I mean, 649 00:31:41,320 --> 00:31:44,520 Speaker 1: he played in a lot of shotgun in Green Bay, 650 00:31:44,560 --> 00:31:47,040 Speaker 1: but I didn't think he was a very effective runner 651 00:31:47,320 --> 00:31:50,560 Speaker 1: out of shotgun in green Bay. So I was a 652 00:31:50,600 --> 00:31:52,840 Speaker 1: little bit surprised by that. But I guess from what 653 00:31:52,960 --> 00:31:55,320 Speaker 1: I understand, the contract allows for them too. If he 654 00:31:55,440 --> 00:31:59,880 Speaker 1: becomes inactive per game, you know, it's financially viable for 655 00:32:00,040 --> 00:32:01,840 Speaker 1: and so maybe that's part of the reason I don't 656 00:32:01,880 --> 00:32:05,320 Speaker 1: know Thomas Rawls coming back for injuries. CJ. Pro Stice 657 00:32:05,480 --> 00:32:08,760 Speaker 1: is a converted wide receiver, so I mean, I know 658 00:32:08,800 --> 00:32:11,040 Speaker 1: he played he played running back at Notre Dame, but 659 00:32:11,160 --> 00:32:13,720 Speaker 1: he converted. Actually I think he converted from wide receiver 660 00:32:13,760 --> 00:32:17,040 Speaker 1: to safety to running back. He's been all over the field, 661 00:32:17,120 --> 00:32:20,680 Speaker 1: but he is not that He's not the guy that 662 00:32:20,960 --> 00:32:24,440 Speaker 1: runs off tackle and is looking to shuck a linebacker. 663 00:32:24,560 --> 00:32:28,240 Speaker 1: He's not that dude, you know, Chris Carson is that dude. 664 00:32:28,320 --> 00:32:30,880 Speaker 1: So um to me, he's a great system fit. And 665 00:32:30,880 --> 00:32:33,160 Speaker 1: as a matter of fact, you talk about system fit, Um, 666 00:32:33,240 --> 00:32:35,760 Speaker 1: he played at Oklahoma State, right, so um they run 667 00:32:35,800 --> 00:32:38,479 Speaker 1: a lot of spread and a lot of read option 668 00:32:38,920 --> 00:32:42,200 Speaker 1: there for Mike Gundy's boys there in Oklahoma State. So 669 00:32:42,600 --> 00:32:45,440 Speaker 1: I think he's a great system fit and I'm excited 670 00:32:45,440 --> 00:32:47,360 Speaker 1: to see if he can do something with it. But 671 00:32:47,440 --> 00:32:50,880 Speaker 1: then again, Thomas Thomas Rawls is still there and I 672 00:32:50,920 --> 00:32:54,360 Speaker 1: haven't written him off yet, so if he gets healthier, 673 00:32:54,360 --> 00:32:58,640 Speaker 1: I could absolutely see him being the starter in Seattle. 674 00:32:58,920 --> 00:33:01,360 Speaker 1: It's definitely a backfield monitor. And you mentioned pet Ryan. 675 00:33:01,400 --> 00:33:04,160 Speaker 1: I actually watched the Skins Rams game on game pass 676 00:33:04,320 --> 00:33:06,960 Speaker 1: last night and pe Ryan got better as the game 677 00:33:06,960 --> 00:33:08,880 Speaker 1: went on. And I'm looking all these running backs, these 678 00:33:08,960 --> 00:33:11,480 Speaker 1: rookie running backs round in the league. James four are 679 00:33:11,560 --> 00:33:14,280 Speaker 1: in the top ten and rushing after week two? Do 680 00:33:14,320 --> 00:33:16,080 Speaker 1: you think that this is going to continue or do 681 00:33:16,120 --> 00:33:17,320 Speaker 1: you think some of these guys are just kind of 682 00:33:17,320 --> 00:33:20,920 Speaker 1: catching lightning in a bottle early. Well, the reason it's 683 00:33:20,960 --> 00:33:23,520 Speaker 1: all lined up, it's not it's not so much because 684 00:33:23,640 --> 00:33:26,240 Speaker 1: this year's talent. I mean, this year's talent is really 685 00:33:26,240 --> 00:33:28,760 Speaker 1: really good, don't get me wrong. But a lot of it, 686 00:33:29,040 --> 00:33:33,080 Speaker 1: I think is just how the situation's lined up. Like 687 00:33:33,280 --> 00:33:37,680 Speaker 1: in Minnesota, Latavius Murray got ankle surgery and so he's 688 00:33:37,720 --> 00:33:41,760 Speaker 1: not right. Meanwhile, down and Cook, the rookie there, got 689 00:33:41,800 --> 00:33:44,840 Speaker 1: the opportunity and he took it right. So for me, 690 00:33:45,720 --> 00:33:48,440 Speaker 1: running back is and this is true of running back waters. 691 00:33:48,520 --> 00:33:50,800 Speaker 1: It doesn't matter. But it's all about opportunity. And if 692 00:33:50,800 --> 00:33:53,640 Speaker 1: you get a lot of it shocking, will you. A 693 00:33:53,640 --> 00:33:56,680 Speaker 1: lot of people do stuff with it, right. So I 694 00:33:56,680 --> 00:34:00,200 Speaker 1: mean even even tart Cohen, he's been you know, old 695 00:34:00,280 --> 00:34:04,600 Speaker 1: mine in PPR so and he's getting there's in a 696 00:34:04,600 --> 00:34:07,000 Speaker 1: lot of it's because they have no wide receivers. They 697 00:34:07,040 --> 00:34:10,120 Speaker 1: have no wide RECEI they're forced to throw Tart Coo 698 00:34:10,280 --> 00:34:13,200 Speaker 1: in the ball. So to me, a whole lot of 699 00:34:13,200 --> 00:34:16,680 Speaker 1: it is opportunity. Kareem Hunt, as we saw in Kansas City, 700 00:34:16,760 --> 00:34:20,719 Speaker 1: got his opportunity because Spencer Ware got hurt. So yeah, 701 00:34:20,800 --> 00:34:22,839 Speaker 1: I mean, don't get me wrong, these guys are good. 702 00:34:23,239 --> 00:34:25,239 Speaker 1: I'm not saying Leonard Fournette's not good. I'm not saying 703 00:34:25,280 --> 00:34:28,719 Speaker 1: Dalvin Cook's not good Kareem Hunt, but I mean, if 704 00:34:28,719 --> 00:34:30,359 Speaker 1: you're trying to tell me Kareem Hunt is some kind 705 00:34:30,360 --> 00:34:33,040 Speaker 1: of special talent, I don't buy it. I just think 706 00:34:33,080 --> 00:34:36,200 Speaker 1: he's I think he's in a great system with getting 707 00:34:36,280 --> 00:34:39,080 Speaker 1: and getting a lot of opportunity. Yeah, and we'll get 708 00:34:39,120 --> 00:34:41,520 Speaker 1: into Hunt now, because there's a lot of fantasy star 709 00:34:41,600 --> 00:34:43,920 Speaker 1: power in this Chief's Chargers game. You look at the 710 00:34:44,440 --> 00:34:47,080 Speaker 1: Chiefs side of the football, Kareem Hunt Lea's league in rushing, 711 00:34:47,080 --> 00:34:50,280 Speaker 1: I think his five total touchdowns early in the season. 712 00:34:50,600 --> 00:34:53,040 Speaker 1: And then you have these guys like Tyreek Hill and 713 00:34:53,040 --> 00:34:57,120 Speaker 1: Travis Kelsey James that can get off at a moment's notice, 714 00:34:58,160 --> 00:35:00,600 Speaker 1: what do you think of this Chief's off? And then 715 00:35:00,719 --> 00:35:04,000 Speaker 1: with Alex Smith under center, is Alex Smith is a 716 00:35:04,040 --> 00:35:07,839 Speaker 1: fixture in lineups? At this point, I've been going back 717 00:35:07,840 --> 00:35:09,879 Speaker 1: and forth with people on this whole Alex Smith thing. 718 00:35:09,880 --> 00:35:13,239 Speaker 1: I feel as if I feel as if he you 719 00:35:13,320 --> 00:35:16,600 Speaker 1: got to understand his mentality right now, Okay, he's essentially 720 00:35:16,680 --> 00:35:20,239 Speaker 1: in a contract year. Essentially, Okay, he is essentially in 721 00:35:20,280 --> 00:35:22,080 Speaker 1: a contract year because he knows the writing is on 722 00:35:22,120 --> 00:35:26,000 Speaker 1: the wall and he's been through this before. Remember his 723 00:35:26,080 --> 00:35:29,160 Speaker 1: situation in San Francisco. He was the starter there, highly 724 00:35:29,200 --> 00:35:31,880 Speaker 1: touted guy. Well, here comes Colin Kaepernick and all of 725 00:35:31,880 --> 00:35:34,960 Speaker 1: a sudden he's pushed to the back and he's and 726 00:35:35,040 --> 00:35:37,640 Speaker 1: he's let go from from San Francisco and then signs 727 00:35:37,640 --> 00:35:41,200 Speaker 1: on with Kansas City. Right, So he has seen this 728 00:35:41,280 --> 00:35:44,680 Speaker 1: situation before, and he's a smart guy. He knows that. 729 00:35:44,760 --> 00:35:47,160 Speaker 1: One of his biggest knocks is that he plays it 730 00:35:47,239 --> 00:35:50,720 Speaker 1: extremely close to the vest. He's extremely safe with the football, 731 00:35:50,760 --> 00:35:53,600 Speaker 1: which is are those tend to be good things, but 732 00:35:53,719 --> 00:35:57,080 Speaker 1: you do have to challenge downfield if you want to 733 00:35:57,080 --> 00:36:00,720 Speaker 1: be considered a quote unquote good quarterback in the NFL. 734 00:36:01,120 --> 00:36:03,879 Speaker 1: And I think he knows that, and to me, that 735 00:36:04,000 --> 00:36:06,680 Speaker 1: is a big reason why we've seen him become much 736 00:36:06,719 --> 00:36:09,799 Speaker 1: more aggressive deep down field. And you're saying, well, I 737 00:36:09,840 --> 00:36:12,000 Speaker 1: mean he was. Now he's got the emergence of these 738 00:36:12,480 --> 00:36:15,399 Speaker 1: Those weapons were there last year, you know what I mean. 739 00:36:15,560 --> 00:36:19,759 Speaker 1: Tyreek Hill was their last year. Jeremy Macklin was there 740 00:36:19,880 --> 00:36:23,800 Speaker 1: last year. They didn't utilize those weapons in that way, 741 00:36:23,880 --> 00:36:27,200 Speaker 1: and that's why it became still frustrating to either play 742 00:36:27,520 --> 00:36:31,759 Speaker 1: Alex Smith or hell heaven forbid. Watch Alex Smith play 743 00:36:31,800 --> 00:36:35,280 Speaker 1: football and throw short of the sticks by two yards 744 00:36:35,320 --> 00:36:39,000 Speaker 1: every throw. Right, So this year, I think we've seen 745 00:36:39,040 --> 00:36:43,480 Speaker 1: a totally different mentality. It's the same cast, but Alex 746 00:36:43,520 --> 00:36:48,160 Speaker 1: Smith looks like a different guy. I buy it. I 747 00:36:48,280 --> 00:36:53,040 Speaker 1: absolutely buy the transformation in terms of aggressiveness from Alex Smith, 748 00:36:53,400 --> 00:36:56,440 Speaker 1: and I think we're going to see that the entire year. 749 00:36:56,520 --> 00:37:00,520 Speaker 1: For fantasy purposes, I wouldn't mind rolling out Alex Smith 750 00:37:00,600 --> 00:37:02,800 Speaker 1: each and every week. I mean, maybe not against Denver, 751 00:37:03,239 --> 00:37:07,600 Speaker 1: but other than those horrific matchups, I'm comfortable with him 752 00:37:07,640 --> 00:37:11,040 Speaker 1: being my you know, eighty percent starter. I like the 753 00:37:11,080 --> 00:37:13,319 Speaker 1: weapons they have there. Andy Reid has done a great 754 00:37:13,400 --> 00:37:17,759 Speaker 1: job obviously coaching quarterbacks throughout his entire career, and so 755 00:37:17,880 --> 00:37:21,040 Speaker 1: why not. I think all the tools are there for 756 00:37:21,840 --> 00:37:24,919 Speaker 1: Alex Smith to be successful. The play designs too, James. 757 00:37:25,000 --> 00:37:27,200 Speaker 1: I mean the first two weeks, I mean we're seeing 758 00:37:27,360 --> 00:37:30,800 Speaker 1: Kelsey catching shovel passes. We're seeing Tyreek Hill in the backfield. 759 00:37:31,000 --> 00:37:33,880 Speaker 1: You really don't know where they're coming from. And you know, 760 00:37:34,000 --> 00:37:36,480 Speaker 1: I think at some point there'll be enough tape with 761 00:37:36,640 --> 00:37:39,960 Speaker 1: these three guys, Hunt, Hill and Kelsey together. But it's 762 00:37:40,000 --> 00:37:43,439 Speaker 1: your point, man, Listen, Smith Smith. He's got a chip 763 00:37:43,480 --> 00:37:45,480 Speaker 1: on his shoulder first and foremost, as you alluded to, 764 00:37:46,080 --> 00:37:49,160 Speaker 1: But I think he does have a guy like Kareem 765 00:37:49,239 --> 00:37:53,640 Speaker 1: Hunt who brings a dimension that Spencer Ware didn't necessarily bring. 766 00:37:53,920 --> 00:37:56,680 Speaker 1: As far as the Chargers are concerned, Listen, it's been 767 00:37:56,719 --> 00:37:58,919 Speaker 1: a tough two weeks for these guys. They could easily 768 00:37:58,960 --> 00:38:01,840 Speaker 1: be two and oh right now. But from a fantasy perspective, 769 00:38:01,920 --> 00:38:05,719 Speaker 1: Keenan Allen, he has twenty targets through the first two weeks, 770 00:38:05,719 --> 00:38:08,080 Speaker 1: which I think is fifth among wide receivers. And you're 771 00:38:08,080 --> 00:38:11,239 Speaker 1: seeing Melvin Gordon getting a lot of volume, just really 772 00:38:11,280 --> 00:38:13,799 Speaker 1: not getting a ton of results yardage wise in the 773 00:38:13,880 --> 00:38:16,720 Speaker 1: running game. What do you make of the Chargers offense 774 00:38:16,719 --> 00:38:19,560 Speaker 1: as we sit here entering week three, Well, the offensive 775 00:38:19,600 --> 00:38:22,760 Speaker 1: line is still a little bit of a work in progress. 776 00:38:23,520 --> 00:38:25,920 Speaker 1: And you know Melvin Courton, you talk about the volume 777 00:38:26,040 --> 00:38:29,680 Speaker 1: and inefficiency, I mean, that's that's essentially his game. I mean, 778 00:38:29,880 --> 00:38:32,640 Speaker 1: I don't know. He had double digit touchdowns last year, 779 00:38:32,640 --> 00:38:34,399 Speaker 1: which was a big reason why he was so good 780 00:38:34,400 --> 00:38:36,759 Speaker 1: in fantasy, but if you look at his yards per 781 00:38:36,800 --> 00:38:41,720 Speaker 1: carry average throughout his career, it's it's not good. So yeah, 782 00:38:41,760 --> 00:38:45,240 Speaker 1: I would I mean volume and inefficiency. That's that's basically 783 00:38:45,320 --> 00:38:47,880 Speaker 1: Melvin Gordon's game. Now that being said, I think he 784 00:38:47,960 --> 00:38:50,719 Speaker 1: has the talent to be able to break out long 785 00:38:50,800 --> 00:38:52,759 Speaker 1: runs every now and again. He just needs to do 786 00:38:52,800 --> 00:38:56,600 Speaker 1: it a little bit more consistently. But you know, the 787 00:38:56,640 --> 00:38:59,320 Speaker 1: bottom line is this, he's keeping the offense on track. 788 00:38:59,400 --> 00:39:02,640 Speaker 1: There's not that many negative runs for Melvin Gordon from 789 00:39:02,640 --> 00:39:04,839 Speaker 1: what I've seen, so that's good. Right, So he keeps 790 00:39:04,840 --> 00:39:08,920 Speaker 1: the offense on track and he lets Philip Rivers, Keenan 791 00:39:08,960 --> 00:39:12,480 Speaker 1: Allen and those guys do their thing. So from a 792 00:39:12,480 --> 00:39:15,000 Speaker 1: fantasy perspective, I know there's going to be some handwringing 793 00:39:15,000 --> 00:39:17,520 Speaker 1: about Marcus Peters and who is he going to be guarding? 794 00:39:17,560 --> 00:39:19,400 Speaker 1: Is it gonna be Tyroll Williams is going to be 795 00:39:20,239 --> 00:39:22,880 Speaker 1: you know, Keenan Allen. The thing I tell people is 796 00:39:22,920 --> 00:39:25,840 Speaker 1: he's going to be guarding the right side of the offense. Okay, 797 00:39:25,920 --> 00:39:28,880 Speaker 1: he doesn't travel, Yeah, he doesn't travel at all. So 798 00:39:29,160 --> 00:39:31,680 Speaker 1: whoever's on that right side of the offense, we'll we'll 799 00:39:31,719 --> 00:39:35,000 Speaker 1: gain his we'll gain his coverage. And don't get me wrong, 800 00:39:35,040 --> 00:39:38,319 Speaker 1: he is a I mean just a terrific cornerback. But 801 00:39:38,400 --> 00:39:40,799 Speaker 1: I mean we saw in week two, Alshon Jeffrey had 802 00:39:40,800 --> 00:39:42,760 Speaker 1: a nice game, you know, almost a hundred yards receiving 803 00:39:42,760 --> 00:39:45,879 Speaker 1: in a touchdown. So you know, if keenan Allen's gonna 804 00:39:45,920 --> 00:39:48,200 Speaker 1: make hey, it's probably gonna be in the slot on 805 00:39:48,239 --> 00:39:51,000 Speaker 1: the right side or on the left side where he's 806 00:39:51,000 --> 00:39:53,439 Speaker 1: you know, plays. They move him all around the field. 807 00:39:53,480 --> 00:39:56,880 Speaker 1: I mean, per next Yen stats, fifty literally fifty percent 808 00:39:56,920 --> 00:39:59,880 Speaker 1: of his snaps on the right side and fifty percent 809 00:39:59,880 --> 00:40:03,200 Speaker 1: of snaps are on the left side, So they move 810 00:40:03,280 --> 00:40:06,520 Speaker 1: them all around, and rightfully so because he's so you know, 811 00:40:06,560 --> 00:40:09,840 Speaker 1: he's so versatile with his route running. But Tyrell Williams 812 00:40:09,880 --> 00:40:12,480 Speaker 1: is a guy that he's a boomer bus guy to me, 813 00:40:12,520 --> 00:40:14,080 Speaker 1: I don't, I mean, and that's just kind of what 814 00:40:14,200 --> 00:40:17,279 Speaker 1: his game is. I probably am not rolling him out there, 815 00:40:18,200 --> 00:40:20,680 Speaker 1: you know. Knowing that again, even though he plays fifty 816 00:40:20,680 --> 00:40:22,320 Speaker 1: percent of his snaps on the right side, which is 817 00:40:22,320 --> 00:40:26,120 Speaker 1: where Marcus Peters will be, it limits his opportunities quite 818 00:40:26,120 --> 00:40:29,440 Speaker 1: a bit. So I'm probably not rolling him out there 819 00:40:29,480 --> 00:40:33,120 Speaker 1: unless I absolutely have to. Again, Melvin Gordon, no brainer, 820 00:40:33,200 --> 00:40:35,319 Speaker 1: you're playing him. I don't know how much production you're 821 00:40:35,320 --> 00:40:37,440 Speaker 1: going to get, but you know, volume is Kanying in 822 00:40:37,520 --> 00:40:39,960 Speaker 1: Fantasy football, and he's getting plenty of volume from the 823 00:40:40,000 --> 00:40:43,279 Speaker 1: tight end position. Hunter Henry all of a sudden, you know, 824 00:40:43,400 --> 00:40:46,520 Speaker 1: got peppered with seven targets in Week two and he 825 00:40:46,600 --> 00:40:49,600 Speaker 1: was a big factor against Miami, and this despite seeing 826 00:40:49,719 --> 00:40:54,200 Speaker 1: zero targets in Week one against Denver. So no Eric 827 00:40:54,239 --> 00:40:59,120 Speaker 1: Berry for Kansas City. So I mean, I'm comfortable playing 828 00:40:59,200 --> 00:41:01,360 Speaker 1: Hunter Henry. I mean, and again, is he going to 829 00:41:01,400 --> 00:41:03,520 Speaker 1: be a top ten tight end this week? I don't. 830 00:41:03,800 --> 00:41:06,560 Speaker 1: I'm not sure. But if you've got Hunter Henry, I 831 00:41:06,560 --> 00:41:08,879 Speaker 1: don't feel horrible about playing him. I mean, I think 832 00:41:08,880 --> 00:41:12,680 Speaker 1: his prospects are right there with you know, probably a 833 00:41:12,719 --> 00:41:15,799 Speaker 1: dozen tight ends in this league. So if you got him, 834 00:41:15,800 --> 00:41:18,400 Speaker 1: play him, I think he'll be all right. Yeah, you 835 00:41:18,440 --> 00:41:20,120 Speaker 1: mentioned Hunter Henry, and I want to get to some 836 00:41:20,160 --> 00:41:22,160 Speaker 1: of these injuries from last week and I Jordy Nelson, 837 00:41:22,200 --> 00:41:24,560 Speaker 1: we don't know his status for week two. Greg Olson 838 00:41:24,960 --> 00:41:26,799 Speaker 1: is going to be out for a while. Sam Bradford, 839 00:41:27,120 --> 00:41:29,319 Speaker 1: we don't know when we're gonna see him again. Who 840 00:41:29,360 --> 00:41:34,839 Speaker 1: are some potential options to replace these guys at wide receiver, quarterback, 841 00:41:35,000 --> 00:41:37,200 Speaker 1: and tight end. You mentioned a guy like Hunter Henry, 842 00:41:37,239 --> 00:41:39,000 Speaker 1: I think he'd be really a kind of a handing 843 00:41:39,080 --> 00:41:41,719 Speaker 1: glove fit for a Greg Olson owner. Yeah, I would 844 00:41:41,760 --> 00:41:44,840 Speaker 1: imagine so. And I'm sure he I am sure he 845 00:41:44,920 --> 00:41:48,200 Speaker 1: got cut in mass after a zero target game in 846 00:41:48,280 --> 00:41:52,480 Speaker 1: week one. I'm relatively confident no one played him in 847 00:41:52,560 --> 00:41:55,440 Speaker 1: week two. So yeah, I mean he's a guy that 848 00:41:55,600 --> 00:41:57,719 Speaker 1: you know, I'm pretty sure waivers have run probably in 849 00:41:57,719 --> 00:42:00,200 Speaker 1: your league already because they usually run Tuesday nine eight. 850 00:42:00,560 --> 00:42:02,280 Speaker 1: But you know, if you've got one of those Wednesday 851 00:42:02,400 --> 00:42:04,480 Speaker 1: night waiver leagues and sure put a waiver claim in 852 00:42:04,480 --> 00:42:07,920 Speaker 1: for him. I think I think he'll be fine, you know. 853 00:42:08,000 --> 00:42:09,560 Speaker 1: And if he's just hanging out out there on the 854 00:42:09,560 --> 00:42:12,160 Speaker 1: free agent pool, yeah, go pick him up. I think 855 00:42:12,160 --> 00:42:14,400 Speaker 1: he's an okay you know, I think he's an okay 856 00:42:14,440 --> 00:42:17,320 Speaker 1: at you know, people picked up and then dropped Austin Hooper. 857 00:42:17,360 --> 00:42:19,640 Speaker 1: I still think he's okay too, you know. I Mean 858 00:42:20,520 --> 00:42:24,000 Speaker 1: that's what that unfortunately, tight end is one of those things. 859 00:42:24,040 --> 00:42:26,800 Speaker 1: That's that's how the position goes. You know, it's boom 860 00:42:26,880 --> 00:42:29,200 Speaker 1: er bust every single week. Most of the time you're 861 00:42:29,200 --> 00:42:32,200 Speaker 1: expecting you know, if you get a touchdown, you your 862 00:42:32,239 --> 00:42:34,520 Speaker 1: week is made u as a tight end position, and 863 00:42:34,560 --> 00:42:36,560 Speaker 1: that's kind of what you're looking at. I think Charles 864 00:42:36,640 --> 00:42:39,240 Speaker 1: Quay is another guy that's getting a lot of volume 865 00:42:39,320 --> 00:42:43,440 Speaker 1: as well in Buffalo. I mean, and if you're in 866 00:42:43,480 --> 00:42:47,719 Speaker 1: a crazy, crazy, crazy deep league too, I'll give you 867 00:42:47,760 --> 00:42:50,319 Speaker 1: two names that I think you should keep an eye 868 00:42:50,360 --> 00:42:54,160 Speaker 1: on anyways. One is set of the Halvin Cleveland, and 869 00:42:54,280 --> 00:42:57,839 Speaker 1: I know it seems crazy, but he's getting looks. He's 870 00:42:57,880 --> 00:43:00,960 Speaker 1: getting you know, high quality targets there. Cleveland. He's one 871 00:43:01,000 --> 00:43:03,239 Speaker 1: guy I keep an eye on. Someone that I am 872 00:43:03,280 --> 00:43:05,319 Speaker 1: super high on, and I know he didn't do well 873 00:43:06,160 --> 00:43:09,879 Speaker 1: in week two. Is George Kittle in San Francisco. He's 874 00:43:09,880 --> 00:43:12,880 Speaker 1: a guy that's kind of sort of, you know, wavering 875 00:43:12,880 --> 00:43:16,600 Speaker 1: around that that injury list and is always coming in questionable, 876 00:43:16,640 --> 00:43:20,240 Speaker 1: but he is extremely explosive. A rookie out of Iowa 877 00:43:20,440 --> 00:43:23,160 Speaker 1: ran a four five two forty. We're talking about a 878 00:43:23,160 --> 00:43:25,760 Speaker 1: guy who's six four two hundred and you know, sixty 879 00:43:25,760 --> 00:43:28,680 Speaker 1: pounds running a four to five two forty. This is ridiculous. 880 00:43:28,800 --> 00:43:33,640 Speaker 1: He is a great athlete and the Niners utilize him 881 00:43:33,800 --> 00:43:36,719 Speaker 1: a lot. He is out there on like eighty or 882 00:43:36,800 --> 00:43:40,279 Speaker 1: ninety percent of San Francisco snaps, so he's out there 883 00:43:41,200 --> 00:43:44,560 Speaker 1: and again in Week two. It was against Seattle. Obviously, 884 00:43:44,760 --> 00:43:47,520 Speaker 1: not a lot was happening in that game. He didn't 885 00:43:47,560 --> 00:43:49,040 Speaker 1: do that well, but he is a guy that if 886 00:43:49,040 --> 00:43:52,280 Speaker 1: you're in an extremely deep league, give him a look. 887 00:43:52,360 --> 00:43:56,000 Speaker 1: I don't I really think brighter days are ahead for 888 00:43:56,120 --> 00:43:59,000 Speaker 1: George Kittle. I echo that because if you know anything 889 00:43:59,040 --> 00:44:02,040 Speaker 1: about Kyle Shanahan, if you're in his good graces, you're 890 00:44:02,080 --> 00:44:04,000 Speaker 1: gonna get the rock, whether you're a running back with 891 00:44:04,120 --> 00:44:06,319 Speaker 1: your wide receiver, whether you're a tight end. So they 892 00:44:06,360 --> 00:44:08,920 Speaker 1: have a matchup against the Rams on Thursday night. You know, 893 00:44:09,040 --> 00:44:11,479 Speaker 1: Jordan Reid made some plays against the Rams last week. 894 00:44:11,760 --> 00:44:14,719 Speaker 1: Kittle could be a nice option for those hurting at 895 00:44:14,719 --> 00:44:17,080 Speaker 1: the tight end position. James, get you out of here 896 00:44:17,120 --> 00:44:19,800 Speaker 1: on this promote What you got going on at NFL Network. 897 00:44:19,840 --> 00:44:22,920 Speaker 1: I know it's a lot. Well, I'm I'm one of 898 00:44:22,920 --> 00:44:25,040 Speaker 1: the hosts for NFL Fantasy Live. You can catch me 899 00:44:25,080 --> 00:44:28,799 Speaker 1: on the network on Fridays and on NFL Red Zone 900 00:44:28,840 --> 00:44:33,320 Speaker 1: channel on Sundays. You know, I write a weekly column 901 00:44:33,320 --> 00:44:36,919 Speaker 1: as well. It's it's brand new this season. It's called 902 00:44:37,000 --> 00:44:39,880 Speaker 1: you know coos, which is a playoff of boos. 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A lot of not let's for 926 00:45:49,280 --> 00:45:52,480 Speaker 1: Chargers fans this week. Thanks man, appreciate it. Then I'll 927 00:45:52,520 --> 00:45:54,880 Speaker 1: do it for the Week three edition of Chargers Weekly. 928 00:45:55,200 --> 00:45:58,400 Speaker 1: My thanks to Kevin Harland, Adam Tysher and James CO 929 00:45:58,600 --> 00:46:01,200 Speaker 1: for joining me. Be sure to visit chargers dot com 930 00:46:01,200 --> 00:46:04,680 Speaker 1: throughout the week for exclusive content from Ricky, Henny, Hailey, 931 00:46:04,719 --> 00:46:08,640 Speaker 1: Ellwood and our extremely talented video and social team. They 932 00:46:08,680 --> 00:46:11,600 Speaker 1: do exceptional work and we'll get you ready for Sunday's 933 00:46:11,640 --> 00:46:15,520 Speaker 1: divisional showdown against the Chiefs. Thanks for listening and until 934 00:46:15,640 --> 00:46:17,239 Speaker 1: next time, we'll see you soon.