1 00:00:00,760 --> 00:00:04,600 Speaker 1: Good morning, Cam. How are you going well? How we're 2 00:00:04,640 --> 00:00:10,160 Speaker 1: doing I'm doing well. Obviously, you guys gave the offense 3 00:00:10,640 --> 00:00:14,320 Speaker 1: and defense a lift with Jake's punting on Sunday and 4 00:00:14,400 --> 00:00:18,680 Speaker 1: the return game Gunner and Dante in particular with that 5 00:00:18,760 --> 00:00:20,720 Speaker 1: long kickoff return. I wanted to ask you about the 6 00:00:20,760 --> 00:00:24,760 Speaker 1: decision to go to him in that role and if 7 00:00:24,800 --> 00:00:28,040 Speaker 1: you have a checklist of the qualities the priorities in 8 00:00:28,120 --> 00:00:30,080 Speaker 1: being a good kick returner. I know, in baseball, being 9 00:00:30,120 --> 00:00:32,680 Speaker 1: a fast based runner doesn't mean you're a good base runner. 10 00:00:32,680 --> 00:00:35,199 Speaker 1: So one of the things that are really required as 11 00:00:35,200 --> 00:00:38,159 Speaker 1: somebody to be a good returner. And why Dante in 12 00:00:38,200 --> 00:00:41,960 Speaker 1: that situation, you know, given he had limited experience going 13 00:00:42,080 --> 00:00:44,239 Speaker 1: I guess going back to his rookie year in the 14 00:00:44,360 --> 00:00:48,360 Speaker 1: NFL as a kick returner. Yeah. So, I mean one 15 00:00:48,400 --> 00:00:50,920 Speaker 1: thing you do is like the anytime you get a 16 00:00:50,920 --> 00:00:52,440 Speaker 1: new guy, you try to see what he can do 17 00:00:52,479 --> 00:00:55,120 Speaker 1: and what's his skill set. And obviously, um, don dick 18 00:00:55,200 --> 00:00:57,480 Speaker 1: and run, Um he's a bigger, gash, stronger guy. And 19 00:00:58,080 --> 00:01:00,720 Speaker 1: that's one thing you know, to your point, Um, we 20 00:01:00,840 --> 00:01:03,520 Speaker 1: look for you know, uh in guys, you know, the 21 00:01:03,560 --> 00:01:05,520 Speaker 1: ability to break tackles. You know, it's not always going 22 00:01:05,600 --> 00:01:07,640 Speaker 1: to be perfect. Um, and having a guy that can 23 00:01:07,720 --> 00:01:10,920 Speaker 1: run through arm tackles and um, you know, he did 24 00:01:10,920 --> 00:01:12,560 Speaker 1: a really good job. I was in that play, you know, 25 00:01:12,640 --> 00:01:15,600 Speaker 1: running through an arm tackle that Yafa's engaging this guy, 26 00:01:15,680 --> 00:01:18,479 Speaker 1: you know, doing a good job blocking his man um 27 00:01:18,560 --> 00:01:20,880 Speaker 1: you know, and that shows, you know, just his run 28 00:01:20,920 --> 00:01:23,080 Speaker 1: strength and his ability to run through his arm tackles. 29 00:01:23,120 --> 00:01:25,600 Speaker 1: Where's something you look for. And then just working him 30 00:01:25,600 --> 00:01:27,720 Speaker 1: at practice, you know, because obviously you see the speed, 31 00:01:27,800 --> 00:01:31,160 Speaker 1: see the athletic ability. Just um that practice, working that 32 00:01:31,280 --> 00:01:33,080 Speaker 1: the handling of the ball and everything to give an 33 00:01:33,080 --> 00:01:38,040 Speaker 1: opportunity back there, just because he's an explosive player. Thank you, 34 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:43,880 Speaker 1: all right, Next question, PHILP Harry give you one second, 35 00:01:45,440 --> 00:01:50,640 Speaker 1: go ahead. So, hey, Kim, I wanted to ask you 36 00:01:51,640 --> 00:01:56,880 Speaker 1: about Nick Folk and just the I guess what he's 37 00:01:56,920 --> 00:01:59,840 Speaker 1: brought to your unit, maybe even off the field. Just 38 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:02,840 Speaker 1: hearing some of his teammates talk about him in recent weeks, 39 00:02:02,840 --> 00:02:06,080 Speaker 1: it's clear he's a pretty well respected guy. But what 40 00:02:06,200 --> 00:02:09,080 Speaker 1: have you seen from him? And um, I don't know, 41 00:02:09,320 --> 00:02:11,720 Speaker 1: is there a leadership element that he brings to the 42 00:02:11,960 --> 00:02:15,160 Speaker 1: to the table, um, you know, even though he's not 43 00:02:15,200 --> 00:02:17,400 Speaker 1: somebody who's necessarily been around the team for you know, 44 00:02:17,480 --> 00:02:21,720 Speaker 1: first long as some of its other other leaders. Yeah, 45 00:02:21,720 --> 00:02:24,920 Speaker 1: you know, Nick's that constant professional. You love to have him. Um. 46 00:02:24,960 --> 00:02:27,120 Speaker 1: You always feel great when he's out there on the field. 47 00:02:27,120 --> 00:02:30,680 Speaker 1: I mean obviously you know the progress he's made and 48 00:02:30,720 --> 00:02:33,320 Speaker 1: the ability to make big, big ticks for us that's 49 00:02:33,320 --> 00:02:35,359 Speaker 1: been shown. UM. And he's a guy that I think 50 00:02:35,960 --> 00:02:38,079 Speaker 1: some younger guys do do go go to and talk 51 00:02:38,120 --> 00:02:39,840 Speaker 1: to him. He's a guy that's been around, he's been 52 00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:42,040 Speaker 1: in a couple different places, and he's got that leadership 53 00:02:42,040 --> 00:02:45,600 Speaker 1: and perspective. UM. And he does have great poys out 54 00:02:45,600 --> 00:02:47,639 Speaker 1: there and I think you know, he does show leadership 55 00:02:47,639 --> 00:02:50,760 Speaker 1: at practice and his ability to talk to others and 56 00:02:50,880 --> 00:02:53,640 Speaker 1: what he's seeing, um, you know, whether he's working with 57 00:02:53,639 --> 00:02:56,400 Speaker 1: the other specialist or it's just working with guys in general, 58 00:02:56,880 --> 00:02:59,280 Speaker 1: UM on stuff that he's been around. So he's got 59 00:02:59,280 --> 00:03:01,560 Speaker 1: a positive ad dude, And you know, he's that constant 60 00:03:01,560 --> 00:03:03,320 Speaker 1: pro and you love to have him on your team. 61 00:03:03,360 --> 00:03:06,120 Speaker 1: And he definitely brings an aspect of that leadership you 62 00:03:06,200 --> 00:03:12,480 Speaker 1: know from a vetteran standpoint, for sure. We'll pause for 63 00:03:12,520 --> 00:03:14,400 Speaker 1: a second to see if anyone else raises their hand 64 00:03:14,440 --> 00:03:22,919 Speaker 1: to ask the question. It's five started to raise your hands. 65 00:03:26,360 --> 00:03:30,359 Speaker 1: We'll go back to Bob Socie. Yeah, yeah, thanks Stacy 66 00:03:30,600 --> 00:03:33,960 Speaker 1: um Cam. Obviously, the Chargers have made some moves UM 67 00:03:34,400 --> 00:03:38,480 Speaker 1: with their special teams staff, reorganizing the staff, and they've 68 00:03:38,480 --> 00:03:41,360 Speaker 1: had a lot of issues three block punts, I think 69 00:03:41,360 --> 00:03:44,360 Speaker 1: in the span of four games. And when you look 70 00:03:44,400 --> 00:03:46,240 Speaker 1: at them, I mean, what what what what do you 71 00:03:46,280 --> 00:03:51,640 Speaker 1: see with regard to their special teams units? You know, 72 00:03:51,920 --> 00:03:53,600 Speaker 1: you know what one thing, you know, you know, I 73 00:03:53,600 --> 00:03:57,160 Speaker 1: don't understand we you know what it changed. The assistant 74 00:03:57,240 --> 00:04:00,360 Speaker 1: now is now running it. But you know, obviously, you 75 00:04:00,400 --> 00:04:03,360 Speaker 1: know they've done a good job. They played with size. 76 00:04:03,400 --> 00:04:06,480 Speaker 1: They've got some guys that compete hard for sure out there. 77 00:04:07,000 --> 00:04:09,440 Speaker 1: You know. The biggest thing for us is we just 78 00:04:09,480 --> 00:04:11,600 Speaker 1: got to build on, you know, the progress we made 79 00:04:11,800 --> 00:04:14,840 Speaker 1: and focus on us, you know, and obviously you know, 80 00:04:15,360 --> 00:04:18,600 Speaker 1: continue to elevate our game, you know, and not so 81 00:04:18,680 --> 00:04:21,480 Speaker 1: much anything else. Continue to focus on us, which has 82 00:04:21,480 --> 00:04:24,880 Speaker 1: been the process for us UM throughout this whole thing 83 00:04:25,040 --> 00:04:27,159 Speaker 1: is continuing to get better. And then I got to 84 00:04:27,160 --> 00:04:29,760 Speaker 1: credit the guys for sure, for us UM, they've done 85 00:04:29,800 --> 00:04:32,839 Speaker 1: a great job stance with the process, and continued to execution. 86 00:04:33,480 --> 00:04:35,880 Speaker 1: And you know the charges they play hard, they play physical, 87 00:04:35,960 --> 00:04:37,400 Speaker 1: that's for sure. You see you see that on the 88 00:04:37,600 --> 00:04:40,320 Speaker 1: tape when you turn it on. Um, They're definitely a 89 00:04:40,600 --> 00:04:43,359 Speaker 1: size team that's gonna play physical and aggressive, so we 90 00:04:43,440 --> 00:04:47,000 Speaker 1: gotta be there to match that from our perspective, I 91 00:04:47,000 --> 00:04:49,560 Speaker 1: don't want to ask you about Jake as well, um, 92 00:04:50,040 --> 00:04:53,279 Speaker 1: from from now the role of of a punter, which 93 00:04:53,279 --> 00:04:57,159 Speaker 1: he's obviously handled very well, but we see him occasionally 94 00:04:57,240 --> 00:05:00,000 Speaker 1: warm up with long field goal attempts. He's a guy 95 00:05:00,120 --> 00:05:04,520 Speaker 1: that I guess you know, is ready if needed. Um, 96 00:05:04,680 --> 00:05:08,080 Speaker 1: what has he showing you in that standpoint, being a 97 00:05:08,080 --> 00:05:11,200 Speaker 1: guy that has him kickfield goals since high school, being 98 00:05:11,240 --> 00:05:14,279 Speaker 1: able to if ever needed to try to do that 99 00:05:14,320 --> 00:05:18,240 Speaker 1: on the NFL level in a game. You know, one 100 00:05:18,279 --> 00:05:20,000 Speaker 1: thing we like to do is, you know, we like 101 00:05:20,080 --> 00:05:24,360 Speaker 1: to have all options available. So you know, obviously only 102 00:05:24,400 --> 00:05:27,040 Speaker 1: having two specialists out a game, you always want to have, 103 00:05:27,160 --> 00:05:29,800 Speaker 1: you know, potentially who may be your next you know, 104 00:05:29,960 --> 00:05:32,200 Speaker 1: snap or your hold or your next kicker ready to go. 105 00:05:32,360 --> 00:05:35,920 Speaker 1: So you know, he's obviously working at that and continue 106 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:38,000 Speaker 1: to progress there. And you know, if we ever got 107 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:40,640 Speaker 1: into a situation where where Nick was down or it 108 00:05:40,760 --> 00:05:42,520 Speaker 1: wasn't able to go, then you know we have enough 109 00:05:42,520 --> 00:05:45,360 Speaker 1: confidence to put him out there to help us for sure. 110 00:05:45,440 --> 00:05:48,800 Speaker 1: So we'll continue to work with him. And he's doing 111 00:05:48,800 --> 00:05:50,359 Speaker 1: a really good job. We're putting a lot on his 112 00:05:50,440 --> 00:05:53,760 Speaker 1: plate and you know he's he's responding well and he's 113 00:05:53,760 --> 00:05:57,800 Speaker 1: got to continue with that. And but we'll see great. 114 00:05:57,880 --> 00:06:03,279 Speaker 1: Thank you again, thanks well. Last question mic Reeks, Hey, caim, 115 00:06:03,560 --> 00:06:06,159 Speaker 1: I really felt like you foreshadowed a lot of what 116 00:06:06,240 --> 00:06:09,760 Speaker 1: we saw there on Sunday the other day. Um, and 117 00:06:10,200 --> 00:06:12,520 Speaker 1: I just I know it's you're already looking ahead, but 118 00:06:12,560 --> 00:06:14,880 Speaker 1: I wanted to ask you just about the blindside block 119 00:06:14,960 --> 00:06:19,040 Speaker 1: call and just from a teaching standpoint, you know how 120 00:06:19,080 --> 00:06:22,160 Speaker 1: you're going to move forward using that play, you know, 121 00:06:22,200 --> 00:06:24,240 Speaker 1: as an example of what what you want you know, 122 00:06:24,240 --> 00:06:28,120 Speaker 1: what you want your guy to do in that situation, right, 123 00:06:28,160 --> 00:06:31,480 Speaker 1: so you know we've got to play within the rules, um. 124 00:06:31,560 --> 00:06:35,679 Speaker 1: So on that play specifically, you know, block back towards 125 00:06:35,680 --> 00:06:38,320 Speaker 1: your goal one with fourth contact that you know the 126 00:06:38,440 --> 00:06:40,520 Speaker 1: coaching point. I know we're not in person, can't see, 127 00:06:40,560 --> 00:06:44,360 Speaker 1: but we've got to show the intent with our hands, um, 128 00:06:44,560 --> 00:06:47,960 Speaker 1: you know, and just cannot we have to avoid the guy, um, 129 00:06:48,120 --> 00:06:50,440 Speaker 1: you know, honestly with our shoulder, like we can't make 130 00:06:50,480 --> 00:06:52,800 Speaker 1: contact with our shoulder back toward our goal on. So 131 00:06:53,400 --> 00:06:55,960 Speaker 1: we'll work you know that with leading with the hands, 132 00:06:56,040 --> 00:06:58,720 Speaker 1: you know, not making contact or just shielding off the guy. 133 00:06:59,200 --> 00:07:01,080 Speaker 1: You know, he's either and I have to make make 134 00:07:01,080 --> 00:07:03,760 Speaker 1: it like a pick in basketball, so you know that 135 00:07:03,880 --> 00:07:06,680 Speaker 1: you can have a moving screen m in football, there's 136 00:07:06,720 --> 00:07:09,360 Speaker 1: nothing there. So as he goes to turn, he's either 137 00:07:09,360 --> 00:07:11,040 Speaker 1: gonna have to give him his chest and be the 138 00:07:11,080 --> 00:07:13,680 Speaker 1: receiver like you are in basketball taking a charge or 139 00:07:13,720 --> 00:07:16,640 Speaker 1: picking or giving him his back right there to shield 140 00:07:16,720 --> 00:07:19,360 Speaker 1: him off. You know, those are the two things he 141 00:07:19,520 --> 00:07:21,520 Speaker 1: has an option to do there, to be honest with you, 142 00:07:21,680 --> 00:07:23,880 Speaker 1: is either leave with his hands or just shield him 143 00:07:23,920 --> 00:07:26,040 Speaker 1: off with eether his chest or his back like you 144 00:07:26,040 --> 00:07:29,400 Speaker 1: would in basketball running a screen pick. You know. So 145 00:07:29,520 --> 00:07:32,280 Speaker 1: we'll work that, and we're just a couple of different drills, 146 00:07:32,320 --> 00:07:34,760 Speaker 1: just slide in and moving to get in a position 147 00:07:35,000 --> 00:07:38,520 Speaker 1: to be able to do that. Thanks Kemp.