1 00:00:00,880 --> 00:00:11,880 Speaker 1: The late fifteen ten touchdown. What's up, guys, Welcome into 2 00:00:11,960 --> 00:00:15,600 Speaker 1: a bye week edition of Chargers Weekly, as always, joined 3 00:00:15,600 --> 00:00:19,400 Speaker 1: by Matt Money. Smith bolts on a much needed bye 4 00:00:19,400 --> 00:00:22,400 Speaker 1: four and three at dead bye with Atlanta on deck 5 00:00:23,320 --> 00:00:27,160 Speaker 1: and Money, I guess we could start with the Seattle game. 6 00:00:27,680 --> 00:00:32,640 Speaker 1: It wasn't what everybody envisioned. Uh, you go down seventeen nothing, 7 00:00:32,680 --> 00:00:35,440 Speaker 1: You're outscored forty one to three in the last three games, 8 00:00:35,440 --> 00:00:39,680 Speaker 1: in the first quarter, a slow start, a tough finish, 9 00:00:39,840 --> 00:00:43,760 Speaker 1: and that's the result. Four and three. Yeah, it's um. 10 00:00:43,800 --> 00:00:47,600 Speaker 1: You know again, I assume we'll probably just start with 11 00:00:47,600 --> 00:00:50,440 Speaker 1: with Seattle and get into that. And yeah, I think 12 00:00:50,440 --> 00:00:53,400 Speaker 1: look when we were talking, you know, on this we're 13 00:00:53,600 --> 00:00:56,200 Speaker 1: we're discussing a six and one and five and two 14 00:00:56,360 --> 00:00:58,760 Speaker 1: and how great will that be? And look at you 15 00:00:58,760 --> 00:01:01,200 Speaker 1: said four and three, you said four three. I mean 16 00:01:01,200 --> 00:01:06,200 Speaker 1: there's still you know, they are, they're still in the playoffs. Technically, 17 00:01:06,280 --> 00:01:08,240 Speaker 1: they'd beat the seventh spot, they'd be the very last 18 00:01:08,280 --> 00:01:10,400 Speaker 1: team in the playoffs of the season ended today. Play 19 00:01:10,400 --> 00:01:13,640 Speaker 1: in the Chiefs in the wildcard round not ideal. I 20 00:01:13,680 --> 00:01:15,840 Speaker 1: think it's less about the record and just kind of 21 00:01:15,880 --> 00:01:18,760 Speaker 1: more about the way they looked and some of the 22 00:01:18,840 --> 00:01:23,120 Speaker 1: concerns there, and just it's been a very I think 23 00:01:23,120 --> 00:01:25,440 Speaker 1: the best word I can use is curious. It's been 24 00:01:25,440 --> 00:01:30,720 Speaker 1: a very curious pattern. And again I never speculate on 25 00:01:30,920 --> 00:01:33,000 Speaker 1: medical because what the look, I barely know what I'm 26 00:01:33,000 --> 00:01:35,040 Speaker 1: talking about when it comes to football, let alone, you know, 27 00:01:35,200 --> 00:01:38,520 Speaker 1: medical conditions. But just like Justin just doesn't look right. 28 00:01:38,840 --> 00:01:41,360 Speaker 1: It just it does not look like the Justin Herbert 29 00:01:41,360 --> 00:01:45,319 Speaker 1: that we are used to seeing, the decision making, the 30 00:01:45,560 --> 00:01:48,920 Speaker 1: just sort of unwillingness to push the ball downfield. And look, 31 00:01:49,040 --> 00:01:53,440 Speaker 1: so much goes into that protection pass catchers that are available. 32 00:01:54,720 --> 00:01:56,800 Speaker 1: You know, what did the play call for? We have 33 00:01:56,840 --> 00:01:58,920 Speaker 1: no idea what you know, where's his hot read? Where's 34 00:01:58,920 --> 00:02:01,440 Speaker 1: he supposed to go? But you know, this is a 35 00:02:01,480 --> 00:02:04,840 Speaker 1: team that is in the very bottom of the NFL 36 00:02:05,440 --> 00:02:09,160 Speaker 1: on offense in explosive plays, and at the very bottom 37 00:02:09,360 --> 00:02:12,720 Speaker 1: of explosive plays allowed on defense. And that is a 38 00:02:13,440 --> 00:02:16,320 Speaker 1: that is a rough combo. Man, when when you're watching 39 00:02:17,000 --> 00:02:20,080 Speaker 1: you know, when you're watching Kenneth Walker take it to 40 00:02:20,120 --> 00:02:22,720 Speaker 1: the house on a pitch, you know, and every week 41 00:02:22,760 --> 00:02:25,600 Speaker 1: we seemingly have one of these explosive plays, especially in 42 00:02:25,639 --> 00:02:28,959 Speaker 1: the run game and meanwhile, you've just got nothing downfield 43 00:02:29,040 --> 00:02:32,080 Speaker 1: from the offense. Um. It's something that we ask you know, 44 00:02:32,160 --> 00:02:34,400 Speaker 1: Coach Staley about on our on our radio show earlier 45 00:02:34,480 --> 00:02:37,120 Speaker 1: this week, and it's clear they're trying to figure it out. 46 00:02:37,560 --> 00:02:39,720 Speaker 1: But to me, like that's the one thing that's really 47 00:02:39,800 --> 00:02:43,040 Speaker 1: raised its hand and I am certainly concerned about it, 48 00:02:43,120 --> 00:02:46,240 Speaker 1: is just how many explosive plays are being allowed and 49 00:02:46,480 --> 00:02:50,840 Speaker 1: how few explosive plays we're seeing on offense. Yeah, well 50 00:02:50,919 --> 00:02:53,080 Speaker 1: let's break it down like offense, defense, and then just 51 00:02:53,120 --> 00:02:57,600 Speaker 1: the injuries. I think offensively, I think what's concerning. So 52 00:02:57,720 --> 00:02:59,560 Speaker 1: I just talked to Austin Ekeler for something we're doing 53 00:02:59,560 --> 00:03:03,720 Speaker 1: for CBOLA. He has fifty three receptions this year money 54 00:03:04,200 --> 00:03:07,480 Speaker 1: he is eighteen more than the next running back in 55 00:03:07,520 --> 00:03:11,280 Speaker 1: the NFL, Christian McCaffrey. A lot of dump offs to Austin, 56 00:03:11,520 --> 00:03:13,880 Speaker 1: which proves your point of not getting the ball down 57 00:03:13,880 --> 00:03:15,840 Speaker 1: the field. They have not been able to run the 58 00:03:15,840 --> 00:03:19,120 Speaker 1: ball efficiently and consistently. They were end the ball I 59 00:03:19,160 --> 00:03:21,440 Speaker 1: think twelve times against Seattle, who was thirty first in 60 00:03:21,520 --> 00:03:25,440 Speaker 1: rushing defense. They allowed one hundred and sixty six nine 61 00:03:25,960 --> 00:03:28,160 Speaker 1: ninety five for the season entering week seven and they 62 00:03:28,160 --> 00:03:30,880 Speaker 1: couldn't run the ball for whatever reason. And you know, 63 00:03:31,040 --> 00:03:35,120 Speaker 1: Lindsley was back and I realized, no, Rashaan Slater. Now 64 00:03:35,360 --> 00:03:38,760 Speaker 1: Keenan comes back. He was on a pitch count. You know, 65 00:03:38,760 --> 00:03:41,520 Speaker 1: he didn't play in the second half. Mike Williams goes down, 66 00:03:41,560 --> 00:03:44,560 Speaker 1: which is gonna be a huge loss potentially, I think 67 00:03:44,960 --> 00:03:48,400 Speaker 1: coach Daley said weeks not days. So there's a lot 68 00:03:48,440 --> 00:03:52,600 Speaker 1: of factors there. The wide receivers, right, if you have 69 00:03:52,760 --> 00:03:55,640 Speaker 1: a Keenan who's less than one hundred percent, no Mike 70 00:03:55,680 --> 00:04:00,320 Speaker 1: Williams against Atlanta, no Jalen Giton who was their fastest receiver. 71 00:04:01,360 --> 00:04:03,520 Speaker 1: What do you do to get the ball down the field. 72 00:04:03,560 --> 00:04:06,920 Speaker 1: And and to your point about Justin, I think that 73 00:04:07,000 --> 00:04:10,640 Speaker 1: rib injury is something man, it's it's something that we 74 00:04:10,640 --> 00:04:13,280 Speaker 1: were told it's not going to go away overnight. And 75 00:04:13,520 --> 00:04:16,840 Speaker 1: he's still I think playing through some pain. He has 76 00:04:17,080 --> 00:04:20,080 Speaker 1: fewer offensive linemen, uh he then he came in with 77 00:04:20,560 --> 00:04:24,760 Speaker 1: and fewer weapons on the outside. Hello, I mean appreciate 78 00:04:24,839 --> 00:04:28,480 Speaker 1: Keenan trying to go, but there's fourteen snaps, you know. 79 00:04:28,560 --> 00:04:31,440 Speaker 1: It's that's it. It's that's all he was able to play. 80 00:04:31,800 --> 00:04:34,000 Speaker 1: You mentioned Mike going down and just when you look 81 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:37,880 Speaker 1: at the receiving corps, you know that clearly you know 82 00:04:37,960 --> 00:04:42,320 Speaker 1: Michael Bandy and you know is you know, Bandy is 83 00:04:42,360 --> 00:04:45,520 Speaker 1: on as he's being asked to do things that he 84 00:04:45,520 --> 00:04:47,560 Speaker 1: shouldn't be asked to do, I think is the best 85 00:04:47,560 --> 00:04:49,120 Speaker 1: way I can put it. And also you can just 86 00:04:49,160 --> 00:04:51,680 Speaker 1: tell that he and Herbert are not in sync. You know, 87 00:04:51,760 --> 00:04:54,839 Speaker 1: there's balls being put in spots where for whatever reason, 88 00:04:54,880 --> 00:04:57,360 Speaker 1: Bandy's not there. He's not quite there yet, and there's 89 00:04:57,400 --> 00:05:00,320 Speaker 1: just that chemistry. He's not there, So that's an issue. Um, 90 00:05:00,839 --> 00:05:06,360 Speaker 1: you know, guyding like his loss cannot be overstated. Yeah, 91 00:05:06,960 --> 00:05:09,840 Speaker 1: the teams just they're not they're not honoring I mean, 92 00:05:09,839 --> 00:05:12,000 Speaker 1: you're talking about one of the strongest arms. You know, 93 00:05:12,120 --> 00:05:14,280 Speaker 1: it's between he and Josh Allen for the strongest arm 94 00:05:14,279 --> 00:05:17,240 Speaker 1: in the NFL, and defenses just don't care. They're they're 95 00:05:17,240 --> 00:05:19,760 Speaker 1: not honoring it. They don't think he's gonna push the 96 00:05:19,800 --> 00:05:22,960 Speaker 1: ball downfield, and if he does, they're they're not worried about, 97 00:05:23,480 --> 00:05:26,560 Speaker 1: you know, not being deeper than the deepest. So you 98 00:05:26,600 --> 00:05:28,840 Speaker 1: know that's leading to the lack of a run game. 99 00:05:28,920 --> 00:05:32,039 Speaker 1: The box is just stacked. You know, they're squatting on 100 00:05:32,160 --> 00:05:35,400 Speaker 1: routes and you know they're getting tips and interceptions. There 101 00:05:35,440 --> 00:05:38,440 Speaker 1: should have been two interceptions, you know in that game, 102 00:05:39,560 --> 00:05:42,560 Speaker 1: Um that were just flat drops. I mean hitting guys. 103 00:05:42,839 --> 00:05:45,279 Speaker 1: Michael Jackson got hit right between the numbers, you know, 104 00:05:45,360 --> 00:05:48,719 Speaker 1: on one. So and it's because they're squatting, because they're like, yeah, 105 00:05:48,520 --> 00:05:50,800 Speaker 1: he his balls and not getting pushed down field. I'm 106 00:05:50,839 --> 00:05:53,120 Speaker 1: gonna jump routes. I'm gonna watch these guys and they're 107 00:05:53,120 --> 00:05:56,200 Speaker 1: gonna be sticks and I'm gonna jump it. And you know, 108 00:05:56,240 --> 00:05:59,360 Speaker 1: Guyden would at least offer that threat when he's taken 109 00:05:59,400 --> 00:06:01,680 Speaker 1: off you out of you know, he's got four three 110 00:06:01,720 --> 00:06:03,480 Speaker 1: speed and you're going to send a safety that way 111 00:06:03,560 --> 00:06:04,919 Speaker 1: or at least some help, or you're gonna have a 112 00:06:04,960 --> 00:06:07,719 Speaker 1: corner playing way off of him. So like, none of 113 00:06:07,760 --> 00:06:10,039 Speaker 1: that's happening, and I think that's contributing to the last 114 00:06:10,200 --> 00:06:13,400 Speaker 1: lack of success in the run game. And you know, 115 00:06:13,440 --> 00:06:15,880 Speaker 1: I'm just looking at I got the game pulled up 116 00:06:15,920 --> 00:06:17,440 Speaker 1: right now, and like, you know, the flip side of 117 00:06:17,440 --> 00:06:19,719 Speaker 1: that is, I mean, well, you know what, we can 118 00:06:19,760 --> 00:06:21,240 Speaker 1: just stay there. We'll get to the pass rush in 119 00:06:21,320 --> 00:06:24,280 Speaker 1: a second and just the defense in a second. But 120 00:06:25,080 --> 00:06:27,840 Speaker 1: you know, I don't know what the answer is. You know, 121 00:06:28,000 --> 00:06:30,159 Speaker 1: it looked like early on like DeAndre Carter was going 122 00:06:30,200 --> 00:06:32,480 Speaker 1: to be a nice addition, and look, man, he was open. 123 00:06:32,680 --> 00:06:34,359 Speaker 1: He was open on a touchdown throw, and he was 124 00:06:34,400 --> 00:06:38,280 Speaker 1: open on after it was seventeen fourteen. There was another 125 00:06:38,880 --> 00:06:41,560 Speaker 1: play where he's there. I mean, he's he's got a 126 00:06:41,560 --> 00:06:43,599 Speaker 1: step on his guy streaking and it's just a check 127 00:06:43,640 --> 00:06:45,800 Speaker 1: down to Austin. And like I said, I think there's 128 00:06:46,640 --> 00:06:48,800 Speaker 1: I don't know what it is. I wish I wish 129 00:06:48,800 --> 00:06:51,000 Speaker 1: I knew. I'm sure Joe and you know, Coach Lombardi 130 00:06:51,040 --> 00:06:53,120 Speaker 1: and Coach Staey have better answers than I do, and 131 00:06:53,360 --> 00:06:55,520 Speaker 1: so does Justin Herbert and the guys that are in 132 00:06:55,560 --> 00:06:57,440 Speaker 1: the middle of it all. But man, when when you 133 00:06:57,480 --> 00:07:00,360 Speaker 1: sit where we sit, you know, we have a much 134 00:07:00,480 --> 00:07:03,760 Speaker 1: different perspective than the players themselves. I mean, we've got 135 00:07:03,760 --> 00:07:05,520 Speaker 1: the All twenty two in front of us when we're 136 00:07:05,560 --> 00:07:08,200 Speaker 1: calling the game. We're up on the seventh level, so 137 00:07:08,240 --> 00:07:10,200 Speaker 1: we can see it all, you know, and I'm just 138 00:07:10,280 --> 00:07:14,200 Speaker 1: trying to figure out, you know, why the shots aren't 139 00:07:14,200 --> 00:07:17,480 Speaker 1: being taken, you know, and what because the pockets, you know, 140 00:07:17,920 --> 00:07:20,920 Speaker 1: it's it's all right, it's there, you know, and we 141 00:07:21,000 --> 00:07:24,360 Speaker 1: know how good Justin's been in the pocket, climbing it, moving, 142 00:07:24,680 --> 00:07:27,160 Speaker 1: rolling out to extend plays, to use that arm of his, 143 00:07:27,800 --> 00:07:30,240 Speaker 1: and it just has not happened, has not happened at 144 00:07:30,280 --> 00:07:33,080 Speaker 1: all since really since Kansas City. You know, there are 145 00:07:33,080 --> 00:07:34,880 Speaker 1: a couple of shots in the in the Cleveland game, 146 00:07:34,920 --> 00:07:37,720 Speaker 1: but not really. It's just been really one check down 147 00:07:37,800 --> 00:07:42,360 Speaker 1: and routes getting broken off ever since then. And you 148 00:07:42,400 --> 00:07:44,520 Speaker 1: know that's I think you mentioned it, Chris. Part of 149 00:07:44,560 --> 00:07:46,760 Speaker 1: me wonders, you know, kind of what you said, which is, 150 00:07:46,960 --> 00:07:49,360 Speaker 1: are those ribs a lot worse than they're letting on 151 00:07:49,480 --> 00:07:52,280 Speaker 1: and they're trying to protect the long term of their 152 00:07:52,320 --> 00:07:56,400 Speaker 1: franchise as opposed to, you know, allowing him to maybe 153 00:07:56,400 --> 00:07:58,880 Speaker 1: take some shots in the short term to try to 154 00:07:58,880 --> 00:08:01,960 Speaker 1: get some wins here twenty twenty two. Yeah, and you 155 00:08:02,000 --> 00:08:04,360 Speaker 1: know they even said it, I think coach they said 156 00:08:04,400 --> 00:08:08,320 Speaker 1: it after either the Jacksonville game or whatever was after that, 157 00:08:08,440 --> 00:08:11,000 Speaker 1: is that that's not going to go away overnight, Like 158 00:08:11,400 --> 00:08:16,360 Speaker 1: this rib injury is something that that may linger offensively money. 159 00:08:16,360 --> 00:08:18,360 Speaker 1: What do they do against Atlanta? Like I'm trying to 160 00:08:18,360 --> 00:08:21,000 Speaker 1: think of the guys coming back, let's say, Keenan's back 161 00:08:21,200 --> 00:08:23,480 Speaker 1: and Mike is not going to be out there, you 162 00:08:23,560 --> 00:08:26,520 Speaker 1: get Palmer and Palm hopefully back after they were in 163 00:08:26,520 --> 00:08:31,200 Speaker 1: concussion protocol. There has to be a commitment to running 164 00:08:31,200 --> 00:08:34,920 Speaker 1: the football. Does Isaiah Spiller get more than one touch? 165 00:08:35,520 --> 00:08:38,680 Speaker 1: What do you do there? Because I think the loss 166 00:08:38,679 --> 00:08:41,160 Speaker 1: of Josh Kelly we didn't really talk about that, but 167 00:08:41,440 --> 00:08:43,920 Speaker 1: that seemed to have hurt this football team on Sunday. 168 00:08:44,160 --> 00:08:47,200 Speaker 1: They need speed, you know, they need speed, and we 169 00:08:47,280 --> 00:08:50,520 Speaker 1: said it before the season. There was speculation that, you know, 170 00:08:50,720 --> 00:08:53,240 Speaker 1: Jamison Williams was there, would they take him at seventeen? 171 00:08:54,400 --> 00:08:56,640 Speaker 1: Is there a speed plays it? Dotson? Is it one 172 00:08:56,640 --> 00:08:59,840 Speaker 1: of these guys that they're going to take to add 173 00:09:00,080 --> 00:09:02,880 Speaker 1: to that receiver room. You know, we talk and we 174 00:09:03,000 --> 00:09:05,160 Speaker 1: don't talk, but you know, it's it's something that I've 175 00:09:05,200 --> 00:09:07,120 Speaker 1: lifted from DJ and he lifted it. I don't know 176 00:09:07,160 --> 00:09:09,200 Speaker 1: which coach he took it from. But you need the 177 00:09:09,200 --> 00:09:12,480 Speaker 1: basketball team and right now they don't have a basketball team. 178 00:09:12,600 --> 00:09:15,200 Speaker 1: You know, they do not have that speed. You know, 179 00:09:15,200 --> 00:09:16,480 Speaker 1: and when I say that, I mean you need the 180 00:09:16,480 --> 00:09:18,240 Speaker 1: guys that can post up, the guys that are super 181 00:09:18,280 --> 00:09:21,840 Speaker 1: athletic and run exceptional routes, and then you need the speed, 182 00:09:21,880 --> 00:09:23,880 Speaker 1: you know, the point guard who's just lightning quick getting 183 00:09:23,880 --> 00:09:26,560 Speaker 1: down the court. That's the idea. They don't have that, 184 00:09:26,840 --> 00:09:28,760 Speaker 1: and I think until they figure out a way to 185 00:09:28,840 --> 00:09:33,000 Speaker 1: get it, um, defenses just aren't going to back off, 186 00:09:33,400 --> 00:09:35,720 Speaker 1: you know. I think that's that that's the main concern is. 187 00:09:36,240 --> 00:09:37,680 Speaker 1: I think it's tough for them to run the ball 188 00:09:37,720 --> 00:09:39,680 Speaker 1: because defenses don't you know, they're just stack in the 189 00:09:39,720 --> 00:09:42,520 Speaker 1: box um and you know what, they're struggling to run 190 00:09:42,520 --> 00:09:44,559 Speaker 1: in light boxes too. I mean there's there's a couple 191 00:09:44,600 --> 00:09:48,679 Speaker 1: of those. So I think, you know, the buye might 192 00:09:48,679 --> 00:09:50,840 Speaker 1: have come at a perfect time. They got two weeks 193 00:09:50,840 --> 00:09:54,440 Speaker 1: to really unpack all this stuff and figure it out. 194 00:09:54,679 --> 00:09:57,199 Speaker 1: Is it? Is it? I guess what I'm like. One 195 00:09:57,200 --> 00:10:00,200 Speaker 1: of the things I really want to sort of what 196 00:10:00,240 --> 00:10:04,440 Speaker 1: I'm trying to point out, is that coach Lombardi has 197 00:10:04,480 --> 00:10:07,960 Speaker 1: taken a ton of incoming. You know, he is Warren sharp, 198 00:10:08,040 --> 00:10:09,880 Speaker 1: and I love Warren. I think he does a great 199 00:10:09,960 --> 00:10:13,280 Speaker 1: job with his football perspectives that he drops every year. 200 00:10:13,280 --> 00:10:15,600 Speaker 1: But he has had it out for Lombardi for a 201 00:10:15,640 --> 00:10:19,720 Speaker 1: while since he got hired. Really, so he's gonna you know, 202 00:10:19,920 --> 00:10:25,640 Speaker 1: exploit any failures on offense to the detriment of coach Lombardi. 203 00:10:26,120 --> 00:10:28,680 Speaker 1: It's not all on him. There's some plays out there, 204 00:10:28,760 --> 00:10:31,679 Speaker 1: and we've got to figure out why the decisions are 205 00:10:31,720 --> 00:10:34,400 Speaker 1: being made in the crux of a play call that 206 00:10:34,440 --> 00:10:37,160 Speaker 1: are being made, because I do think there's some plays 207 00:10:37,200 --> 00:10:39,880 Speaker 1: out there, and I know we've discussed it before that 208 00:10:39,960 --> 00:10:43,080 Speaker 1: Justin's just such a fast processor that the second he 209 00:10:43,160 --> 00:10:45,280 Speaker 1: sees because he's able to scan the whole field, and 210 00:10:45,320 --> 00:10:47,600 Speaker 1: the first guy that he sees open, bang, I'm gonna 211 00:10:47,679 --> 00:10:49,520 Speaker 1: hit him. And for some reason, he's not letting those 212 00:10:49,559 --> 00:10:52,040 Speaker 1: downfield plays develop enough or as soon as he sees 213 00:10:52,080 --> 00:10:56,160 Speaker 1: that player, he's just content to take that and it's 214 00:10:56,240 --> 00:10:58,520 Speaker 1: leaving him with a lot of third downs and it 215 00:10:58,679 --> 00:11:02,960 Speaker 1: just has not It's not been great. It's it's not 216 00:11:03,000 --> 00:11:04,800 Speaker 1: been great on offense. But yeah, to answer your question, 217 00:11:04,760 --> 00:11:06,240 Speaker 1: because I think they need to figure out how to 218 00:11:06,280 --> 00:11:08,120 Speaker 1: take the top off of the defense. They need to 219 00:11:08,160 --> 00:11:10,160 Speaker 1: get some breathing room out there on offense or else 220 00:11:10,160 --> 00:11:12,920 Speaker 1: they're going to continue to struggle running the ball, and 221 00:11:12,960 --> 00:11:15,160 Speaker 1: they're going to struggle and moving the ball because defenses 222 00:11:15,160 --> 00:11:16,839 Speaker 1: are just gonna pack it in and continue to jump 223 00:11:16,960 --> 00:11:20,360 Speaker 1: routes and just play to stop the run. And I 224 00:11:20,400 --> 00:11:23,040 Speaker 1: guess that could potentially be a trade deadline question right 225 00:11:23,120 --> 00:11:25,400 Speaker 1: November first is the trade deadline. Do you make a 226 00:11:25,480 --> 00:11:27,720 Speaker 1: move for a speedy receiver. Do you make a move 227 00:11:27,800 --> 00:11:32,200 Speaker 1: to try to improve the offense knowing the injury situation 228 00:11:32,760 --> 00:11:35,280 Speaker 1: on the offense with Mike and some of the other pieces, 229 00:11:35,760 --> 00:11:38,480 Speaker 1: and also do you try to change the identity of 230 00:11:38,520 --> 00:11:40,640 Speaker 1: the offense right now? Frankly, I'm not sure what the 231 00:11:40,679 --> 00:11:43,720 Speaker 1: identity of the offense is, but or the defense, yeah, 232 00:11:43,880 --> 00:11:48,439 Speaker 1: or the defense. But I use Chicago as an example. Listen, 233 00:11:48,440 --> 00:11:50,480 Speaker 1: you're not gonna make Justin run the ball with those 234 00:11:50,559 --> 00:11:53,120 Speaker 1: ribs like the way Justin Fields ran them. But they 235 00:11:53,240 --> 00:11:56,640 Speaker 1: changed their offense based on their personnel and kind of 236 00:11:56,720 --> 00:11:59,360 Speaker 1: what didn't work the first five or six games of 237 00:11:59,440 --> 00:12:01,600 Speaker 1: the season. What is that? And I don't have the 238 00:12:01,600 --> 00:12:03,800 Speaker 1: answer to this, you know, that's that's something for coach 239 00:12:03,800 --> 00:12:07,000 Speaker 1: Stale and coach Lombardy. But what do you do at 240 00:12:07,040 --> 00:12:09,360 Speaker 1: the buy to maybe say, oh, you know what, this 241 00:12:09,440 --> 00:12:11,320 Speaker 1: is the strength of our team right now as it's 242 00:12:11,320 --> 00:12:14,520 Speaker 1: currently constructed. We have to play this way offensively in 243 00:12:14,640 --> 00:12:16,840 Speaker 1: order to be successful. I don't know what that is, Well, 244 00:12:16,880 --> 00:12:18,280 Speaker 1: I think you know, I think you alluded to it 245 00:12:18,320 --> 00:12:20,480 Speaker 1: at the start of that, Chris, and that's something that 246 00:12:20,520 --> 00:12:23,840 Speaker 1: we we talked about. I think it was three weeks ago. Like, 247 00:12:24,440 --> 00:12:27,120 Speaker 1: it leads me to believe that there's there's not a 248 00:12:27,200 --> 00:12:29,560 Speaker 1: move out there. They're just not comfortable making a move 249 00:12:29,600 --> 00:12:32,199 Speaker 1: mid season. They may not think it'll pay benefits. But 250 00:12:32,880 --> 00:12:35,720 Speaker 1: you know, when Robbie Anderson, who's had all of his 251 00:12:35,800 --> 00:12:37,959 Speaker 1: money tied up and signing bonus was only going to 252 00:12:38,000 --> 00:12:40,000 Speaker 1: cost you like a million bucks for the remainder of 253 00:12:40,000 --> 00:12:45,200 Speaker 1: the season, And is you know, essentially traded, you know, 254 00:12:45,240 --> 00:12:47,440 Speaker 1: to the Cardinals, not essentially is traded to the Cardinals 255 00:12:47,440 --> 00:12:50,160 Speaker 1: for six and a seventh It's nothing, It's it's very 256 00:12:50,200 --> 00:12:54,200 Speaker 1: little draft capital. If you go through the Charger's roster, 257 00:12:54,320 --> 00:12:56,319 Speaker 1: how many sixth and seventh round picks are still on 258 00:12:56,360 --> 00:12:58,559 Speaker 1: the team. You know from a couple of years ago. 259 00:12:58,640 --> 00:13:00,959 Speaker 1: I know, John and deem me the huge play against 260 00:13:01,000 --> 00:13:03,120 Speaker 1: the Broncos in overtime, and that's your six and seventh 261 00:13:03,160 --> 00:13:05,360 Speaker 1: round pick. Horvof is a seventh round pick. He had 262 00:13:05,440 --> 00:13:07,079 Speaker 1: touchdown in each of the first two games. But again, 263 00:13:07,640 --> 00:13:11,080 Speaker 1: you know, talking about someone who could dramatically change the 264 00:13:11,120 --> 00:13:13,920 Speaker 1: way your offense operates, you know, by bringing in a 265 00:13:13,960 --> 00:13:16,960 Speaker 1: guy that is a four three guy who's six foot 266 00:13:17,040 --> 00:13:21,280 Speaker 1: two and isn't going to impact your cap situation now 267 00:13:21,320 --> 00:13:22,959 Speaker 1: there maybe you could look, the guy was thrown off 268 00:13:22,960 --> 00:13:24,960 Speaker 1: the field the week he was traded, so they could 269 00:13:24,960 --> 00:13:27,640 Speaker 1: have just done their due diligence and said not worth it, 270 00:13:27,720 --> 00:13:30,480 Speaker 1: you know, don't don't want to bring that element in, 271 00:13:30,559 --> 00:13:32,320 Speaker 1: And there's part of that for sure. But I guess 272 00:13:32,320 --> 00:13:34,400 Speaker 1: what I'm getting at is it seems like, you know, 273 00:13:34,440 --> 00:13:36,280 Speaker 1: and then I think about the running the struggles of 274 00:13:36,280 --> 00:13:39,040 Speaker 1: the running game and the fact that Robinson was acquired 275 00:13:39,080 --> 00:13:42,679 Speaker 1: for a late mid round pick, you know, so like 276 00:13:42,760 --> 00:13:45,960 Speaker 1: that's by the Jets, Like that's kind of what I'm 277 00:13:46,000 --> 00:13:48,480 Speaker 1: looking at. Doesn't seem like the price has been that 278 00:13:48,640 --> 00:13:52,480 Speaker 1: high for positions of need that fit the Chargers and 279 00:13:52,559 --> 00:13:54,520 Speaker 1: what they need. So it leads me to believe that, 280 00:13:55,280 --> 00:13:58,920 Speaker 1: you know, their content, or maybe there's another play out 281 00:13:58,920 --> 00:14:01,000 Speaker 1: there that there keypen their eye on and they would 282 00:14:01,120 --> 00:14:04,400 Speaker 1: rather you know, acquire, because look, there's gonna be teams 283 00:14:04,400 --> 00:14:06,880 Speaker 1: at the trade deadline that are gonna unload guys, you know, 284 00:14:07,080 --> 00:14:10,840 Speaker 1: for for draft picks. You know, and that's to me, 285 00:14:10,920 --> 00:14:13,000 Speaker 1: that's the answer. I don't I don't know what the 286 00:14:13,040 --> 00:14:15,200 Speaker 1: other possible answer could be. I don't think any of 287 00:14:15,200 --> 00:14:16,840 Speaker 1: the guys on the team are going to turn into 288 00:14:16,840 --> 00:14:19,840 Speaker 1: four three guys, you know. And Keenan's gonna help with 289 00:14:19,880 --> 00:14:22,960 Speaker 1: his return. Uh. You know, Mike's not gone for the season, 290 00:14:23,040 --> 00:14:26,680 Speaker 1: so you know he'll be back. Corners. Interesting, they need 291 00:14:26,680 --> 00:14:29,440 Speaker 1: a corner, there's no doubt about that now. You know, 292 00:14:29,520 --> 00:14:31,520 Speaker 1: at JC gone for the year, they're gonna need to 293 00:14:31,560 --> 00:14:33,960 Speaker 1: figure out a way to get another corner in here 294 00:14:34,040 --> 00:14:36,160 Speaker 1: unless they feel better about the development of jar or 295 00:14:36,240 --> 00:14:41,560 Speaker 1: dean Um moving forward. But yeah, they they need players. 296 00:14:41,760 --> 00:14:45,600 Speaker 1: You know. Injury, the injury Ferry has not been kind. Uh, 297 00:14:45,600 --> 00:14:47,640 Speaker 1: it has been an injury devil to the to the 298 00:14:47,720 --> 00:14:50,440 Speaker 1: Chargers this season. Yeah, and we've seen a ton of 299 00:14:50,440 --> 00:14:54,600 Speaker 1: them on defense, and you know, we're sensing a theme 300 00:14:54,640 --> 00:14:57,200 Speaker 1: with the run defense. It seems like every week, except 301 00:14:57,240 --> 00:14:59,440 Speaker 1: for that Denver game, they've given up a long run 302 00:14:59,480 --> 00:15:01,520 Speaker 1: for a touchdow or just a long run in general. 303 00:15:01,600 --> 00:15:05,480 Speaker 1: And the latest installment being that Kenneth Walker, who who 304 00:15:05,600 --> 00:15:09,040 Speaker 1: Kenneth Walker is incredible. He's an incredible player. Man. Yeah, 305 00:15:09,040 --> 00:15:11,760 Speaker 1: but they helped him, you know, they they helped him. 306 00:15:11,800 --> 00:15:14,680 Speaker 1: I mean, my goodness. Every time you looked at like 307 00:15:15,400 --> 00:15:18,200 Speaker 1: there's just you know, there's certain things like I'm going 308 00:15:18,200 --> 00:15:20,840 Speaker 1: to the team stats real quick. Yeah, so they're five 309 00:15:20,920 --> 00:15:23,520 Speaker 1: of nine on third down. They had a third and fifteen. 310 00:15:23,560 --> 00:15:25,880 Speaker 1: They had a third and sixteen. They converted them both, 311 00:15:26,280 --> 00:15:28,240 Speaker 1: you know, and it's like one of penalty one just 312 00:15:28,320 --> 00:15:32,600 Speaker 1: straight converted it. You know, when you look at their 313 00:15:32,680 --> 00:15:36,080 Speaker 1: their rushing yards, they rushed for two hundred and fourteen 314 00:15:36,160 --> 00:15:38,280 Speaker 1: yards on thirty four attempts. I know one of those 315 00:15:38,320 --> 00:15:41,960 Speaker 1: was the explosive play, but that's that that doesn't wash 316 00:15:42,040 --> 00:15:45,280 Speaker 1: away that they were getting fives and sixes and eights 317 00:15:45,360 --> 00:15:49,840 Speaker 1: like it was nothing. Um So that's that's an issue. 318 00:15:51,160 --> 00:15:53,840 Speaker 1: The run defense is not good. It's just it's not 319 00:15:54,080 --> 00:15:56,200 Speaker 1: I mean, there's no there's no two ways around it. 320 00:15:56,240 --> 00:15:58,920 Speaker 1: They restaffed, you know, they stacked it. We felt better 321 00:15:58,960 --> 00:16:02,560 Speaker 1: about it against you know, Las Vegas in Kansas City, 322 00:16:02,600 --> 00:16:04,600 Speaker 1: but they still had those explosive plays, you know, and 323 00:16:04,640 --> 00:16:06,880 Speaker 1: we kind of we're like, hey, you know, Derwin got 324 00:16:06,880 --> 00:16:09,080 Speaker 1: face masked on that Edwards or that you know that 325 00:16:09,080 --> 00:16:12,040 Speaker 1: that fifty two yard run. We can explain that away. 326 00:16:12,040 --> 00:16:14,400 Speaker 1: But you can anymore because we can't. We can't say 327 00:16:14,520 --> 00:16:16,560 Speaker 1: take that away and they did this now, right, We 328 00:16:16,560 --> 00:16:19,120 Speaker 1: can't say it every week. It happens every week. Like 329 00:16:19,160 --> 00:16:21,680 Speaker 1: I said, this defense gives up the most explosive plays. 330 00:16:23,000 --> 00:16:25,600 Speaker 1: I think it's it's in the bottom three for explosive 331 00:16:25,600 --> 00:16:28,720 Speaker 1: plays allowed in the NFL. So, you know, we thought 332 00:16:28,720 --> 00:16:32,400 Speaker 1: the run defense might be fixed. It's not Joey boss out. 333 00:16:32,480 --> 00:16:34,800 Speaker 1: That's a huge part of it. When when you talk 334 00:16:34,840 --> 00:16:37,120 Speaker 1: about how good Joey is against the run and how 335 00:16:37,200 --> 00:16:39,680 Speaker 1: good Khalil Mack is against the run, and you know 336 00:16:39,800 --> 00:16:42,280 Speaker 1: on that long run, it was Van Noy that got 337 00:16:42,320 --> 00:16:44,960 Speaker 1: washed out, you know, on that run, and that would 338 00:16:44,960 --> 00:16:48,400 Speaker 1: be Joey or Khalil if Joey's healthy. So yeah, I'm 339 00:16:48,440 --> 00:16:52,640 Speaker 1: not saying it's you know, I understand there's extenuating circumstances, 340 00:16:52,680 --> 00:16:54,400 Speaker 1: but with the players that are put on the field, 341 00:16:55,000 --> 00:16:57,960 Speaker 1: you know, it was very curious, Like to me, I 342 00:16:57,960 --> 00:17:01,000 Speaker 1: I just didn't quite understand the amount of respect they 343 00:17:01,000 --> 00:17:03,280 Speaker 1: were given Geno in the past game. It just seemed 344 00:17:03,320 --> 00:17:07,560 Speaker 1: like every snap there was a lot of cushion and 345 00:17:07,640 --> 00:17:11,119 Speaker 1: it was just you know, they and Pete and the 346 00:17:11,240 --> 00:17:13,600 Speaker 1: offense were just content to take it, and it just 347 00:17:13,640 --> 00:17:15,760 Speaker 1: seemed like it was easy. I mean, I'm looking at 348 00:17:15,800 --> 00:17:20,000 Speaker 1: the pass rush and there there was none. You know 349 00:17:20,119 --> 00:17:23,639 Speaker 1: that you had a couple sacks, you know, obviously had 350 00:17:23,680 --> 00:17:26,600 Speaker 1: the interception early. And that's that's the other thing too 351 00:17:26,680 --> 00:17:28,760 Speaker 1: that I've just found curious and I'd love to kind 352 00:17:28,800 --> 00:17:31,040 Speaker 1: of catch up and try to figure out. I mean, 353 00:17:31,040 --> 00:17:32,720 Speaker 1: it's not the right time to do it, because you know, 354 00:17:32,760 --> 00:17:36,400 Speaker 1: of how sideways it's kind of gotten here recently that like, 355 00:17:36,440 --> 00:17:40,359 Speaker 1: I don't quite understand the whole hurry up on the 356 00:17:40,560 --> 00:17:42,600 Speaker 1: third and shorts and the fourth and shorts has not 357 00:17:42,640 --> 00:17:46,080 Speaker 1: worked this year. I haven't looked up to see exactly 358 00:17:46,600 --> 00:17:48,720 Speaker 1: if it has worked, but I do feel like every 359 00:17:48,720 --> 00:17:50,879 Speaker 1: single time they rushed to the line of scrimmage, and 360 00:17:50,920 --> 00:17:52,879 Speaker 1: I don't know why they do it, what advantage it 361 00:17:52,920 --> 00:17:55,760 Speaker 1: is they think they're gaining. But you know, they get 362 00:17:55,800 --> 00:17:59,600 Speaker 1: the interception to start the game, they get incredible field position. 363 00:18:00,480 --> 00:18:02,720 Speaker 1: Now they've got a fourth and inches and they don't 364 00:18:02,720 --> 00:18:05,080 Speaker 1: convert it. Now they convert that, they score a touchdown, 365 00:18:05,119 --> 00:18:08,080 Speaker 1: they go up seven nothing. I think that completely changes 366 00:18:08,080 --> 00:18:10,879 Speaker 1: the character of the game because now Geno's made a 367 00:18:10,920 --> 00:18:15,440 Speaker 1: mistake they've capitalized on a mistake. They've gone up seven zero, 368 00:18:16,720 --> 00:18:19,680 Speaker 1: and I think that certainly sets a different tone. And 369 00:18:19,960 --> 00:18:22,440 Speaker 1: that fourth and you know, a quarter of a yard, 370 00:18:22,440 --> 00:18:24,639 Speaker 1: it was like fourth and a foot, you know, or 371 00:18:24,640 --> 00:18:27,199 Speaker 1: a third of a yard. I just don't get it. 372 00:18:27,400 --> 00:18:30,920 Speaker 1: I don't I don't understand the advantage that they think 373 00:18:30,960 --> 00:18:33,280 Speaker 1: they're gaining by rushing to the line of scrimmage and 374 00:18:33,359 --> 00:18:35,919 Speaker 1: running that play, because I've seen it multiple times this year, 375 00:18:35,960 --> 00:18:38,320 Speaker 1: and I've watched it failed damn near every time. So 376 00:18:39,880 --> 00:18:41,239 Speaker 1: that's a bit of a concern. I'm kind of all 377 00:18:41,240 --> 00:18:42,840 Speaker 1: over the play. I look, it was a bad game. 378 00:18:43,240 --> 00:18:45,320 Speaker 1: It was it was like Jacksonville. It was a really 379 00:18:45,400 --> 00:18:48,600 Speaker 1: bad game for this team. And it's it's one thing, Okay, 380 00:18:48,680 --> 00:18:51,280 Speaker 1: you convert that and you score. I agree with you that, 381 00:18:51,520 --> 00:18:53,480 Speaker 1: I think the whole tenor of the game changes, or 382 00:18:53,520 --> 00:18:55,800 Speaker 1: you just take the points and you say, hey, we 383 00:18:55,920 --> 00:18:58,399 Speaker 1: got three three points because the geno it's a mistake, 384 00:18:58,680 --> 00:19:01,199 Speaker 1: and you start to get that's Birdlelet too. Though you 385 00:19:01,200 --> 00:19:04,320 Speaker 1: know Chris, like remember in Cleveland, none of his field 386 00:19:04,320 --> 00:19:07,800 Speaker 1: goal attempts were beyond thirty yards, So you almost wonder 387 00:19:07,840 --> 00:19:10,960 Speaker 1: if they just didn't quite trust them whatever, But you 388 00:19:10,960 --> 00:19:14,439 Speaker 1: know what I mean, like, yeah, um, and you know 389 00:19:14,480 --> 00:19:16,760 Speaker 1: what I think. Look, we know what this team's identity is. 390 00:19:16,800 --> 00:19:18,680 Speaker 1: They're not kicking a forty nine yarder there. They're going 391 00:19:18,680 --> 00:19:20,960 Speaker 1: for it. Man, it's fourth, it's Brandon Staley's the charges 392 00:19:21,000 --> 00:19:23,000 Speaker 1: what they do, which I'm fine with. I'm totally fine 393 00:19:23,040 --> 00:19:24,600 Speaker 1: going for it. I just didn't like the play call. 394 00:19:24,640 --> 00:19:29,560 Speaker 1: I don't get how that's an advantage. And um, I 395 00:19:29,680 --> 00:19:32,160 Speaker 1: can't just so many questions when when you come out 396 00:19:32,200 --> 00:19:35,240 Speaker 1: of a game like that, when they look like that. Um. 397 00:19:35,680 --> 00:19:39,320 Speaker 1: And obviously with the losses that they incurred. J C. 398 00:19:39,480 --> 00:19:43,280 Speaker 1: Jackson injury, money was was tough to watch. Um. You know, 399 00:19:43,560 --> 00:19:46,720 Speaker 1: DK Metcalf left that game too, we should say before 400 00:19:46,640 --> 00:19:48,000 Speaker 1: he was the first one to go out. He was 401 00:19:48,040 --> 00:19:52,840 Speaker 1: the first one to go out. But Jac's injury was bad, Um, 402 00:19:53,400 --> 00:19:56,000 Speaker 1: And you hate to see that, you know, I know 403 00:19:56,040 --> 00:19:57,879 Speaker 1: that he was just trying to get his footing in 404 00:19:57,920 --> 00:20:00,600 Speaker 1: general with this football team. He was in coverage on 405 00:20:00,640 --> 00:20:02,879 Speaker 1: that play, he was step for step. He was about 406 00:20:02,880 --> 00:20:06,040 Speaker 1: to explode and either intercept that ball or swatted away. 407 00:20:06,080 --> 00:20:09,000 Speaker 1: I mean, he had that thing red. That's the sad 408 00:20:09,040 --> 00:20:11,200 Speaker 1: part of it is for all the incoming. He's taken 409 00:20:11,680 --> 00:20:14,080 Speaker 1: like he had that play dialed up. He was in 410 00:20:14,240 --> 00:20:16,399 Speaker 1: great position, and then when he went to leap to 411 00:20:16,440 --> 00:20:18,600 Speaker 1: make a play on the ball and he went down, 412 00:20:18,640 --> 00:20:21,680 Speaker 1: it was just like, oh man, you just you knew it. Yeah, 413 00:20:22,080 --> 00:20:25,320 Speaker 1: the injuries like that, the second they happened, you're like, ah, 414 00:20:25,359 --> 00:20:29,760 Speaker 1: that's just man, that's a bummer. So Jac's not coming back, 415 00:20:29,880 --> 00:20:34,600 Speaker 1: and you know you mentioned the edge, Chris Rump. Your 416 00:20:34,600 --> 00:20:37,280 Speaker 1: depth is super tested now on the edge with him 417 00:20:37,280 --> 00:20:39,600 Speaker 1: out weeks not days according to Staley, So now it's 418 00:20:39,640 --> 00:20:43,600 Speaker 1: it's Kyle van Noyen. I guess Tusca, right right, I 419 00:20:43,640 --> 00:20:45,520 Speaker 1: mean those are the two guys. Yeah, I mean you'll 420 00:20:45,520 --> 00:20:48,439 Speaker 1: probably bring someone up from you know, I would guess 421 00:20:48,760 --> 00:20:50,840 Speaker 1: from the practice squad. I don't have it in front 422 00:20:50,840 --> 00:20:52,720 Speaker 1: of me right now. I can't think of I'm trying 423 00:20:52,720 --> 00:20:56,920 Speaker 1: to them in. Gaziano's more of an interior guy. But yeah, look, 424 00:20:57,280 --> 00:20:59,560 Speaker 1: since Joey went down, they haven't had any pressure from 425 00:20:59,560 --> 00:21:02,280 Speaker 1: that spot. You know, it's their their pressure has come from. 426 00:21:02,320 --> 00:21:05,399 Speaker 1: You know, they're two sacks against the Seahawks were Morgan 427 00:21:05,440 --> 00:21:08,360 Speaker 1: Fox and Austin Johnson. You know, they're two interior players 428 00:21:08,560 --> 00:21:11,440 Speaker 1: and the interior of their line has been super leaky. Um, 429 00:21:11,560 --> 00:21:14,680 Speaker 1: so they took advantage of that, and you know that's 430 00:21:15,800 --> 00:21:18,640 Speaker 1: that's that's a main concern. They just have not had 431 00:21:18,680 --> 00:21:21,800 Speaker 1: any pass rush on that opposite edge of Khalil since 432 00:21:21,920 --> 00:21:24,520 Speaker 1: Joey went down. It has not come from Kyle van Noi. 433 00:21:24,560 --> 00:21:27,800 Speaker 1: It has not come from from Chris Rump. You know, 434 00:21:27,880 --> 00:21:30,359 Speaker 1: I think Chris, I want to say here, if I 435 00:21:30,400 --> 00:21:33,320 Speaker 1: just go to the season, let me hit all get 436 00:21:33,400 --> 00:21:39,320 Speaker 1: rid of the preseason here. And you got Chris who's 437 00:21:39,359 --> 00:21:46,000 Speaker 1: got ten total pressures and Kyle van Noy who's got eight. Um, 438 00:21:46,320 --> 00:21:48,440 Speaker 1: you know, and when you just go through hurries, it's 439 00:21:48,440 --> 00:21:52,640 Speaker 1: a total of fourteen. You know, between the two of them. 440 00:21:52,640 --> 00:21:55,359 Speaker 1: It's just not there. You know, they're not And I 441 00:21:55,359 --> 00:21:57,000 Speaker 1: don't know what percent and a lot and you know what, 442 00:21:57,080 --> 00:21:59,520 Speaker 1: I would slash those by fifty percent based on this. 443 00:22:00,240 --> 00:22:02,200 Speaker 1: You know. Sometimes it says they're a pressure and the 444 00:22:02,520 --> 00:22:04,800 Speaker 1: quarterbacks already climbed the pocket and delivered a strike, So 445 00:22:04,840 --> 00:22:06,800 Speaker 1: I would cut those in halfs You're what I'm getting 446 00:22:06,840 --> 00:22:08,199 Speaker 1: at is there has not been a lot of pressure 447 00:22:08,200 --> 00:22:09,879 Speaker 1: on that side. So that's another concern, you know with 448 00:22:09,960 --> 00:22:11,560 Speaker 1: Chris down look, Kyle's going to have to be on 449 00:22:11,560 --> 00:22:13,840 Speaker 1: a pitchcount. He can't play the whole game like Khalil does. 450 00:22:14,040 --> 00:22:19,399 Speaker 1: You know. So that's yeah, there's we're really getting into it, 451 00:22:19,400 --> 00:22:21,919 Speaker 1: aren't we. I'm trying to find some positives here. Then 452 00:22:21,960 --> 00:22:23,919 Speaker 1: you know what, the records the positive, they're four and three. 453 00:22:24,040 --> 00:22:26,920 Speaker 1: The records the positive. But but what's gonna be challenging 454 00:22:26,960 --> 00:22:29,280 Speaker 1: coming out of this buy is you have an unconventional 455 00:22:29,400 --> 00:22:33,160 Speaker 1: offense in Atlanta who runs the football, right, you have 456 00:22:33,320 --> 00:22:37,320 Speaker 1: a forty nine ers offense who runs the football with 457 00:22:37,440 --> 00:22:41,240 Speaker 1: now Christian McCaffrey, the Chiefs come to town, then you 458 00:22:41,280 --> 00:22:44,360 Speaker 1: go to you go to Arizona, and then I mean 459 00:22:45,080 --> 00:22:48,040 Speaker 1: then we'll know a lot right Raiders part of the 460 00:22:48,040 --> 00:22:50,600 Speaker 1: schedule set of Chris the early You've said it all 461 00:22:50,600 --> 00:22:52,520 Speaker 1: season long, and the early part of the schedules where 462 00:22:52,520 --> 00:22:56,200 Speaker 1: you had to get your equity, you know, six and one, 463 00:22:56,600 --> 00:22:59,520 Speaker 1: five and two, that's what we're talking about, you know, 464 00:22:59,560 --> 00:23:02,120 Speaker 1: in atlant And we were all excited about Atlanta, and look, 465 00:23:02,280 --> 00:23:04,880 Speaker 1: Arthur Smith is doing great things down there, and they 466 00:23:04,920 --> 00:23:07,680 Speaker 1: are so much more competitive than anybody thought they'd have 467 00:23:07,720 --> 00:23:10,399 Speaker 1: a chance to be. And you're talking about a quarterback 468 00:23:10,440 --> 00:23:13,439 Speaker 1: that can run and has four three speed. M Cordero's 469 00:23:13,480 --> 00:23:15,919 Speaker 1: been out, but you know they're running game state effect 470 00:23:15,920 --> 00:23:17,440 Speaker 1: and the lgier that's there. If I remember right, I 471 00:23:17,480 --> 00:23:20,040 Speaker 1: think they got er by you. Yeah, he's been solid 472 00:23:21,000 --> 00:23:24,640 Speaker 1: and you've got nightmare matchups. Drake London's been exceptional as 473 00:23:24,640 --> 00:23:26,680 Speaker 1: a rookie and Kyle Pitts is a nightmare. And he's 474 00:23:26,720 --> 00:23:30,760 Speaker 1: finally on the same page as Marcus Mariota. You know, 475 00:23:31,280 --> 00:23:34,800 Speaker 1: their defense has been a league. Well, he's a good player, 476 00:23:34,880 --> 00:23:37,320 Speaker 1: you know, Mariot is a good player. He's just always 477 00:23:37,880 --> 00:23:40,200 Speaker 1: you know, Mariota's issue has always been he's taken a 478 00:23:40,240 --> 00:23:43,439 Speaker 1: beat too long to cut it loose, and it's you know, 479 00:23:43,480 --> 00:23:46,000 Speaker 1: it's always been just that extra half second that he 480 00:23:46,040 --> 00:23:48,360 Speaker 1: can't afford to take, that he has needed to take. 481 00:23:48,400 --> 00:23:50,400 Speaker 1: And it seems like he's gotten over that a little bit. 482 00:23:50,640 --> 00:23:52,399 Speaker 1: He's a more willing runner. He was kind of an 483 00:23:52,480 --> 00:23:54,720 Speaker 1: unwilling runner for about two years there after he kind 484 00:23:54,720 --> 00:23:57,080 Speaker 1: of got his butt kicked a little bit, and that's 485 00:23:57,359 --> 00:23:59,479 Speaker 1: totally understandable. No one wants to get hit by two 486 00:23:59,560 --> 00:24:02,119 Speaker 1: hundred four pound guys that can run four four repeatedly 487 00:24:02,119 --> 00:24:03,960 Speaker 1: in football games. You know, it's bad enough that you 488 00:24:04,000 --> 00:24:05,480 Speaker 1: come out feeling like you're in a car crash. You 489 00:24:05,480 --> 00:24:07,520 Speaker 1: don't want to feel like you've been in ten So 490 00:24:07,600 --> 00:24:09,400 Speaker 1: I get that. But it seems like he's a little 491 00:24:09,440 --> 00:24:12,120 Speaker 1: bit more willing now, um, at this point of his career, 492 00:24:12,200 --> 00:24:15,080 Speaker 1: recognizing he's had a bit of a tipping point. Um. 493 00:24:15,119 --> 00:24:17,159 Speaker 1: It's a dangerous team and it's a it's gonna be 494 00:24:17,200 --> 00:24:21,520 Speaker 1: a rough stretch of the schedule coming out, UM, but 495 00:24:21,640 --> 00:24:27,359 Speaker 1: hopefully you know, rest and a reassessment of scheme and 496 00:24:27,600 --> 00:24:30,400 Speaker 1: and what they do well and how to do it, 497 00:24:30,520 --> 00:24:33,200 Speaker 1: you know, even better is going to be their salvation 498 00:24:34,520 --> 00:24:38,480 Speaker 1: real quick. On Austin, I mentioned all those receptions. What's 499 00:24:38,480 --> 00:24:41,840 Speaker 1: the best way to use Austin Ekeler right, especially now 500 00:24:41,840 --> 00:24:45,639 Speaker 1: with with Josh down and maybe Isaiah it seems like 501 00:24:45,680 --> 00:24:50,639 Speaker 1: they favored Sony obviously over over Isaiah last week. What's 502 00:24:50,680 --> 00:24:53,560 Speaker 1: the best way to use Austin? Because I feel like 503 00:24:53,560 --> 00:24:56,119 Speaker 1: these checkdowns they just I think that it's gonna wear 504 00:24:56,200 --> 00:24:59,760 Speaker 1: him down, right, yea hits you know, yeah, I mean 505 00:24:59,800 --> 00:25:02,520 Speaker 1: he's got fifty six catches for three hundred and eighty 506 00:25:02,520 --> 00:25:05,800 Speaker 1: five yards. It's crazy, six point five yards per catch. 507 00:25:06,359 --> 00:25:09,360 Speaker 1: I mean which means you're getting tackled, you're getting you're 508 00:25:09,359 --> 00:25:11,200 Speaker 1: getting dragged to the ground, you're not running out of 509 00:25:11,240 --> 00:25:15,119 Speaker 1: bounds for an average of seven yards per reception, you know. 510 00:25:15,280 --> 00:25:18,159 Speaker 1: So yeah, that's he's getting beat the hack. You know, 511 00:25:18,240 --> 00:25:22,560 Speaker 1: he's available. He always breaks the first tackle. You know, 512 00:25:22,600 --> 00:25:24,200 Speaker 1: you saw it a little bit. You saw both backs 513 00:25:24,200 --> 00:25:27,719 Speaker 1: out there a couple different times. But again, I know 514 00:25:27,760 --> 00:25:30,360 Speaker 1: I sound like a broken record to me. It's you've 515 00:25:30,359 --> 00:25:31,679 Speaker 1: got to figure out a way to open it up. 516 00:25:32,000 --> 00:25:34,199 Speaker 1: You know, You've just got to take shots down the 517 00:25:34,240 --> 00:25:37,960 Speaker 1: field to get defenses to back off, and then that's 518 00:25:37,960 --> 00:25:39,919 Speaker 1: going to help Austin, you know, because he's not going 519 00:25:39,960 --> 00:25:41,720 Speaker 1: to be facing eight man boxes or a bunch of 520 00:25:41,720 --> 00:25:43,840 Speaker 1: safeties that may look like they're in single or too 521 00:25:43,920 --> 00:25:46,400 Speaker 1: high and they're just waiting to creep up and get 522 00:25:46,440 --> 00:25:51,280 Speaker 1: after them because they just you know, look, the tape 523 00:25:51,359 --> 00:25:54,080 Speaker 1: is the tape, and it says that this team throws 524 00:25:54,080 --> 00:25:57,159 Speaker 1: everything underneath, and your average depth of target is like, 525 00:25:57,480 --> 00:25:59,879 Speaker 1: you know, because of all the behind the line of 526 00:26:00,000 --> 00:26:03,600 Speaker 1: grimmage passes to Austin, it's like four yards. So that's 527 00:26:03,920 --> 00:26:06,000 Speaker 1: what they're gonna do. I mean, that's what you should do, 528 00:26:06,520 --> 00:26:09,000 Speaker 1: is you know, play with the numbers to you got 529 00:26:09,119 --> 00:26:12,920 Speaker 1: seven games, you know, of information to play and if 530 00:26:12,920 --> 00:26:15,080 Speaker 1: that's what it tells you then And that was kind 531 00:26:15,080 --> 00:26:16,479 Speaker 1: of the thing I was getting out with the defense. 532 00:26:17,320 --> 00:26:19,840 Speaker 1: It's like, you know, I know Gino has been pushing 533 00:26:19,840 --> 00:26:22,280 Speaker 1: it a little bit, but I'll live with that, you know, 534 00:26:22,520 --> 00:26:24,880 Speaker 1: I'll live with him trying to take a shot down 535 00:26:24,920 --> 00:26:28,719 Speaker 1: field to DK or lock it as opposed to watching 536 00:26:28,840 --> 00:26:31,600 Speaker 1: him just be able to stand in the pocket with 537 00:26:31,720 --> 00:26:34,720 Speaker 1: no pass rush and you know, let these underneath routes 538 00:26:34,760 --> 00:26:36,680 Speaker 1: develop because you're playing a lot of too high and 539 00:26:36,760 --> 00:26:38,560 Speaker 1: he's just taking the middle of the field over and 540 00:26:38,560 --> 00:26:41,000 Speaker 1: over again, you know, for eight yards for twelve yards, 541 00:26:41,040 --> 00:26:45,480 Speaker 1: for fourteen yards, for seven yards. So I think that's 542 00:26:45,920 --> 00:26:48,679 Speaker 1: you know, the look. Coach Staley and coach Lombardi, they 543 00:26:48,800 --> 00:26:51,359 Speaker 1: got their work cut out for him because it's tough. 544 00:26:51,640 --> 00:26:54,880 Speaker 1: You know, they can't the Chargers have not been able 545 00:26:54,920 --> 00:26:58,720 Speaker 1: to find a pass rush and they've not been able 546 00:26:58,760 --> 00:27:01,240 Speaker 1: to take the top off a defense. So essentially they're 547 00:27:01,400 --> 00:27:04,119 Speaker 1: given quarterbacks extra time to throw, asking their corners to 548 00:27:04,119 --> 00:27:06,600 Speaker 1: be a little bit more sticky than maybe they're possible, 549 00:27:06,680 --> 00:27:10,840 Speaker 1: you know, than is realistically possible, and they're trying to 550 00:27:10,920 --> 00:27:14,280 Speaker 1: move the ball against defenses that are right up on 551 00:27:14,320 --> 00:27:16,159 Speaker 1: the line of scrimmage and not giving them any breathing 552 00:27:16,200 --> 00:27:20,280 Speaker 1: room because they're not taking shots down field. Next time 553 00:27:20,280 --> 00:27:23,440 Speaker 1: we talk money, the trade deadline will have passed, so 554 00:27:23,520 --> 00:27:26,440 Speaker 1: we'll see if anything comes through, which in there we'll 555 00:27:26,440 --> 00:27:29,480 Speaker 1: get into Atlanta a little bit more. Yep, But we've 556 00:27:29,480 --> 00:27:32,159 Speaker 1: talked about just the overall mediocrity of the NFL this 557 00:27:32,240 --> 00:27:35,159 Speaker 1: year four and three. Has he in the playoffs right 558 00:27:35,160 --> 00:27:37,280 Speaker 1: now against the Chiefs, like you said, and there's a 559 00:27:37,280 --> 00:27:41,119 Speaker 1: lot of football to go. You can catch fire. I 560 00:27:41,160 --> 00:27:43,200 Speaker 1: think we have to see it soon though. Right it's 561 00:27:43,200 --> 00:27:45,320 Speaker 1: starting in Atlanta one hundred percent. I mean, look, I'm 562 00:27:45,520 --> 00:27:48,959 Speaker 1: staring at the standings right now. You know, the Patriots 563 00:27:48,960 --> 00:27:51,040 Speaker 1: were in the Super Bowl, were in the playoffs last 564 00:27:51,080 --> 00:27:52,840 Speaker 1: year three and four. The Bengals were in the Super 565 00:27:52,880 --> 00:27:56,680 Speaker 1: Bowl four and three. The Broncos are two and five, 566 00:27:56,760 --> 00:27:58,679 Speaker 1: the Browns are two and five, the Steelers are two 567 00:27:58,720 --> 00:28:00,760 Speaker 1: and five. You know, you go to the NFC and 568 00:28:00,960 --> 00:28:04,200 Speaker 1: my goodness, you've got both the Buccaneers, the Packers and 569 00:28:04,240 --> 00:28:06,639 Speaker 1: the forty nine Ers. Those are your three favorites to 570 00:28:06,800 --> 00:28:08,960 Speaker 1: make the Super Bowl along with the Rams, and the 571 00:28:09,040 --> 00:28:10,320 Speaker 1: Rams are three and three and the other three or 572 00:28:10,320 --> 00:28:12,199 Speaker 1: three and four. It's just been a weird year. You know, 573 00:28:12,320 --> 00:28:15,960 Speaker 1: Defenses have caught up. Defenses have caught up to offense. 574 00:28:16,119 --> 00:28:18,480 Speaker 1: That's what this to me, that's the theme of this 575 00:28:18,560 --> 00:28:22,320 Speaker 1: year is you are seeing low, lower scoring games. You're 576 00:28:22,359 --> 00:28:27,399 Speaker 1: seeing exceptional quarterbacks not have exceptional seasons. Um and points 577 00:28:27,400 --> 00:28:29,399 Speaker 1: are at a premium and you better be able to 578 00:28:29,400 --> 00:28:32,760 Speaker 1: cash him. Like you look at um, shoot, what game 579 00:28:32,800 --> 00:28:36,280 Speaker 1: am I thinking of? Uh? Traded field goals for for touchdowns? 580 00:28:36,840 --> 00:28:39,560 Speaker 1: Um ah, that was the Ucla Oregan game. Like at 581 00:28:39,600 --> 00:28:43,440 Speaker 1: my two levels of football, field goals for touchdowns And 582 00:28:43,440 --> 00:28:45,000 Speaker 1: I'm like, yeah, that's what happened to Ucla. They were 583 00:28:45,040 --> 00:28:46,960 Speaker 1: trading field goals for touchdowns and they lost the game. 584 00:28:47,000 --> 00:28:49,840 Speaker 1: But you know that's that's just the story of the 585 00:28:49,880 --> 00:28:54,719 Speaker 1: season to me is defenses have been dominant compared to offenses, 586 00:28:55,200 --> 00:28:59,440 Speaker 1: and um, you know, it's it's gonna be tough. It's 587 00:28:59,480 --> 00:29:00,960 Speaker 1: gonna be a tough couple of weeks for him, But 588 00:29:01,000 --> 00:29:02,760 Speaker 1: you know, I got faith in them. You know, they 589 00:29:02,800 --> 00:29:05,680 Speaker 1: won nine games last year and you know they're already 590 00:29:05,680 --> 00:29:09,120 Speaker 1: four and three, so you know, you kind of string 591 00:29:09,200 --> 00:29:11,280 Speaker 1: that out and you're talking about a nine win season again, 592 00:29:11,520 --> 00:29:13,480 Speaker 1: and that's probably gonna be enough to get you in. 593 00:29:13,680 --> 00:29:15,800 Speaker 1: But you know ten and ten and seven to be 594 00:29:15,840 --> 00:29:19,640 Speaker 1: awfully nice. Yeah, two and one in the Division two, 595 00:29:19,880 --> 00:29:22,800 Speaker 1: I mean exactly when you're division games and you get 596 00:29:22,840 --> 00:29:25,040 Speaker 1: the Chiefs here in a few weeks after these, uh, 597 00:29:25,440 --> 00:29:29,280 Speaker 1: these NFC back to backs against Atlanta and San Francisco. 598 00:29:29,400 --> 00:29:32,440 Speaker 1: So we'll be back next week. Money. Enjoy the rest 599 00:29:32,480 --> 00:29:36,040 Speaker 1: of your bye, brother, and two yeah Chargers weeklies in 600 00:29:36,080 --> 00:29:38,000 Speaker 1: the books for the bye week. We'll see you next week.