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Chargers outscore twenty to three in 20 00:00:51,840 --> 00:00:55,480 Speaker 1: the second half. Today another tough loss. Yeah, I mean 21 00:00:55,600 --> 00:00:57,960 Speaker 1: it looked kind of a repeat what we saw last 22 00:00:57,960 --> 00:01:00,440 Speaker 1: week in terms of the penalties and mistakes that led 23 00:01:00,480 --> 00:01:03,800 Speaker 1: to points for the Texans through three games. You know, 24 00:01:03,800 --> 00:01:06,679 Speaker 1: we kind of talked about this before forty five and 25 00:01:06,760 --> 00:01:09,480 Speaker 1: sixteen if you count the overtime, that they've been outscored 26 00:01:09,520 --> 00:01:12,360 Speaker 1: in the second half. So I think that's really where 27 00:01:12,360 --> 00:01:14,960 Speaker 1: it starts. You know, what's happening at halftime, that they're 28 00:01:15,000 --> 00:01:17,959 Speaker 1: not coming out in the opening of the second half 29 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:20,160 Speaker 1: with a sense of urgency and kind of building on 30 00:01:20,480 --> 00:01:23,479 Speaker 1: the momentum they've established in the first half. And it's 31 00:01:23,520 --> 00:01:25,600 Speaker 1: just it's out of character from what we've seen from 32 00:01:25,640 --> 00:01:28,360 Speaker 1: this team previously. In the previous years, you know, they 33 00:01:28,400 --> 00:01:31,319 Speaker 1: were able to close out games and if they had 34 00:01:31,360 --> 00:01:33,520 Speaker 1: a lead, they would extend the lead. And now we're 35 00:01:33,560 --> 00:01:35,840 Speaker 1: not seeing them make the plays that they need to 36 00:01:35,920 --> 00:01:38,920 Speaker 1: make in order to extend leads and have more of 37 00:01:38,920 --> 00:01:41,160 Speaker 1: a cushion in the second half. That's kind of a 38 00:01:41,200 --> 00:01:43,760 Speaker 1: hard part. I think two with coming to terms with 39 00:01:43,840 --> 00:01:47,000 Speaker 1: losses like this is, you know headcroch Anthony Lynn and 40 00:01:47,040 --> 00:01:51,040 Speaker 1: Philip Rivers had said obviously continuity doesn't necessarily carry over, 41 00:01:51,120 --> 00:01:53,680 Speaker 1: but culture does, but it feels like there's just a 42 00:01:53,680 --> 00:01:57,120 Speaker 1: little bit of a shift right now where something's just 43 00:01:57,160 --> 00:02:00,440 Speaker 1: not clicking. Yeah, it's off a little bit. Yeah, And 44 00:02:00,920 --> 00:02:04,000 Speaker 1: and sometimes that can be hard because as a coach, 45 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:06,080 Speaker 1: you're like, well, you can't really place your finger on 46 00:02:06,200 --> 00:02:09,000 Speaker 1: exactly what it is because it's not really tangible. But 47 00:02:09,040 --> 00:02:11,399 Speaker 1: it is a feeling that you're not playing the same 48 00:02:11,480 --> 00:02:14,079 Speaker 1: that you were previously. It's and it's hard to kind 49 00:02:14,080 --> 00:02:17,120 Speaker 1: of replicate the way you were playing that you know 50 00:02:17,160 --> 00:02:19,839 Speaker 1: that that twelve and four season is those are hard 51 00:02:19,840 --> 00:02:22,080 Speaker 1: to come by. Yeah, you know, those special it's not 52 00:02:22,120 --> 00:02:24,000 Speaker 1: easy to go out there and just you know, dial 53 00:02:24,040 --> 00:02:26,400 Speaker 1: it up again. And by the way, they were one 54 00:02:26,440 --> 00:02:28,880 Speaker 1: and two last year, they were twelve and four seasons. 55 00:02:28,880 --> 00:02:31,200 Speaker 1: So they lost to the first three, albeit to the 56 00:02:31,320 --> 00:02:33,760 Speaker 1: Rams and the Chiefs. Yeah, that felt a little different 57 00:02:33,760 --> 00:02:35,920 Speaker 1: because you knew the Rams and Chiefs were really good. 58 00:02:36,400 --> 00:02:39,480 Speaker 1: That's not taking anything away from the Texans and the Lions. 59 00:02:39,520 --> 00:02:41,640 Speaker 1: We think the Lions beat the Eagles today and they 60 00:02:41,639 --> 00:02:45,280 Speaker 1: finished that off, so I mean that's that's a decent team. Um, 61 00:02:45,440 --> 00:02:48,520 Speaker 1: But it feels a little different because it just felt 62 00:02:48,600 --> 00:02:50,919 Speaker 1: like in both of these games that they lost, they 63 00:02:50,919 --> 00:02:53,280 Speaker 1: were really in control of the games, and you felt 64 00:02:53,320 --> 00:02:55,679 Speaker 1: like they should have just put them away, and they weren't. 65 00:02:55,720 --> 00:02:57,520 Speaker 1: They weren't able to do it. Um And that's what 66 00:02:57,520 --> 00:03:00,240 Speaker 1: good teams do. They win these games, they put him 67 00:03:00,240 --> 00:03:01,560 Speaker 1: away and then they move on to the next one. 68 00:03:01,600 --> 00:03:06,359 Speaker 1: So Miami, that's that's like a good thing, right you 69 00:03:06,720 --> 00:03:10,160 Speaker 1: would you know, listen, Miami has struggled mightily the first 70 00:03:10,160 --> 00:03:13,200 Speaker 1: three weeks this season, So the Chargers can finish the 71 00:03:13,240 --> 00:03:15,359 Speaker 1: first quarter of the twenty nineteen season two and two 72 00:03:15,400 --> 00:03:18,920 Speaker 1: with a win in Miami. I think if you talk positives, 73 00:03:19,120 --> 00:03:22,280 Speaker 1: how about Keenan Allen hundred eighty two yards, Yeah, touchdowns 74 00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:26,200 Speaker 1: thirteen was a career high, one hundred eighty three receiving yards, 75 00:03:26,240 --> 00:03:29,960 Speaker 1: seventeen targets. M I kind of talked about this early on. 76 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:33,080 Speaker 1: I just felt like with Hunter Henry going down, I 77 00:03:33,200 --> 00:03:36,080 Speaker 1: just thought Philip was just gonna feed Keenan even more 78 00:03:36,440 --> 00:03:38,120 Speaker 1: because not only is he going to run those routes 79 00:03:38,160 --> 00:03:39,720 Speaker 1: on the outside, but you now you're gonna push him 80 00:03:39,720 --> 00:03:42,000 Speaker 1: on the inside. He's gonna run those crossers that he's 81 00:03:42,040 --> 00:03:45,360 Speaker 1: so effective on getting open, creating separation, run after the 82 00:03:45,400 --> 00:03:48,760 Speaker 1: catch in critical moments when Philip needed a play. I mean, 83 00:03:48,760 --> 00:03:51,160 Speaker 1: he was looking for thirteen and more times than not, 84 00:03:51,320 --> 00:03:55,480 Speaker 1: thirteen was coming through for him. So, but somebody else 85 00:03:55,520 --> 00:03:58,280 Speaker 1: has to come in, right, it can't just be all Keenan, right, 86 00:03:58,960 --> 00:04:01,600 Speaker 1: And that's the thing. I mean Williams three of seven 87 00:04:01,600 --> 00:04:03,960 Speaker 1: for forty five. Yeah, and he's still dealing with the 88 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:06,560 Speaker 1: knee and he's fully healthy. But yeah, somebody else has 89 00:04:06,560 --> 00:04:09,280 Speaker 1: to kind of help, you know, carry the load. It 90 00:04:09,360 --> 00:04:12,480 Speaker 1: just can't be Keenan every time in the past game 91 00:04:12,520 --> 00:04:15,080 Speaker 1: and then maybe Austin Ekeler and some of the running 92 00:04:15,080 --> 00:04:17,320 Speaker 1: backs and you see Philip, you know, trying to get 93 00:04:17,360 --> 00:04:20,800 Speaker 1: others involved. You know. Unfortunately Benjamin wasn't able to come 94 00:04:20,839 --> 00:04:22,520 Speaker 1: down with that catch that would have been a touchdown 95 00:04:22,560 --> 00:04:24,600 Speaker 1: had he held on to it. That was actually back 96 00:04:24,640 --> 00:04:27,200 Speaker 1: to backdrops. He dropped one, and then Colton dropped one 97 00:04:27,200 --> 00:04:30,640 Speaker 1: on the next down. So, but somebody else has to 98 00:04:30,680 --> 00:04:33,919 Speaker 1: kind of step in to help fill that void. So, 99 00:04:33,920 --> 00:04:37,000 Speaker 1: so Keenan isn't taxed at the end of the season. Yeah, 100 00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:39,960 Speaker 1: he had seventeen targets too, So thirteen catches on seventeen 101 00:04:40,000 --> 00:04:42,440 Speaker 1: targets and Haley to your point, you know, Mike Williams 102 00:04:42,440 --> 00:04:46,000 Speaker 1: forty five yards, Austin Ekeler forty five yards, everybody else 103 00:04:46,440 --> 00:04:50,080 Speaker 1: four five, twenty three thirteen. So in terms of spreading 104 00:04:50,080 --> 00:04:51,560 Speaker 1: the ball around, listen, if you want to get the 105 00:04:51,600 --> 00:04:53,840 Speaker 1: ball to Keenan Allen and your Philip rivers, go for it. 106 00:04:54,160 --> 00:04:57,159 Speaker 1: If he's open, why not. But at the same time, 107 00:04:57,360 --> 00:04:59,160 Speaker 1: you have Mike Williams on that team for a reason, 108 00:04:59,279 --> 00:05:01,920 Speaker 1: and somebody's other wide receivers and tight ends got to 109 00:05:01,960 --> 00:05:04,000 Speaker 1: step up at different spots. Contrels made plays in the 110 00:05:04,000 --> 00:05:06,640 Speaker 1: past for Philip, and he made a play today, so 111 00:05:06,680 --> 00:05:08,840 Speaker 1: maybe you figure out ways to get him a little 112 00:05:08,839 --> 00:05:11,720 Speaker 1: more involved well. And also I think finding balance too 113 00:05:11,720 --> 00:05:15,440 Speaker 1: in your offense. Two hundred ninety three yards passing but 114 00:05:15,640 --> 00:05:19,280 Speaker 1: seventy three on the ground. So and you know it's 115 00:05:19,279 --> 00:05:21,760 Speaker 1: hard the way they run their offenses. They use those 116 00:05:21,800 --> 00:05:24,400 Speaker 1: short passage to the running backs as extended hand us. 117 00:05:24,480 --> 00:05:26,520 Speaker 1: But you're right, you would like to see a little 118 00:05:26,560 --> 00:05:29,000 Speaker 1: bit more uh you know, yardis in terms of the 119 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:32,000 Speaker 1: ground game, and more balanced offensively. Maybe that would make 120 00:05:32,040 --> 00:05:36,120 Speaker 1: them a little harder to defend. Deshaun Watson was only 121 00:05:36,160 --> 00:05:39,200 Speaker 1: sacked twice today, and he was sacked ten times in 122 00:05:39,279 --> 00:05:41,800 Speaker 1: the first two weeks the season, sacks sixty two times. 123 00:05:41,880 --> 00:05:43,680 Speaker 1: Last year it seems like he should have been sacked 124 00:05:43,680 --> 00:05:46,240 Speaker 1: to four or five more teams. He was like Houdini, 125 00:05:46,360 --> 00:05:49,400 Speaker 1: he really was. The way he was able to escape 126 00:05:49,440 --> 00:05:53,039 Speaker 1: those situations, he was impressive watching him in person, move around, 127 00:05:53,480 --> 00:05:56,720 Speaker 1: accurate with the football, always kind of kept his eyes downfield, 128 00:05:56,760 --> 00:05:58,320 Speaker 1: but when they needed him to make a play with 129 00:05:58,320 --> 00:06:00,680 Speaker 1: his feet, he was able to do that well as well, 130 00:06:00,720 --> 00:06:04,760 Speaker 1: and extend drives by by getting first down by running. 131 00:06:05,480 --> 00:06:07,919 Speaker 1: And then you know, we saw JJ walk come alive. 132 00:06:07,920 --> 00:06:10,080 Speaker 1: I don't think he had a sack coming in. Of course, 133 00:06:10,120 --> 00:06:12,800 Speaker 1: he gets a couple of sacks here, um, and he was, 134 00:06:13,000 --> 00:06:15,479 Speaker 1: you know, in the backfield. It seemed like a lot mistaken. 135 00:06:15,520 --> 00:06:17,960 Speaker 1: I think last week he got shut out completely on everything. 136 00:06:18,120 --> 00:06:20,200 Speaker 1: Is that right? I don't think he didn't get stadt. Yeah, 137 00:06:20,200 --> 00:06:22,960 Speaker 1: I think he was without a stat rushing defense. If 138 00:06:23,080 --> 00:06:25,680 Speaker 1: if you want a positive for the Chargers, Carlos hide 139 00:06:25,720 --> 00:06:29,680 Speaker 1: nineteen yards, Deshaul Watson had eighteen yards, so on the 140 00:06:29,720 --> 00:06:35,360 Speaker 1: ground and he shows forty total yards. Yeah nine. So again, 141 00:06:35,520 --> 00:06:39,200 Speaker 1: Denzel Perriman comes back and hey, your run defense gets better. 142 00:06:39,279 --> 00:06:41,880 Speaker 1: That's not a coincidence, right, I mean we see what 143 00:06:41,960 --> 00:06:44,479 Speaker 1: Denzel does in terms of being a tone setter and 144 00:06:44,480 --> 00:06:47,279 Speaker 1: his ability to get people on the ground go tackle 145 00:06:47,320 --> 00:06:49,880 Speaker 1: to tackle to make plays um and I think he 146 00:06:49,960 --> 00:06:52,560 Speaker 1: ended up with six tackles today, So I thought that 147 00:06:52,640 --> 00:06:54,479 Speaker 1: was big to have him healthy and in there, and 148 00:06:54,480 --> 00:06:56,159 Speaker 1: hopefully he can stay there for a while. What a 149 00:06:56,160 --> 00:06:59,240 Speaker 1: difference he makes, Eric, Yeah, he really does. Yeah, he's 150 00:06:59,279 --> 00:07:01,400 Speaker 1: just he's just all a tackler. And then when you 151 00:07:01,440 --> 00:07:04,560 Speaker 1: see guys like Denzel hit somebody, I think that's contagious 152 00:07:04,600 --> 00:07:08,839 Speaker 1: and it creates other guys playing in that passion. So 153 00:07:09,040 --> 00:07:10,880 Speaker 1: hopefully that's a sign of things to come in terms 154 00:07:10,920 --> 00:07:13,280 Speaker 1: of the run defense, because it does seem like it's 155 00:07:13,320 --> 00:07:17,120 Speaker 1: stabilize a little bit since the opening game against the Colts. Haley, 156 00:07:17,360 --> 00:07:20,920 Speaker 1: the injuries. It's gonna happen, yeah to all thirty two 157 00:07:20,960 --> 00:07:23,360 Speaker 1: NFL teams. Seems like the Chargers maybe hit a little 158 00:07:23,360 --> 00:07:26,040 Speaker 1: bit harder early in the year, and you're seeing some 159 00:07:26,080 --> 00:07:30,200 Speaker 1: guys like Roger Teamer and Brandon face on in that secondary. 160 00:07:30,360 --> 00:07:32,720 Speaker 1: I think it's just going to take some time to 161 00:07:32,800 --> 00:07:35,360 Speaker 1: further develop some chemistry with some of these new guys. 162 00:07:35,360 --> 00:07:36,600 Speaker 1: You see all these guys who've been here for a 163 00:07:36,680 --> 00:07:38,440 Speaker 1: long time. Then you see some of these new guys 164 00:07:38,440 --> 00:07:40,920 Speaker 1: that still have to kind of get integrated into what 165 00:07:41,240 --> 00:07:43,720 Speaker 1: the Chargers are doing on the defense. Yeah, and hey, 166 00:07:43,760 --> 00:07:46,520 Speaker 1: it's week three and this team will grow and teams 167 00:07:46,560 --> 00:07:48,880 Speaker 1: come together and grow and develop as the year goes on. 168 00:07:49,360 --> 00:07:52,440 Speaker 1: But you are right. I think obviously a lot of 169 00:07:52,440 --> 00:07:54,600 Speaker 1: teams have been hit with injuries, but these Chargers, this 170 00:07:54,680 --> 00:07:56,880 Speaker 1: Chargers team, you look, they've been hit with injuries to 171 00:07:57,240 --> 00:08:00,160 Speaker 1: marquee guys, and then you get Adrian Phillips last week, 172 00:08:00,160 --> 00:08:03,120 Speaker 1: who's filling in for the guy who got hurt over summer, 173 00:08:03,200 --> 00:08:05,040 Speaker 1: and then it's like, okay, well now you're on your 174 00:08:05,120 --> 00:08:07,840 Speaker 1: third guy basically trying to fill that spot. So I 175 00:08:07,880 --> 00:08:09,720 Speaker 1: think it is you know, it's growing pains, it's working 176 00:08:09,760 --> 00:08:11,800 Speaker 1: things out, it's getting guys out there a team are 177 00:08:11,840 --> 00:08:16,040 Speaker 1: hadn't played until today in a regular season game. So 178 00:08:16,720 --> 00:08:18,680 Speaker 1: I think as the year goes on, maybe some of 179 00:08:18,680 --> 00:08:21,120 Speaker 1: those guys too may come back, depending on if they're 180 00:08:21,160 --> 00:08:22,800 Speaker 1: able to heal. And I think at least the team 181 00:08:22,840 --> 00:08:26,440 Speaker 1: can kind of gel as these weeks move forward. This AFC, 182 00:08:26,560 --> 00:08:29,040 Speaker 1: we talked about it last week. Losing to the Lions, 183 00:08:29,080 --> 00:08:31,520 Speaker 1: it's like, Okay, it's an NFC team. This is a 184 00:08:31,560 --> 00:08:34,520 Speaker 1: team that who knows they could be competing for a 185 00:08:34,520 --> 00:08:37,360 Speaker 1: wildcard spot like the Chargers. It could come down to 186 00:08:37,400 --> 00:08:39,640 Speaker 1: a tie breaker. You beat the Colts Week one, but 187 00:08:39,720 --> 00:08:42,640 Speaker 1: you still have four more AFC games in a row. 188 00:08:43,000 --> 00:08:45,880 Speaker 1: Startn't with Miami. I don't know you've seen this team 189 00:08:45,920 --> 00:08:48,360 Speaker 1: over the last several years. I think there's some leaders 190 00:08:48,400 --> 00:08:50,200 Speaker 1: in this locker room that can help right the ship 191 00:08:50,240 --> 00:08:52,640 Speaker 1: here starting in South Beach. Oh yeah, no doubt. I 192 00:08:52,640 --> 00:08:55,360 Speaker 1: mean it's still early in the season one and two. 193 00:08:55,559 --> 00:08:56,920 Speaker 1: You know, you feel like you should be three and 194 00:08:56,960 --> 00:09:00,000 Speaker 1: oh if you're the Chargers, but you have thirteen games 195 00:09:00,040 --> 00:09:02,680 Speaker 1: deal in front of you. So there's a lot to 196 00:09:02,720 --> 00:09:06,320 Speaker 1: be decided yet in terms of the division and where 197 00:09:06,320 --> 00:09:07,599 Speaker 1: this team is going to be, if it's gonna be 198 00:09:07,600 --> 00:09:09,800 Speaker 1: a playoff team or not. But it is up to 199 00:09:10,240 --> 00:09:13,280 Speaker 1: leaders like Thomas Davis and Brandy Mebain and Philip Rivers 200 00:09:13,920 --> 00:09:16,640 Speaker 1: Mike Pouncey to kind of rally the rest of the 201 00:09:16,679 --> 00:09:21,360 Speaker 1: group together and get them focused on Miami. Again, you 202 00:09:21,400 --> 00:09:24,240 Speaker 1: can't really overlook anybody in the NFL. Those guys are 203 00:09:24,280 --> 00:09:27,560 Speaker 1: getting paid too, So if you don't show up, you 204 00:09:27,600 --> 00:09:31,080 Speaker 1: could very well get beat again. So it's important that 205 00:09:31,240 --> 00:09:34,840 Speaker 1: this practice fundamentally, they're they're really focused on those types 206 00:09:34,880 --> 00:09:37,360 Speaker 1: of things and cleaning things up, so they're not having 207 00:09:37,400 --> 00:09:40,280 Speaker 1: the same issues for a third straight week. Philip through 208 00:09:40,320 --> 00:09:42,400 Speaker 1: the ball of forty six times today, thirty one to 209 00:09:42,520 --> 00:09:46,040 Speaker 1: forty six, three eighteen yards, but he was sacked five times. 210 00:09:46,280 --> 00:09:48,240 Speaker 1: And I think how many times was he sack coming 211 00:09:48,240 --> 00:09:50,240 Speaker 1: into this. I believe he was sacked five coming into 212 00:09:50,240 --> 00:09:53,520 Speaker 1: this already. So now so now ten sacks you gotta 213 00:09:53,559 --> 00:09:56,760 Speaker 1: protect seventeen. I think that's that's of the utmost importance 214 00:09:57,040 --> 00:10:00,120 Speaker 1: for this offense. That's true, But this is all so 215 00:10:00,360 --> 00:10:03,679 Speaker 1: kind of what we've seen in years pass when they 216 00:10:03,720 --> 00:10:06,440 Speaker 1: had injuries and Philip would throw at forty five to 217 00:10:06,520 --> 00:10:09,120 Speaker 1: fifty times, and I don't think that's ideal. And that's 218 00:10:09,120 --> 00:10:11,560 Speaker 1: why Haley kind of talked about the balance. He'd like 219 00:10:11,600 --> 00:10:13,400 Speaker 1: to see him throw it more like twenty five to 220 00:10:13,520 --> 00:10:16,720 Speaker 1: thirty times and be more efficient and not have to 221 00:10:16,720 --> 00:10:19,959 Speaker 1: throw it forty five times. So they need to get 222 00:10:20,000 --> 00:10:22,560 Speaker 1: back to kind of that blueprint and formula where they 223 00:10:22,559 --> 00:10:25,720 Speaker 1: had success last year, which was creating balance and running 224 00:10:25,760 --> 00:10:30,080 Speaker 1: it and Philip throwing off of that and being efficient 225 00:10:30,120 --> 00:10:33,080 Speaker 1: and making chunk play still in those thirty to thirty 226 00:10:33,120 --> 00:10:35,760 Speaker 1: five attempts. One are the things, Haley, that I've noticed 227 00:10:35,760 --> 00:10:37,840 Speaker 1: through the first three weeks with Austin Ekeler and Justin 228 00:10:37,960 --> 00:10:41,840 Speaker 1: Jackson limited touches today on the ground, but still Austin 229 00:10:41,960 --> 00:10:45,400 Speaker 1: nine for thirty six yards four yards a pop five 230 00:10:45,480 --> 00:10:48,080 Speaker 1: point two a pop for Justin Jackson five for twenty six. 231 00:10:48,360 --> 00:10:51,360 Speaker 1: Those guys get big chunks of yardage. So you know, 232 00:10:51,720 --> 00:10:53,280 Speaker 1: I guess it is a matter of maybe trying to 233 00:10:53,280 --> 00:10:55,720 Speaker 1: stick with those guys, getting that running game going down 234 00:10:55,800 --> 00:10:58,360 Speaker 1: much more. Yeah, and I think that helps ultimately. I mean, 235 00:10:58,360 --> 00:11:01,160 Speaker 1: when this team came out of time, the defense forced 236 00:11:01,160 --> 00:11:03,000 Speaker 1: the Texans into a three and out ye, So that 237 00:11:03,080 --> 00:11:05,120 Speaker 1: was good. They started on a positive note. But you 238 00:11:05,200 --> 00:11:08,400 Speaker 1: just kind of think if the offense maybe ran the ball, 239 00:11:08,480 --> 00:11:10,640 Speaker 1: maybe controlled the clock a little bit with a lead 240 00:11:11,040 --> 00:11:13,240 Speaker 1: at different times throughout that second half, maybe things would 241 00:11:13,240 --> 00:11:15,720 Speaker 1: be different. In the end, just kind of maintaining again 242 00:11:15,760 --> 00:11:17,640 Speaker 1: that little bit of balance. Because they have been running 243 00:11:17,640 --> 00:11:20,480 Speaker 1: well and they have been doing really good things. It's tough. 244 00:11:20,760 --> 00:11:23,520 Speaker 1: It's tough for this Chargers team because there's a lot 245 00:11:23,520 --> 00:11:27,600 Speaker 1: of expectations and I think the expectation was trying to 246 00:11:27,640 --> 00:11:30,920 Speaker 1: come out to a hot start. We talked about starting 247 00:11:30,960 --> 00:11:32,960 Speaker 1: one and two last year, Eric, but again that was 248 00:11:33,000 --> 00:11:36,240 Speaker 1: the Rams and Chiefs, and then the Chargers started to roll. 249 00:11:36,800 --> 00:11:39,680 Speaker 1: So maybe this is the week where this kind of 250 00:11:39,679 --> 00:11:41,960 Speaker 1: sets the tone for the rest of the season. You 251 00:11:41,960 --> 00:11:44,439 Speaker 1: get back to five hundred, and then coach Lynn breaks 252 00:11:44,440 --> 00:11:46,800 Speaker 1: this thing up into quarters. You get the first quarter 253 00:11:46,920 --> 00:11:49,200 Speaker 1: over with two and two. Probably not happy with two 254 00:11:49,200 --> 00:11:51,400 Speaker 1: and two based on how the thing kind of shook out, 255 00:11:51,679 --> 00:11:54,199 Speaker 1: but you can kind of move forward. Yeah, it is 256 00:11:54,240 --> 00:11:56,439 Speaker 1: important that you're able to get that win in Miami, 257 00:11:56,480 --> 00:11:58,520 Speaker 1: so you can get back to five hundred, and like 258 00:11:58,520 --> 00:12:00,440 Speaker 1: you said, for that first quarter, beat two and two, 259 00:12:00,520 --> 00:12:04,120 Speaker 1: and then now you got to look towards Denver here 260 00:12:04,640 --> 00:12:07,080 Speaker 1: um and then I forget who's after that. It's Denver 261 00:12:07,240 --> 00:12:10,960 Speaker 1: and it's Pittsburgh Press yea without Roethlisberger. So two home 262 00:12:10,960 --> 00:12:12,360 Speaker 1: games and then I believe you go on the road, 263 00:12:12,840 --> 00:12:16,160 Speaker 1: uh Tennessee in Chicago to finish out that second quarter. 264 00:12:16,200 --> 00:12:18,160 Speaker 1: But you know, you don't want to look too far ahead. 265 00:12:18,200 --> 00:12:20,800 Speaker 1: You want to make sure that you're really focused on 266 00:12:20,800 --> 00:12:22,800 Speaker 1: that Miami game and that you you win a game 267 00:12:22,800 --> 00:12:25,560 Speaker 1: that you're supposed to win, um, so you're not kind 268 00:12:25,600 --> 00:12:29,840 Speaker 1: of kicking yourself because you lose another game. Speaking of kicking, 269 00:12:30,320 --> 00:12:34,679 Speaker 1: Michael Badgley missed third straight game, So if they can 270 00:12:34,720 --> 00:12:37,199 Speaker 1: get him back, gets high. Long back to what he's 271 00:12:37,200 --> 00:12:40,000 Speaker 1: supposed didn't play, weren't weren't you? I was a little surprised, 272 00:12:40,040 --> 00:12:41,520 Speaker 1: I think based on Friday, I was a little bit 273 00:12:41,520 --> 00:12:44,560 Speaker 1: surprised that he didn't play. Encouraging and and and everything 274 00:12:44,600 --> 00:12:46,440 Speaker 1: that Lynn said on the Friday press for that he 275 00:12:46,520 --> 00:12:48,680 Speaker 1: was gonna play. So when they downgraded him a doubtful 276 00:12:48,720 --> 00:12:50,680 Speaker 1: on Saturday, that was a little surprising. But you know, 277 00:12:50,840 --> 00:12:53,560 Speaker 1: I think Tai long Um, you know, redeemed himself today 278 00:12:54,240 --> 00:12:55,880 Speaker 1: wasn't an issue and you know, made the kicks that 279 00:12:55,880 --> 00:12:58,120 Speaker 1: he was supposed to make, punted pretty well for the 280 00:12:58,160 --> 00:13:00,959 Speaker 1: most part. So I mean that wasn't really an issue 281 00:13:00,960 --> 00:13:03,720 Speaker 1: in terms of whether they want a loss today. Any 282 00:13:03,720 --> 00:13:07,000 Speaker 1: closing thoughts, Guys, it's tough when they lose. It's tough 283 00:13:07,000 --> 00:13:10,280 Speaker 1: when they lose. The money down needs to get better. Yeah, 284 00:13:10,360 --> 00:13:13,640 Speaker 1: third down overall was not good today, both on offense 285 00:13:13,679 --> 00:13:17,320 Speaker 1: and defense. Texans offense six or ten on third down 286 00:13:17,360 --> 00:13:20,680 Speaker 1: and then charges offense five or fifteen, So winning third 287 00:13:20,679 --> 00:13:22,760 Speaker 1: down is huge on both sides of the ball. I 288 00:13:22,800 --> 00:13:25,160 Speaker 1: just think for me, it's early. If you're a Charger 289 00:13:25,240 --> 00:13:29,160 Speaker 1: fan and you know, go ahead and drink some tequila, 290 00:13:29,640 --> 00:13:31,600 Speaker 1: you know, or whatever you do and after the game 291 00:13:31,679 --> 00:13:34,480 Speaker 1: and kind of, you know, calm your nerves down. Sixteen 292 00:13:34,559 --> 00:13:39,520 Speaker 1: game season season, September, and really the most important thing 293 00:13:39,640 --> 00:13:41,640 Speaker 1: is that this team is playing well at the end 294 00:13:41,679 --> 00:13:44,199 Speaker 1: of the season. So if they do go in the postseason, 295 00:13:44,480 --> 00:13:47,439 Speaker 1: they have all their their guys healthy and they're ready 296 00:13:47,480 --> 00:13:50,600 Speaker 1: to go. But it is again concerning the way that 297 00:13:50,640 --> 00:13:53,880 Speaker 1: they've lost some of these games. But again it's early. 298 00:13:54,240 --> 00:13:57,200 Speaker 1: They can certainly recover from this, no doubt. And I 299 00:13:57,240 --> 00:13:59,840 Speaker 1: think just playing four quarters. You gotta play four quarters. 300 00:14:00,080 --> 00:14:02,679 Speaker 1: We talked about that second half stat outscored forty five 301 00:14:02,840 --> 00:14:05,480 Speaker 1: sixteen in the second half. This team has come out 302 00:14:05,640 --> 00:14:09,240 Speaker 1: rolling against Indie, they came out rolling today. They were 303 00:14:09,320 --> 00:14:12,679 Speaker 1: up on the Lions early on the road. So if 304 00:14:12,679 --> 00:14:14,679 Speaker 1: they could just sustain that, you've just got to be 305 00:14:14,679 --> 00:14:18,280 Speaker 1: able to sustain that for four quarters. And sometimes when 306 00:14:18,679 --> 00:14:21,560 Speaker 1: you have new players and it's a new season, twelve 307 00:14:21,600 --> 00:14:23,360 Speaker 1: and four last year is not going to carry over. 308 00:14:23,520 --> 00:14:25,640 Speaker 1: You have to learn how to win again as a team. 309 00:14:25,760 --> 00:14:28,040 Speaker 1: A new team in twenty nineteen, right, yeah, yeah, a 310 00:14:28,120 --> 00:14:31,240 Speaker 1: different formation, a different group of guys, and again I 311 00:14:31,280 --> 00:14:33,680 Speaker 1: think they're still kind of figuring out who are going 312 00:14:33,720 --> 00:14:36,320 Speaker 1: to be those playmakers, those guys that make the plays 313 00:14:36,320 --> 00:14:39,120 Speaker 1: in crucial situations to get them over the hump. In 314 00:14:39,160 --> 00:14:41,920 Speaker 1: twenty nineteen, Leric, I heard from fans and it's really 315 00:14:41,920 --> 00:14:44,000 Speaker 1: not fair that since you've come on this podcast, the 316 00:14:44,120 --> 00:14:46,880 Speaker 1: Chargers are owing two, and I don't think it's fair 317 00:14:46,920 --> 00:14:50,720 Speaker 1: at all. I think it's it's uncalled for, frankly. So 318 00:14:50,800 --> 00:14:53,080 Speaker 1: hopefully the numbers are the numbers. The numbers are the numbers. 319 00:14:53,080 --> 00:14:55,440 Speaker 1: See this is in my game stats. Eric Williams owin 320 00:14:55,480 --> 00:14:57,640 Speaker 1: two when he comes on the Final Drive presented by 321 00:14:57,640 --> 00:15:01,120 Speaker 1: Mercury Insurance. But we'll see you next week. Charges, fans, 322 00:15:01,160 --> 00:15:04,080 Speaker 1: hang in there. They're one and two onto Miami. We'll 323 00:15:04,080 --> 00:15:04,800 Speaker 1: see you next time.