1 00:00:10,760 --> 00:00:14,000 Speaker 1: What's up, guys. Welcome into a week sixteen edition of 2 00:00:14,200 --> 00:00:19,280 Speaker 1: Chargers Weekly. Happy Holiday's married Christmas? Matt money Smith always 3 00:00:19,280 --> 00:00:21,439 Speaker 1: good to see your brother. How are you doing well? 4 00:00:21,920 --> 00:00:24,320 Speaker 1: Doing well? Chris? Just hopeful that we get this game 5 00:00:24,320 --> 00:00:26,720 Speaker 1: in on Sunday. You know, I don't know when people 6 00:00:26,720 --> 00:00:29,120 Speaker 1: are listening to this, but certainly we've seen them move 7 00:00:29,160 --> 00:00:31,240 Speaker 1: a game to Monday from Saturday, and we've seen them 8 00:00:31,240 --> 00:00:35,400 Speaker 1: move games from Sunday to Tuesday. So anxious considering the 9 00:00:35,440 --> 00:00:37,560 Speaker 1: way the news has been coming out with these two 10 00:00:37,600 --> 00:00:40,440 Speaker 1: teams and the increase and players getting put on that 11 00:00:40,479 --> 00:00:43,080 Speaker 1: COVID reserve list, whether or not we're gonna get to 12 00:00:43,120 --> 00:00:46,040 Speaker 1: a point where the NFL decides, Okay, you're you're down 13 00:00:46,080 --> 00:00:48,760 Speaker 1: twenty or eighteen. I think the Texans are at eighteen 14 00:00:48,800 --> 00:00:51,279 Speaker 1: at the time we're doing this. The Chargers, I think 15 00:00:51,280 --> 00:00:54,279 Speaker 1: are at ten or eleven. So just it's a it's 16 00:00:54,280 --> 00:00:55,840 Speaker 1: a tough week when you're trying to prep for a 17 00:00:55,880 --> 00:00:57,880 Speaker 1: game and figure out exactly who's going to be out 18 00:00:57,920 --> 00:01:01,040 Speaker 1: there playing. It's it's a fluid situation right now. As 19 00:01:01,080 --> 00:01:03,200 Speaker 1: we take this on a Thursday, we know Joey Bosa 20 00:01:03,280 --> 00:01:05,560 Speaker 1: and Kiemon Hall will not play in the game. But 21 00:01:05,600 --> 00:01:07,360 Speaker 1: as Money alluded to it, there's a there's a ton 22 00:01:07,440 --> 00:01:11,280 Speaker 1: of guys on the list of both teams. Brandon Cooks, 23 00:01:12,240 --> 00:01:20,479 Speaker 1: the kicker for the Texans, and then Yami Fairburn, Yeah, Fairburn, Um, Eckler, Lindsley, Guiten, Um, 24 00:01:20,920 --> 00:01:22,920 Speaker 1: there's a there's a lot of guys, and and we'll 25 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:25,120 Speaker 1: know more, I guess as we get to the weekend. 26 00:01:25,240 --> 00:01:28,479 Speaker 1: But but yeah, I guess let's start on a positive note. 27 00:01:28,600 --> 00:01:31,160 Speaker 1: As far as the Pro Bowls concerned, I mean, six 28 00:01:31,280 --> 00:01:36,200 Speaker 1: Chargers make it five starters, and really, I think you 29 00:01:36,440 --> 00:01:38,679 Speaker 1: could have your your beefs and your stubs and everything. 30 00:01:38,720 --> 00:01:40,680 Speaker 1: But I was just shocked at Austin Ekeler was in 31 00:01:40,800 --> 00:01:45,240 Speaker 1: on the list man seventeen touchdowns, second in yards from scrimmage, 32 00:01:45,400 --> 00:01:49,640 Speaker 1: having really a special year, and they Chargers have six guys, 33 00:01:49,920 --> 00:01:52,919 Speaker 1: Austin wasn't one of them. Yeah, I think it's um, 34 00:01:53,240 --> 00:01:54,680 Speaker 1: you know, I think it's it's sort of the same 35 00:01:54,760 --> 00:01:58,720 Speaker 1: as as people kind of squawking about Joe Burrow or 36 00:01:58,800 --> 00:02:01,200 Speaker 1: Matthew Stafford, and I think, what's you know? And look, 37 00:02:01,240 --> 00:02:05,280 Speaker 1: Austin's been phenomenal. Unfortunately, he plays in the same conference 38 00:02:05,720 --> 00:02:08,359 Speaker 1: as Jonathan Taylor, you know, and he's going to take 39 00:02:08,400 --> 00:02:10,360 Speaker 1: that that number one spot. But I'm with you, you know, 40 00:02:10,400 --> 00:02:13,320 Speaker 1: I mean, Joe Mixons had an incredible year, Uh, no 41 00:02:13,440 --> 00:02:16,080 Speaker 1: question about it. So there's you know, to me, like 42 00:02:16,200 --> 00:02:18,640 Speaker 1: Kaiser White's another one when I look at the linebackers 43 00:02:18,680 --> 00:02:20,520 Speaker 1: and you know, well, you know, I think anybody that's 44 00:02:20,560 --> 00:02:23,000 Speaker 1: ever been around Denzel could not be happier for him 45 00:02:23,200 --> 00:02:25,320 Speaker 1: to make the Pro Bowl. He's such a great guy. 46 00:02:26,520 --> 00:02:29,200 Speaker 1: But to me, the idea that that Denzel Peraman made 47 00:02:29,200 --> 00:02:32,040 Speaker 1: it ahead Kaiser White is just crazy. Like there's so 48 00:02:32,080 --> 00:02:34,840 Speaker 1: there's there's so many of those games you can play. Um, 49 00:02:35,400 --> 00:02:38,120 Speaker 1: obviously the big one is justin Herbert. You know, the 50 00:02:38,120 --> 00:02:40,120 Speaker 1: first time the Chargers have had the starting quarterback in 51 00:02:40,160 --> 00:02:42,040 Speaker 1: the Pro Bowl since Filets back in eighty three. So 52 00:02:42,120 --> 00:02:44,919 Speaker 1: that's pretty freaking awesome for him because that's certainly earned. 53 00:02:45,080 --> 00:02:47,520 Speaker 1: I do think he's been the best quarterback in the 54 00:02:47,560 --> 00:02:51,120 Speaker 1: AFC this season and uh and that was certainly earned. 55 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:55,799 Speaker 1: Herbert the starter and then Reshawn Slater the starting left 56 00:02:55,800 --> 00:02:58,200 Speaker 1: tackle for the AFC. So, so money, you're in a 57 00:02:58,280 --> 00:03:01,000 Speaker 1: situation where you have a second quarterback at a rookie 58 00:03:01,080 --> 00:03:03,639 Speaker 1: left tackle probably going to be with this organization for 59 00:03:03,680 --> 00:03:08,079 Speaker 1: the next decade plus, already making Pro Bowls in Obviously, 60 00:03:08,120 --> 00:03:10,119 Speaker 1: the focus is on trying to get to the playoffs 61 00:03:10,160 --> 00:03:12,640 Speaker 1: and make some noise this year, but we talk about 62 00:03:12,680 --> 00:03:15,200 Speaker 1: just what Brandon Staley has brought to this team and 63 00:03:15,360 --> 00:03:18,400 Speaker 1: the players that Tom Talesco has brought into this organization. 64 00:03:18,919 --> 00:03:21,400 Speaker 1: Future is bright for this Charger squad. And I have 65 00:03:21,480 --> 00:03:24,320 Speaker 1: to mention this Keenan Allen since the Chargers moved up 66 00:03:24,360 --> 00:03:28,080 Speaker 1: to la Keenan Allen has been a Pro bowler twenty seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, 67 00:03:28,120 --> 00:03:32,520 Speaker 1: twenty and twenty one. That consistency and availability, as he says, 68 00:03:32,520 --> 00:03:35,960 Speaker 1: certainly there for Keenan. Yeah, I think you said it, Chris. 69 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:37,640 Speaker 1: You know, our hope is that none of these guys 70 00:03:37,720 --> 00:03:39,480 Speaker 1: end up playing in the Pro Bowl. You know, that's 71 00:03:39,560 --> 00:03:41,200 Speaker 1: that's what you want. You want him to get the 72 00:03:41,480 --> 00:03:43,960 Speaker 1: you know, get the nod, get your bonus, and then 73 00:03:43,960 --> 00:03:46,360 Speaker 1: don't play because you're in the Super Bowl. And that's 74 00:03:46,400 --> 00:03:48,600 Speaker 1: certainly something that we're hopeful. But I think it speaks to, 75 00:03:49,400 --> 00:03:52,000 Speaker 1: you know, something that we've been talking about for a while, 76 00:03:52,080 --> 00:03:54,520 Speaker 1: and that's that this roster is good enough to win 77 00:03:54,560 --> 00:03:57,280 Speaker 1: a Super Bowl. You know this, this team, this roster 78 00:03:57,840 --> 00:04:00,680 Speaker 1: where you have players at impact positions like left tackle, 79 00:04:01,240 --> 00:04:06,000 Speaker 1: like edge and Joey Bosa, like defensive backfield, Derwin James, quarterback, 80 00:04:06,080 --> 00:04:09,080 Speaker 1: Justin Herbert, receiver Keenan Allen and what's now become a 81 00:04:09,200 --> 00:04:13,000 Speaker 1: supreme passing league. They've got enough, you know, they've got enough. 82 00:04:13,040 --> 00:04:14,720 Speaker 1: And they showed it out there with the Chiefs trade 83 00:04:14,720 --> 00:04:16,599 Speaker 1: and punches on Thursday night, the team that's the number 84 00:04:16,600 --> 00:04:19,440 Speaker 1: one seed in the AFC, and a lot of people thought, 85 00:04:19,440 --> 00:04:21,320 Speaker 1: if you take all sixty minutes into account, that the 86 00:04:21,400 --> 00:04:23,320 Speaker 1: Chargers were the better team out there. They just needed 87 00:04:23,320 --> 00:04:26,400 Speaker 1: better execution in pivotal moments. And you tip your cap 88 00:04:26,440 --> 00:04:28,760 Speaker 1: to the Chiefs defense for holding them on first and 89 00:04:28,839 --> 00:04:30,840 Speaker 1: goal on two separate occasions from the five. But it's 90 00:04:30,839 --> 00:04:35,440 Speaker 1: also just, you know, drop passes, missed opportunities, and that's 91 00:04:35,480 --> 00:04:37,760 Speaker 1: just stuff that if they can clean up, it's clear 92 00:04:37,839 --> 00:04:40,600 Speaker 1: they've got a roster that is good enough to win 93 00:04:41,160 --> 00:04:44,960 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl. John McLean of the Houston Chronicle going 94 00:04:45,000 --> 00:04:47,200 Speaker 1: to join us in a few minutes to break down 95 00:04:47,200 --> 00:04:50,240 Speaker 1: this game on Sunday in Houston. John a legend. Always 96 00:04:50,279 --> 00:04:52,760 Speaker 1: love hearing from him. Yeah, but money, I haven't talked 97 00:04:52,800 --> 00:04:54,760 Speaker 1: to you since that Chiefs game. It seems like it's 98 00:04:54,800 --> 00:04:58,640 Speaker 1: been forever ago. But you know, a lot was made 99 00:04:58,640 --> 00:05:02,719 Speaker 1: of the fourth downs, and again, you're anybody's free to 100 00:05:02,800 --> 00:05:05,040 Speaker 1: question any of the fourth down calls. But I think, 101 00:05:05,080 --> 00:05:07,360 Speaker 1: in the same breath as I said this earlier, like 102 00:05:07,600 --> 00:05:09,320 Speaker 1: there was a three game winning streak at the beginning 103 00:05:09,360 --> 00:05:11,240 Speaker 1: of the year where the Chargers were six of seven 104 00:05:11,600 --> 00:05:14,520 Speaker 1: on fourth down, and it had they not converted, they 105 00:05:14,520 --> 00:05:19,240 Speaker 1: don't win those games. M Philadelphia. You convert two fourth 106 00:05:19,240 --> 00:05:21,839 Speaker 1: downs on the final drive to win on the road, 107 00:05:22,080 --> 00:05:25,120 Speaker 1: So you could question the fourth down calls. I think 108 00:05:25,120 --> 00:05:29,360 Speaker 1: anybody in Brandon Stanley said it himself. It's it's it's 109 00:05:29,400 --> 00:05:33,160 Speaker 1: a lively discussion between people who are all in on 110 00:05:33,200 --> 00:05:36,200 Speaker 1: analytics and people who fall in the middle, and people 111 00:05:36,200 --> 00:05:38,279 Speaker 1: who who like the old school way of thinking. But 112 00:05:39,240 --> 00:05:41,720 Speaker 1: you do have to acknowledge that this is the identity 113 00:05:41,720 --> 00:05:44,440 Speaker 1: of this team and it's won them at least half 114 00:05:44,480 --> 00:05:47,159 Speaker 1: the games this year going for it on fourth down. Yeah, 115 00:05:47,200 --> 00:05:50,200 Speaker 1: So you know, it's it's funny, Chris, because I'll even 116 00:05:50,240 --> 00:05:53,080 Speaker 1: go you know, I don't even have to and I'm 117 00:05:53,120 --> 00:05:54,839 Speaker 1: just pulling up the play by play because I know 118 00:05:54,839 --> 00:05:56,880 Speaker 1: it was twice. I'm pretty sure it's twice. Yeah, So 119 00:05:56,920 --> 00:05:59,719 Speaker 1: here you can just stayed at the same game. You know, 120 00:05:59,839 --> 00:06:02,080 Speaker 1: they don't score their second touchdown to go at fourteen 121 00:06:02,120 --> 00:06:03,800 Speaker 1: ten without going forward on fourth and one at the 122 00:06:03,839 --> 00:06:06,640 Speaker 1: thirty three, and that's within Dustin Hopkins reign. So if 123 00:06:06,640 --> 00:06:08,760 Speaker 1: you want to complain about going for it on fourth 124 00:06:08,800 --> 00:06:11,479 Speaker 1: down at the twenty eight, they went forward on fourth 125 00:06:11,520 --> 00:06:15,240 Speaker 1: down at the thirty three, they convert and then Jalen 126 00:06:15,240 --> 00:06:18,600 Speaker 1: Guyden gets a touchdown toss from Justin Herbert. So yeah, 127 00:06:18,640 --> 00:06:21,040 Speaker 1: you could have taken three there too, But people don't 128 00:06:21,160 --> 00:06:24,640 Speaker 1: seem to remember, like when they want to argue, they 129 00:06:24,760 --> 00:06:27,960 Speaker 1: don't point out that, oh, yeah, you know this happened 130 00:06:28,080 --> 00:06:31,680 Speaker 1: in this game where you had to convert a four 131 00:06:31,880 --> 00:06:34,880 Speaker 1: fourth down to get the touchdown, and it was just 132 00:06:34,920 --> 00:06:38,000 Speaker 1: the one time. Then Gabe Neighbors converted another one, but 133 00:06:38,080 --> 00:06:40,720 Speaker 1: they didn't convert the next one after that, So like 134 00:06:41,080 --> 00:06:43,120 Speaker 1: you can play the game, Oh, they took away three 135 00:06:43,160 --> 00:06:45,400 Speaker 1: points here and you add nine points there, Well, you'd 136 00:06:45,400 --> 00:06:47,919 Speaker 1: have to take those four off the board now that 137 00:06:48,160 --> 00:06:50,240 Speaker 1: you know you thought you were going to get from 138 00:06:50,440 --> 00:06:52,239 Speaker 1: you know, getting the first down. I know that I'm 139 00:06:52,320 --> 00:06:54,360 Speaker 1: jumbling around and kind of popping around, but I think, 140 00:06:54,640 --> 00:06:56,800 Speaker 1: to me, it's either you're in or you're out, Like 141 00:06:56,920 --> 00:06:58,560 Speaker 1: that's it. I don't want to play the well, you 142 00:06:58,600 --> 00:07:00,720 Speaker 1: should have kicked it from the twenty, but I'm fine 143 00:07:00,760 --> 00:07:02,839 Speaker 1: with you going from the fourth and five. But I 144 00:07:02,880 --> 00:07:05,440 Speaker 1: don't like the one before the half. But I'm okay 145 00:07:05,480 --> 00:07:07,400 Speaker 1: with the one at the stuff. You're either in or 146 00:07:07,440 --> 00:07:10,120 Speaker 1: you're out. You either want them to play this way 147 00:07:10,280 --> 00:07:12,960 Speaker 1: or to me like that's the more important part of it. 148 00:07:13,280 --> 00:07:16,640 Speaker 1: Either you like this is their identity or you don't. 149 00:07:17,080 --> 00:07:19,560 Speaker 1: And and I think if you're gonna plant your flag, 150 00:07:19,600 --> 00:07:21,760 Speaker 1: you got to planet on one of those two hills. 151 00:07:22,240 --> 00:07:25,320 Speaker 1: I want you to play football the conventional way. I 152 00:07:25,360 --> 00:07:28,600 Speaker 1: want you to punt on fourth and three from midfield. 153 00:07:28,600 --> 00:07:30,640 Speaker 1: I want you to kick field goals when you're inside 154 00:07:30,680 --> 00:07:33,640 Speaker 1: of fifty whatever you think Dustin Hopkins ranges fifty three, 155 00:07:33,720 --> 00:07:35,880 Speaker 1: fifty five yards, whatever it is. I want you to 156 00:07:35,960 --> 00:07:38,640 Speaker 1: kick field goals on fourth down. And I don't want 157 00:07:38,680 --> 00:07:41,520 Speaker 1: you going for it, you know. And that's one lane. 158 00:07:41,560 --> 00:07:44,800 Speaker 1: The other lane is we got Justin Herbert, Mike Williams, 159 00:07:45,160 --> 00:07:48,440 Speaker 1: Keenan Allen, Austin Eckler I believe in the play calling, 160 00:07:48,480 --> 00:07:51,280 Speaker 1: I believe in the coach, and I'm comfortable maybe leaving 161 00:07:51,320 --> 00:07:55,320 Speaker 1: a couple points on the board on down's turnovers because 162 00:07:55,360 --> 00:07:58,280 Speaker 1: I think more often than not, our talent on the 163 00:07:58,320 --> 00:08:00,840 Speaker 1: field on offense is going to be better than their 164 00:08:00,880 --> 00:08:04,640 Speaker 1: talent on the on the field on defense. So like, 165 00:08:04,760 --> 00:08:07,920 Speaker 1: that's that's where I kind of play it. When it 166 00:08:07,960 --> 00:08:11,240 Speaker 1: comes to fans and who's pissed and who's not, just 167 00:08:11,360 --> 00:08:13,320 Speaker 1: ask yourself, how do you want them to play? Because 168 00:08:13,360 --> 00:08:16,040 Speaker 1: that's that's the best way I think go about it. 169 00:08:16,240 --> 00:08:17,960 Speaker 1: Either you get upset that they go for it all 170 00:08:17,960 --> 00:08:21,440 Speaker 1: the time, or you don't. The game against the Browns 171 00:08:21,440 --> 00:08:24,840 Speaker 1: forty seven forty two charges down two scores in the 172 00:08:24,920 --> 00:08:27,000 Speaker 1: third quarter in their own territory. If they don't get 173 00:08:27,040 --> 00:08:30,040 Speaker 1: that fourth down right, they don't win that game. Right, 174 00:08:30,400 --> 00:08:32,840 Speaker 1: They don't win in the arrowhead if not for the 175 00:08:32,840 --> 00:08:34,959 Speaker 1: aggression on fourth down at the end of the game, 176 00:08:35,160 --> 00:08:37,240 Speaker 1: they would have attempted a field goal from what like 177 00:08:37,280 --> 00:08:40,920 Speaker 1: forty five forty eight yards and they win. It's wind 178 00:08:40,960 --> 00:08:43,080 Speaker 1: It was windy, yeah it was it was so I 179 00:08:43,160 --> 00:08:45,200 Speaker 1: so I guess you know what, I'll push back and 180 00:08:45,480 --> 00:08:48,280 Speaker 1: I'll take up for the people that that have issues 181 00:08:48,280 --> 00:08:52,520 Speaker 1: with using that as as a defense. They had to 182 00:08:52,559 --> 00:08:55,280 Speaker 1: go forward against Cleveland. They could not stop Nick Chubb, 183 00:08:55,320 --> 00:08:57,640 Speaker 1: they couldn't stop the run they were They had no choice, 184 00:08:58,000 --> 00:09:00,440 Speaker 1: you know that the game had already dictated that if 185 00:09:00,480 --> 00:09:02,240 Speaker 1: you don't do this, you're gonna lose. So there wasn't 186 00:09:02,280 --> 00:09:06,880 Speaker 1: really a choice an arrowhead. The conditions had dictated. You 187 00:09:06,880 --> 00:09:09,480 Speaker 1: know what, you're either you can't kick the field goal here. 188 00:09:09,520 --> 00:09:13,280 Speaker 1: It's just it's not realistic. I think what people are 189 00:09:13,320 --> 00:09:15,960 Speaker 1: saying is, in that game, your defense was good enough. 190 00:09:16,360 --> 00:09:19,880 Speaker 1: Your defense was holding them in shack, you know, so 191 00:09:20,120 --> 00:09:22,880 Speaker 1: why not take the points? Why not get points whenever 192 00:09:22,960 --> 00:09:25,400 Speaker 1: you can get them, knowing you're gonna need as many 193 00:09:25,400 --> 00:09:29,040 Speaker 1: as possible to beat the Chiefs, you know. So I 194 00:09:29,080 --> 00:09:30,960 Speaker 1: do understand that, I think, but I'm not mad at 195 00:09:30,960 --> 00:09:33,079 Speaker 1: that thing, you know, especially before the half, because if 196 00:09:33,120 --> 00:09:36,600 Speaker 1: you're up, like listen, the Chargers lost momentum right away 197 00:09:36,640 --> 00:09:39,080 Speaker 1: in that game, they seize the back. If you do 198 00:09:39,200 --> 00:09:42,800 Speaker 1: kick three before halftime, you're up seven at home. And 199 00:09:43,160 --> 00:09:45,320 Speaker 1: this is the Chiefs team of old, where they're scoring 200 00:09:45,360 --> 00:09:49,240 Speaker 1: forty fifty points and playing well. So I could see that, Hey, 201 00:09:49,320 --> 00:09:52,840 Speaker 1: seventeen ten. Yeah, I think the one push back and 202 00:09:52,920 --> 00:09:55,280 Speaker 1: again I'm pushing back on all sides here, so I think, 203 00:09:55,320 --> 00:09:57,960 Speaker 1: you know, push away. So I think what you can 204 00:09:58,000 --> 00:09:59,959 Speaker 1: then say is that you don't you know what I'm 205 00:10:00,080 --> 00:10:02,880 Speaker 1: speaking to the collective view of the fans. You don't 206 00:10:02,880 --> 00:10:05,719 Speaker 1: have the intel that the coaching staff has. I think 207 00:10:05,720 --> 00:10:08,400 Speaker 1: at that point when they're going for it, they know 208 00:10:08,559 --> 00:10:11,280 Speaker 1: Derwin's gone, they know that he's not coming back, and 209 00:10:11,720 --> 00:10:15,360 Speaker 1: now they are staring at a defensive backfield with DeVante Harris, 210 00:10:15,400 --> 00:10:20,320 Speaker 1: Trey Marshall, and Tavan Campbell instead of Derwin, James Aloie 211 00:10:20,360 --> 00:10:23,800 Speaker 1: Gilman and Asante Samuel saying how the hell are we 212 00:10:23,800 --> 00:10:25,960 Speaker 1: going to slow this team down in the second half 213 00:10:25,960 --> 00:10:28,760 Speaker 1: without Drwin can cover up a lot. We now know 214 00:10:29,000 --> 00:10:32,160 Speaker 1: he's not going to be out there. So if we've 215 00:10:32,200 --> 00:10:36,679 Speaker 1: got a goal to ghost situation, and I think this 216 00:10:36,720 --> 00:10:39,680 Speaker 1: play is going to work, then I need that extra four. 217 00:10:39,720 --> 00:10:42,120 Speaker 1: I need twenty one ten so much more than I 218 00:10:42,160 --> 00:10:45,320 Speaker 1: need seventeen ten right now, because I expect this offense 219 00:10:45,360 --> 00:10:48,440 Speaker 1: to probably get after written a second half based on 220 00:10:49,000 --> 00:10:54,240 Speaker 1: what's happening with our current injury situation. So that's my guess, 221 00:10:54,320 --> 00:10:58,080 Speaker 1: is that came into play. There is them thinking, I 222 00:10:58,120 --> 00:11:00,400 Speaker 1: don't you know, we got this turnover on a short field. 223 00:11:00,600 --> 00:11:03,040 Speaker 1: We're here right now. Let's see if we can sneak 224 00:11:03,040 --> 00:11:05,319 Speaker 1: out an extra four and go up by two scores, 225 00:11:05,480 --> 00:11:07,120 Speaker 1: knowing that Derwin's not going to be back in the 226 00:11:07,160 --> 00:11:10,320 Speaker 1: second half. And hey, the offensive guys are all for it, 227 00:11:10,440 --> 00:11:12,880 Speaker 1: you know, Keenan, they should be. Yeah, put it in 228 00:11:13,080 --> 00:11:15,120 Speaker 1: our hands. And I think the fact that they have 229 00:11:15,200 --> 00:11:18,400 Speaker 1: been programmed early on to know that this is what 230 00:11:18,440 --> 00:11:20,960 Speaker 1: it's going to be on fourth down, I do think 231 00:11:20,960 --> 00:11:23,839 Speaker 1: the debt can only help you down the stretch. And listen, 232 00:11:24,240 --> 00:11:27,000 Speaker 1: it's not always going to work, right, as we saw 233 00:11:27,440 --> 00:11:30,320 Speaker 1: last Thursday, It's not always going to work, But it 234 00:11:30,360 --> 00:11:32,440 Speaker 1: does come down to execution. And I think if you 235 00:11:32,480 --> 00:11:34,480 Speaker 1: put them in the right positions, it's on the players 236 00:11:34,559 --> 00:11:37,000 Speaker 1: to execute. And yeah, and you know what, Chris, I think, 237 00:11:37,200 --> 00:11:39,160 Speaker 1: I think the one thing that is being overlooked. And 238 00:11:39,440 --> 00:11:41,560 Speaker 1: I'm sure Brandon Staley would prefer this that he takes 239 00:11:41,600 --> 00:11:44,240 Speaker 1: all the smoke, and he said that, but Mike Williams 240 00:11:44,240 --> 00:11:46,160 Speaker 1: got to catch that ball on second down. You know, 241 00:11:46,280 --> 00:11:48,880 Speaker 1: Jered Cook, You've got to catch that ball on second down. 242 00:11:48,960 --> 00:11:51,240 Speaker 1: Those are two touchdowns. Yeah, you know, and you're not 243 00:11:51,280 --> 00:11:53,959 Speaker 1: in this position like and drops has been an issue 244 00:11:54,000 --> 00:11:56,840 Speaker 1: this year. Now. I know that her through a freaking 245 00:11:56,920 --> 00:11:59,680 Speaker 1: laser to Mike Williams and that thing had some heat, 246 00:11:59,720 --> 00:12:03,040 Speaker 1: but it's between the numbers. You know, you gotta catch that. 247 00:12:03,240 --> 00:12:04,719 Speaker 1: And I know it was a little bit out of 248 00:12:04,720 --> 00:12:08,040 Speaker 1: the reach of Jared cook but hit your hands. You 249 00:12:08,160 --> 00:12:11,120 Speaker 1: gotta catch it, man like. And those are two touchdowns 250 00:12:11,240 --> 00:12:15,120 Speaker 1: right there. And we're not even having this discussion before 251 00:12:15,120 --> 00:12:18,360 Speaker 1: we get to John Money. This game against the Texans. 252 00:12:18,360 --> 00:12:21,080 Speaker 1: You look at the record. Obviously this is a game 253 00:12:21,120 --> 00:12:25,280 Speaker 1: the Chargers should absolutely win. But you know, Davis Mills 254 00:12:25,480 --> 00:12:29,120 Speaker 1: has played pretty well ye last few weeks. And I 255 00:12:29,160 --> 00:12:31,200 Speaker 1: think John McClean said it last week he I'll played 256 00:12:31,200 --> 00:12:33,640 Speaker 1: Trevor Lawrence. I know he's not gonna have Brandon Cooks 257 00:12:33,640 --> 00:12:35,679 Speaker 1: because that's another guy on the COVID list for the 258 00:12:36,000 --> 00:12:38,679 Speaker 1: For the Texans, they'd a great year, best player on 259 00:12:38,760 --> 00:12:43,679 Speaker 1: offense right now, but who knows. This wacky NFL man. 260 00:12:44,080 --> 00:12:47,040 Speaker 1: You have to take every team very very seriously, as 261 00:12:47,040 --> 00:12:50,320 Speaker 1: we saw Arizona going to Detroit last weekend and lose them. Yeah. 262 00:12:50,320 --> 00:12:52,319 Speaker 1: The one thing that I point to beyond the win 263 00:12:52,360 --> 00:12:56,160 Speaker 1: over Jacksonville or him throwing for three hundred against Seattle 264 00:12:56,520 --> 00:12:58,760 Speaker 1: is Indianapolis. Indianapolis one of the best teams in the 265 00:12:58,840 --> 00:13:00,839 Speaker 1: NFL right now, and they went in and absolutely beat 266 00:13:00,840 --> 00:13:03,480 Speaker 1: the snot out of them. And I think, if you 267 00:13:03,600 --> 00:13:07,160 Speaker 1: want to be a super Bowl, regardless of who's out 268 00:13:07,160 --> 00:13:09,599 Speaker 1: there for you, you know, if you've got enough and 269 00:13:09,960 --> 00:13:12,720 Speaker 1: you've got you know, your left tackles back, and Herbert's 270 00:13:12,720 --> 00:13:15,719 Speaker 1: out there, and you got Chenna, you know, and you 271 00:13:15,840 --> 00:13:18,360 Speaker 1: got Lynvall and you know the interior that line is 272 00:13:18,400 --> 00:13:21,640 Speaker 1: back justin Jones and Kaiser White and Derwin's out there. 273 00:13:22,240 --> 00:13:24,320 Speaker 1: I want to see this look like the Indianapolis game, 274 00:13:24,480 --> 00:13:26,960 Speaker 1: you know, where they were just completely outclassed by a 275 00:13:26,960 --> 00:13:30,560 Speaker 1: team that is that is a super Bowl contender. So 276 00:13:30,600 --> 00:13:33,559 Speaker 1: that's now. Look, things can change between the time we're 277 00:13:33,600 --> 00:13:35,840 Speaker 1: taping this and when we actually play, and there could 278 00:13:35,880 --> 00:13:37,840 Speaker 1: be more and more players that end up on that list. 279 00:13:37,880 --> 00:13:40,520 Speaker 1: I hope that's not the case, but you know, I 280 00:13:40,520 --> 00:13:43,800 Speaker 1: think as it stands right now, I would like to 281 00:13:43,840 --> 00:13:47,320 Speaker 1: see this team, you know, due to the Texans, what 282 00:13:47,840 --> 00:13:50,600 Speaker 1: the Colts did to the Texans, what the Buffalo Bills 283 00:13:50,600 --> 00:13:53,640 Speaker 1: did to the Texans forty to nothing, when it was 284 00:13:53,800 --> 00:13:56,880 Speaker 1: clear that okay, this is the here's the elite of 285 00:13:56,920 --> 00:13:59,680 Speaker 1: the AFC. They should be putting it on this team. 286 00:13:59,679 --> 00:14:02,440 Speaker 1: That is any clear tear down and rebuild right now. 287 00:14:03,320 --> 00:14:06,199 Speaker 1: And frankly, we haven't seen the Chargers play a team 288 00:14:06,240 --> 00:14:08,160 Speaker 1: like this. I guess the Giants were the closest thing 289 00:14:08,160 --> 00:14:10,480 Speaker 1: to it, and they took care of business. I means 290 00:14:10,520 --> 00:14:12,440 Speaker 1: have played. You look at their schedule, you look at 291 00:14:12,440 --> 00:14:14,320 Speaker 1: the quarterbacks that have been on the other side of 292 00:14:14,360 --> 00:14:17,360 Speaker 1: Justin Herbert this year. It's been remarkable and I think 293 00:14:17,360 --> 00:14:19,680 Speaker 1: this team's battle tested, but these are the games you 294 00:14:19,720 --> 00:14:23,960 Speaker 1: can't play down to the competition. And with teams seven 295 00:14:23,960 --> 00:14:26,840 Speaker 1: and seven and eight and six money ahead, I think 296 00:14:26,880 --> 00:14:29,800 Speaker 1: the Broncos won. They're the thirteenth seat right now on 297 00:14:29,840 --> 00:14:32,360 Speaker 1: the AFC. Had they won, I think they would have 298 00:14:32,400 --> 00:14:36,280 Speaker 1: been in the playoffs. Yeah, I'm not mistaken, right, they 299 00:14:36,280 --> 00:14:38,240 Speaker 1: would have. They would have been they would have been 300 00:14:38,240 --> 00:14:39,680 Speaker 1: ahead of the Chargers. They would have been the sixth 301 00:14:39,840 --> 00:14:41,800 Speaker 1: They would have been the sixth seats. So like you 302 00:14:41,920 --> 00:14:46,480 Speaker 1: dropped seven spots. I mean, that's just how the AFC is. 303 00:14:46,520 --> 00:14:50,720 Speaker 1: So all right, money, let's get to John mcclan all right, guys, 304 00:14:50,720 --> 00:14:52,520 Speaker 1: before we get to John, a quick note to let 305 00:14:52,560 --> 00:14:55,280 Speaker 1: you know that Pepsi they're passing out the Ultimate Chargers 306 00:14:55,320 --> 00:14:58,760 Speaker 1: Fan Experience only at seven to eleven Russian and scan 307 00:14:58,880 --> 00:15:01,560 Speaker 1: the code for your chance and wins awesome Chargers prizes. 308 00:15:02,000 --> 00:15:05,240 Speaker 1: Bolts Up with Pepsi must be eighteen years or older. 309 00:15:05,560 --> 00:15:09,280 Speaker 1: No purchase necessary. Sponsor is Pepsi Cooke. For official rules, 310 00:15:09,360 --> 00:15:13,440 Speaker 1: visit bolt up la dot com Slash seven eleven. I 311 00:15:13,480 --> 00:15:16,120 Speaker 1: also want to tell you, guys about picks for Popeyes 312 00:15:16,280 --> 00:15:19,120 Speaker 1: every Chargers game this season. When the Bolts defense gets 313 00:15:19,120 --> 00:15:23,160 Speaker 1: an interception, show your game recap email to your local Popeyes. 314 00:15:23,480 --> 00:15:26,440 Speaker 1: Get a free chicken sandwich when you purchase the chicken 315 00:15:26,480 --> 00:15:30,880 Speaker 1: sandwich at regular menu price. All right, Money, let's bring 316 00:15:30,920 --> 00:15:33,200 Speaker 1: them into get this week's opposing view, the great John 317 00:15:33,280 --> 00:15:36,880 Speaker 1: McClane of the Houston Chronicle. And John, it's always a 318 00:15:36,960 --> 00:15:39,960 Speaker 1: pleasure catching up with you. We're looking forward to getting 319 00:15:39,960 --> 00:15:42,760 Speaker 1: down there on Sunday. Money and I were just talking 320 00:15:42,760 --> 00:15:46,720 Speaker 1: about it though some uncertain times as we tape this war, 321 00:15:46,800 --> 00:15:49,840 Speaker 1: guys being put on the COVID list in Houston, as 322 00:15:49,880 --> 00:15:52,040 Speaker 1: the world in which we live in right now and 323 00:15:52,080 --> 00:15:55,480 Speaker 1: of course, the NFL is no different. The Texans as 324 00:15:55,960 --> 00:15:59,520 Speaker 1: right now, have twenty two players that are on the 325 00:15:59,600 --> 00:16:03,240 Speaker 1: COVID nineteen reserve less. They only have one player who's 326 00:16:03,280 --> 00:16:06,120 Speaker 1: going to be out with an injury. But of the 327 00:16:06,200 --> 00:16:10,000 Speaker 1: twenty two, they still have their two quarterbacks. They lost 328 00:16:10,000 --> 00:16:14,080 Speaker 1: their kicker, Kami Fairbaron, who's had field goals of sixty one, 329 00:16:14,480 --> 00:16:17,600 Speaker 1: fifty two, and fifty one in the last two games, 330 00:16:17,600 --> 00:16:20,840 Speaker 1: and they signed some guy I've never heard of. And 331 00:16:21,640 --> 00:16:24,600 Speaker 1: you know, as in a situation like this, they'll be 332 00:16:24,680 --> 00:16:28,920 Speaker 1: testing tomorrow, they'll be testing Saturday, they'll be testing, you 333 00:16:28,960 --> 00:16:31,720 Speaker 1: can do it up to Sunday morning before the games. 334 00:16:31,760 --> 00:16:34,200 Speaker 1: So they're hoping to get guys back. But when I 335 00:16:34,240 --> 00:16:37,080 Speaker 1: look at last week, I know Cleveland was hoping to 336 00:16:37,080 --> 00:16:40,360 Speaker 1: get Baker Mayfield back and he's still not back. And 337 00:16:40,400 --> 00:16:43,160 Speaker 1: the truth is Chargers are gonna win this game no 338 00:16:43,280 --> 00:16:47,000 Speaker 1: matter who's playing for the Texans. Yeah, John, I'll tell 339 00:16:47,040 --> 00:16:49,880 Speaker 1: you it's and again it could change for the Chargers 340 00:16:49,880 --> 00:16:51,560 Speaker 1: as we're doing this right now. They were at eleven, 341 00:16:51,760 --> 00:16:54,160 Speaker 1: you know, and they had two more guys yesterday, two starters, 342 00:16:54,160 --> 00:16:56,200 Speaker 1: you know. Jalen Guyden has been the third receiver in Austin. 343 00:16:56,240 --> 00:16:57,880 Speaker 1: Eckler has certainly been one of the best running backs, 344 00:16:57,880 --> 00:17:00,280 Speaker 1: accounted for seventeen touchdowns for this team. So I don't 345 00:17:00,280 --> 00:17:02,240 Speaker 1: know what that's going to look like. Could you share 346 00:17:02,280 --> 00:17:05,639 Speaker 1: with us, you know, player sentiment, coach sentiment, we know, 347 00:17:05,800 --> 00:17:07,240 Speaker 1: you know kind of how Baker felt. He took to 348 00:17:07,320 --> 00:17:10,119 Speaker 1: social media talking about where he was, where are the 349 00:17:10,160 --> 00:17:12,240 Speaker 1: players at? But kind of how this is being approached. 350 00:17:13,440 --> 00:17:17,320 Speaker 1: The only one who has said anything that we've taken 351 00:17:17,359 --> 00:17:21,000 Speaker 1: the heart is the center Justin Brett, who missed a 352 00:17:21,000 --> 00:17:24,800 Speaker 1: few games. He's rehabbing from a knee injury. That he 353 00:17:24,920 --> 00:17:27,879 Speaker 1: was cut in Seattle after starting for six years, and 354 00:17:27,920 --> 00:17:29,879 Speaker 1: he took off last year and then he signed with 355 00:17:29,920 --> 00:17:32,800 Speaker 1: the Texans in March. And what he asked, he said, 356 00:17:32,800 --> 00:17:38,560 Speaker 1: we just want the league to be consistent with every team. Now, 357 00:17:38,760 --> 00:17:42,359 Speaker 1: we were told yesterday by the NFL there's no if 358 00:17:42,440 --> 00:17:44,880 Speaker 1: the game will be played, of course, but there'd been 359 00:17:44,880 --> 00:17:49,120 Speaker 1: no talk about postponing it. But I know last week 360 00:17:49,160 --> 00:17:51,960 Speaker 1: a couple of teams found out late. As that doesn't 361 00:17:52,000 --> 00:17:54,719 Speaker 1: mean the Chargers couldn't find out before they get on 362 00:17:54,720 --> 00:17:56,880 Speaker 1: the plane and fly here that it could be delayed 363 00:17:57,240 --> 00:17:59,800 Speaker 1: a day or two but I don't expect it to. 364 00:18:00,000 --> 00:18:02,879 Speaker 1: The Texans can field the team. That's one reason that 365 00:18:03,359 --> 00:18:06,720 Speaker 1: they have sixteen players on the practice squad. They're signing 366 00:18:06,800 --> 00:18:09,920 Speaker 1: off guys off the street, like the Texans have done 367 00:18:09,920 --> 00:18:14,000 Speaker 1: with their kicker. And the Texans are terrible. They've beaten 368 00:18:14,480 --> 00:18:18,600 Speaker 1: Jacksonville twice and then they wanted Tennessee, which was their 369 00:18:18,640 --> 00:18:21,480 Speaker 1: biggest win of the year. But we're talking about a 370 00:18:21,840 --> 00:18:26,160 Speaker 1: Chargers team number two in a wild Cording race right now, 371 00:18:26,280 --> 00:18:30,119 Speaker 1: coming to Houston against a team that is last in offense, 372 00:18:30,560 --> 00:18:34,439 Speaker 1: next to lasted, scoring a last in Russian, thirty first 373 00:18:34,480 --> 00:18:39,200 Speaker 1: in passing, and thirty second against the run. So they're 374 00:18:39,240 --> 00:18:42,200 Speaker 1: bad across the board. And that's why I don't care 375 00:18:42,200 --> 00:18:45,119 Speaker 1: who the Chargers have played. They got more talent, they 376 00:18:45,160 --> 00:18:49,919 Speaker 1: got motivation, they're excited about the possibility under Brandon Stalely 377 00:18:49,960 --> 00:18:53,119 Speaker 1: and making a Super Bowl run. So people ask me 378 00:18:53,440 --> 00:18:55,879 Speaker 1: every day how bad do I think the Texans are 379 00:18:55,880 --> 00:18:58,760 Speaker 1: going to get beat? Yesterday I said fifteen. I may 380 00:18:58,880 --> 00:19:02,359 Speaker 1: change it to once I know how many players are 381 00:19:02,400 --> 00:19:05,199 Speaker 1: going to be playing for the text of them. You know, 382 00:19:05,440 --> 00:19:09,360 Speaker 1: John a glimmer of Hopetown. If Hough said that connection 383 00:19:09,400 --> 00:19:11,959 Speaker 1: of Davis Mills, Brandon Cooks, and of course Brandon Cooks 384 00:19:12,160 --> 00:19:15,399 Speaker 1: on the COVID list right now. But the way Davis 385 00:19:15,440 --> 00:19:19,120 Speaker 1: Mills has played quarterback the last few weeks specifically, has 386 00:19:19,160 --> 00:19:22,520 Speaker 1: been encouraging. What have you seen and do you think 387 00:19:22,560 --> 00:19:24,399 Speaker 1: that this is a guy that they can build around. 388 00:19:25,280 --> 00:19:28,199 Speaker 1: I've been writing about him, I'm almost every day because 389 00:19:28,400 --> 00:19:32,520 Speaker 1: plus be honest, people don't care anything here except quarterback. 390 00:19:32,840 --> 00:19:35,240 Speaker 1: Twins Watson is going to be traded where and what 391 00:19:35,359 --> 00:19:37,040 Speaker 1: are they going to get for him? And will they 392 00:19:37,160 --> 00:19:40,639 Speaker 1: use a pick on a quarterback? And I can tell 393 00:19:40,680 --> 00:19:43,320 Speaker 1: you right now they have the third overall pick, they 394 00:19:43,359 --> 00:19:46,159 Speaker 1: would not be taking a quarterback. I see some people 395 00:19:46,240 --> 00:19:49,400 Speaker 1: have them taking a quarterback in the hind the first round, 396 00:19:49,400 --> 00:19:52,639 Speaker 1: and no, that's not gonna happen now they don't say, 397 00:19:52,840 --> 00:19:55,359 Speaker 1: but I know they're gonna go with Mills next season. 398 00:19:55,720 --> 00:19:58,600 Speaker 1: They're gonna fill in around him. They have nine draft choices, 399 00:19:59,000 --> 00:20:01,040 Speaker 1: they have their first two picks for the first time 400 00:20:01,080 --> 00:20:03,560 Speaker 1: in three years. They're gonna have a little cap money. 401 00:20:04,000 --> 00:20:07,560 Speaker 1: And they hoped to trade Watson for multiple picks over 402 00:20:07,640 --> 00:20:09,399 Speaker 1: two or three years, and they'd love to have a 403 00:20:09,480 --> 00:20:12,760 Speaker 1: one and a two these years. So I think they 404 00:20:12,800 --> 00:20:15,800 Speaker 1: will ride with Mills, give him a full season to 405 00:20:15,840 --> 00:20:18,399 Speaker 1: see if he can be the guy. If not, worry 406 00:20:18,400 --> 00:20:22,120 Speaker 1: about it in two twenty three while you build around him. 407 00:20:22,560 --> 00:20:26,680 Speaker 1: And right now he's been second best rookie quarterback behind 408 00:20:27,520 --> 00:20:29,960 Speaker 1: Mac Jones. And he was a third round pick. He 409 00:20:30,080 --> 00:20:33,680 Speaker 1: started on eleven games at Stanford. Had he stayed in school, 410 00:20:34,040 --> 00:20:36,960 Speaker 1: maybe he'd be a first round pick. But they liked him. 411 00:20:37,000 --> 00:20:39,000 Speaker 1: He had to play a lot sooner than they wanted 412 00:20:39,040 --> 00:20:41,359 Speaker 1: him to play. Had to come in in the second 413 00:20:41,440 --> 00:20:45,240 Speaker 1: game and start the third game while Tyrod Taylor was injured, 414 00:20:45,600 --> 00:20:49,200 Speaker 1: and then Tyrode came back and he was First of all, 415 00:20:49,600 --> 00:20:52,920 Speaker 1: Tyrode was great in the first six quarters, and then 416 00:20:52,960 --> 00:20:56,000 Speaker 1: when he came back from a hamstring injury, he wasn't 417 00:20:56,000 --> 00:20:59,760 Speaker 1: the same quarterback. So they elevated Mills, which was smart. 418 00:21:00,160 --> 00:21:04,040 Speaker 1: Everybody been saying, you need to see Mills. It doesn't 419 00:21:04,040 --> 00:21:07,560 Speaker 1: matter what Tyrod Taylor does. But David Culley, the coach, said, 420 00:21:07,680 --> 00:21:10,359 Speaker 1: we're trying to win and Tyrod gives us the best 421 00:21:10,440 --> 00:21:13,040 Speaker 1: chance to win, and when he didn't, they went back 422 00:21:13,080 --> 00:21:17,240 Speaker 1: to Mills. John there's a lot of speculation. I guess 423 00:21:17,240 --> 00:21:20,280 Speaker 1: I'll make this all encompassing right, So speculation about whether 424 00:21:20,320 --> 00:21:22,920 Speaker 1: or not Coullie is going to be back, speculation about 425 00:21:22,960 --> 00:21:25,720 Speaker 1: if this team is too torn down to the studs 426 00:21:25,760 --> 00:21:28,159 Speaker 1: that any premier coach would even want this job if 427 00:21:28,200 --> 00:21:30,159 Speaker 1: it came open, So maybe they have to keep Cully 428 00:21:30,200 --> 00:21:33,000 Speaker 1: for another year. Like, just share with us big picture, 429 00:21:33,080 --> 00:21:36,040 Speaker 1: what is the current state of the Texans And is 430 00:21:36,080 --> 00:21:39,080 Speaker 1: it as simple as Deshaun Watson decided he didn't want 431 00:21:39,080 --> 00:21:41,040 Speaker 1: to play for this team anymore and it's just completely 432 00:21:41,080 --> 00:21:44,360 Speaker 1: crumbled after that moment. The Texans have had two bad 433 00:21:44,440 --> 00:21:47,160 Speaker 1: years in a row. Less than two years ago, they 434 00:21:47,200 --> 00:21:50,280 Speaker 1: were winning a fourth division title in five years. They'd 435 00:21:50,280 --> 00:21:52,480 Speaker 1: beat Buffalo and the wildcard game, and they're leading the 436 00:21:52,560 --> 00:21:55,440 Speaker 1: Chiefs twenty four to nothing in Kansas City in the 437 00:21:55,480 --> 00:21:59,160 Speaker 1: Divisional round and went straight down to toilet. So they've 438 00:21:59,160 --> 00:22:01,760 Speaker 1: had two bad years in a row. I don't think 439 00:22:01,800 --> 00:22:06,480 Speaker 1: anybody would not want to NFL head coaching job for 440 00:22:06,600 --> 00:22:09,480 Speaker 1: the McNair family, who's paid a lot of money. Last year, 441 00:22:09,520 --> 00:22:11,720 Speaker 1: they paid more money on players in the team in 442 00:22:11,760 --> 00:22:14,120 Speaker 1: the league. Didn't get their bank for their buck. But 443 00:22:14,200 --> 00:22:16,720 Speaker 1: I also don't think there's any way color is gone 444 00:22:16,760 --> 00:22:21,320 Speaker 1: after one year that would be grossly unfair if they 445 00:22:21,480 --> 00:22:25,440 Speaker 1: stuck him with the league's worst roster, and Nick Cassario 446 00:22:25,640 --> 00:22:28,240 Speaker 1: came in with a six year contract to tear it 447 00:22:28,280 --> 00:22:31,159 Speaker 1: down to the studs and start over. Bill O'Brien did 448 00:22:31,200 --> 00:22:34,280 Speaker 1: a good job coaching, not great, but good for division 449 00:22:34,320 --> 00:22:37,800 Speaker 1: titles in five years, but when he was named general manager, 450 00:22:38,400 --> 00:22:42,800 Speaker 1: that's when it's been a catastrophe. And Cassario has got 451 00:22:42,920 --> 00:22:46,520 Speaker 1: five rookies, beginning with Mills in the third round. All 452 00:22:46,560 --> 00:22:49,640 Speaker 1: of them have contributed, all of them have flashed, which 453 00:22:49,720 --> 00:22:53,439 Speaker 1: bodes well for Casserio having a full draft and maybe 454 00:22:53,600 --> 00:22:57,680 Speaker 1: multiple number one picks and multiple high picks. So this 455 00:22:57,760 --> 00:23:02,120 Speaker 1: is an attractive job. But I don't see who everybody 456 00:23:02,200 --> 00:23:05,480 Speaker 1: likes and respects. Does he make mistakes on game days? 457 00:23:05,480 --> 00:23:08,000 Speaker 1: He is, he does, and he admits it. I never 458 00:23:08,119 --> 00:23:10,480 Speaker 1: seen a coach who will admit it. Yeah, I'm trying 459 00:23:10,480 --> 00:23:13,320 Speaker 1: to learn. I'll get better. I screwed it up. When 460 00:23:13,359 --> 00:23:17,440 Speaker 1: we'd ask Bill O'Brien about his game mismanagement, he would 461 00:23:17,560 --> 00:23:20,960 Speaker 1: fellow us full of expletives and not give us a 462 00:23:21,000 --> 00:23:26,400 Speaker 1: reasonable answer. So I tell you this, if they fared Cully, 463 00:23:26,760 --> 00:23:29,560 Speaker 1: people would come in here knowing they were still from 464 00:23:29,560 --> 00:23:32,040 Speaker 1: the ground up, but they do have some doallon on 465 00:23:32,080 --> 00:23:36,040 Speaker 1: this team. They've developed some players, so if they get 466 00:23:36,080 --> 00:23:39,159 Speaker 1: the quarterback, whether it's Mills or somebody else in place, 467 00:23:39,520 --> 00:23:42,000 Speaker 1: I could see them being competitive in two thousand and 468 00:23:42,080 --> 00:23:45,320 Speaker 1: twenty three, John Thrust your Hall of Fame career, You've 469 00:23:45,320 --> 00:23:48,280 Speaker 1: seen a lot of great quarterbacks. I'm just curious your 470 00:23:48,320 --> 00:23:52,159 Speaker 1: thoughts from afar Justin Herbert the starter in the AFC 471 00:23:52,440 --> 00:23:54,960 Speaker 1: this year, and really tying in the fact that Pep 472 00:23:55,000 --> 00:23:58,040 Speaker 1: Hamilton is down in Houston, what he's done with Davis Mills, 473 00:23:58,040 --> 00:24:01,439 Speaker 1: and of course Pep really kind of helped Justin along 474 00:24:01,520 --> 00:24:04,840 Speaker 1: his rookie year. I wrote a column about that today 475 00:24:05,400 --> 00:24:09,359 Speaker 1: and his influence on Herbert and now Mills and what 476 00:24:09,440 --> 00:24:14,360 Speaker 1: he does well for those guys, and David Gulley said, 477 00:24:14,400 --> 00:24:16,560 Speaker 1: I had a lot of respect for Pep going back 478 00:24:16,560 --> 00:24:18,920 Speaker 1: to what he did with Andrew Luck. He coached Luck 479 00:24:18,960 --> 00:24:22,359 Speaker 1: at Stanford, then he coached with the Colts till he 480 00:24:22,400 --> 00:24:28,159 Speaker 1: got fired, and I remember watching I've watched every episode 481 00:24:28,160 --> 00:24:31,240 Speaker 1: of Hard Knocks since it first came on. I'm always 482 00:24:31,280 --> 00:24:35,480 Speaker 1: fascinated by it. So I watched all the episodes last 483 00:24:35,520 --> 00:24:40,680 Speaker 1: year and everybody talking about Herbert's hair and his head 484 00:24:40,760 --> 00:24:45,280 Speaker 1: band and all that stuff, and saw how devoted everybody 485 00:24:45,440 --> 00:24:49,119 Speaker 1: was to Tyrod Taylor, including Anthony Lynn. But hey, he 486 00:24:49,200 --> 00:24:52,920 Speaker 1: had that freak injury and Herbert stepped in and he 487 00:24:52,960 --> 00:24:55,600 Speaker 1: should have stayed there. And he was great. I mean 488 00:24:55,720 --> 00:24:59,200 Speaker 1: that success he had as a rookie, as not unpresidented 489 00:24:59,280 --> 00:25:02,320 Speaker 1: Russell Willson as good as a rookie. Andrew Luck was 490 00:25:02,400 --> 00:25:05,119 Speaker 1: good as a rookie. But boy, they are few and 491 00:25:05,200 --> 00:25:09,160 Speaker 1: far between. And I'll tell you, guys a story about Herbert. 492 00:25:09,240 --> 00:25:10,920 Speaker 1: A good friend of mine. It used to be the 493 00:25:10,960 --> 00:25:15,200 Speaker 1: Astros director of media relations and an assistant with the Titans. 494 00:25:15,560 --> 00:25:20,600 Speaker 1: Jimmy Stanton isn't a front office guy with the Oregon Ducks. 495 00:25:21,080 --> 00:25:24,320 Speaker 1: And he started telling me about Herbert as a sophomore 496 00:25:24,359 --> 00:25:26,440 Speaker 1: and it is the junior. Everybody saying, all this kid's 497 00:25:26,480 --> 00:25:28,639 Speaker 1: coming out. He said, let me tell you, he's not 498 00:25:28,760 --> 00:25:31,600 Speaker 1: coming out. He likes it here and his brother's coming 499 00:25:31,640 --> 00:25:33,880 Speaker 1: here and they want to play together and he knows 500 00:25:33,920 --> 00:25:37,000 Speaker 1: it'd be a better player. And so I asked him. 501 00:25:37,040 --> 00:25:39,520 Speaker 1: Then I said, well, what about all these people say 502 00:25:39,600 --> 00:25:42,600 Speaker 1: because he's not vocal, he's not a good leader. And 503 00:25:42,760 --> 00:25:44,520 Speaker 1: he laughed and let me tell you what kind of 504 00:25:44,640 --> 00:25:46,879 Speaker 1: leader he is. And so I fell in love with 505 00:25:46,960 --> 00:25:51,040 Speaker 1: Justin Herbert at that time, and knowing what I knew, 506 00:25:52,040 --> 00:25:57,000 Speaker 1: I was stunned that Miami to a ton of oloa 507 00:25:57,080 --> 00:25:59,720 Speaker 1: over him. And they may get that forever. They did 508 00:25:59,760 --> 00:26:03,000 Speaker 1: every I ain't good to get Watson before the trading deadline, 509 00:26:03,359 --> 00:26:06,359 Speaker 1: but I hope to charge of the fans realize how 510 00:26:06,600 --> 00:26:10,399 Speaker 1: fortunate they are to have that position solidified, you know, 511 00:26:10,560 --> 00:26:13,919 Speaker 1: for another fifteen years. Yeah, I tell you, John, And 512 00:26:14,119 --> 00:26:15,919 Speaker 1: you know we were talking about it earlier before we 513 00:26:15,960 --> 00:26:18,040 Speaker 1: brought you on. You got a second year player who's 514 00:26:18,040 --> 00:26:20,480 Speaker 1: starting the Pro Bowl at quarterback, and you got a 515 00:26:20,520 --> 00:26:23,000 Speaker 1: first year player that's starting the Pro Bowl at left tackle. 516 00:26:23,080 --> 00:26:25,919 Speaker 1: You know how valuable those left tackles are considering you 517 00:26:25,960 --> 00:26:27,920 Speaker 1: know what the Texans gave up. And I understood the 518 00:26:27,960 --> 00:26:29,679 Speaker 1: move at the time for Larremy Tunsel to try to 519 00:26:29,720 --> 00:26:32,440 Speaker 1: protect your franchise quarterback. And now they have two guys 520 00:26:32,480 --> 00:26:35,280 Speaker 1: won a second year, won a first year. You know, 521 00:26:35,280 --> 00:26:37,720 Speaker 1: as we kind of look and look on in this spot, 522 00:26:37,760 --> 00:26:39,840 Speaker 1: we're hopeful. You know, the Chargers are gonna playoff picture 523 00:26:39,920 --> 00:26:41,560 Speaker 1: right now, we believe they're going to stay there and 524 00:26:41,640 --> 00:26:43,920 Speaker 1: end up getting in this tournament. As someone who's seen 525 00:26:43,920 --> 00:26:45,359 Speaker 1: two of the teams that look like they're going to 526 00:26:45,400 --> 00:26:47,840 Speaker 1: be in there as well, the Colts and the Titans, 527 00:26:48,320 --> 00:26:50,280 Speaker 1: what do you make of of what you saw? Specifically 528 00:26:50,320 --> 00:26:52,000 Speaker 1: the Cults, who looked like they might be the hottest 529 00:26:52,000 --> 00:26:53,440 Speaker 1: team in football right now. You just saw him a 530 00:26:53,440 --> 00:26:56,280 Speaker 1: couple of weeks ago. Until they beat the bag Jads, 531 00:26:56,280 --> 00:26:58,600 Speaker 1: they hadn't beaten a lot of winning teams, and in 532 00:26:58,680 --> 00:27:01,120 Speaker 1: every game they won, John Nathan Taylor's at one hundred 533 00:27:01,200 --> 00:27:04,160 Speaker 1: yards in every game they've lost. He is not so 534 00:27:04,240 --> 00:27:07,200 Speaker 1: common senses. You got to contain Taylor for a few 535 00:27:07,280 --> 00:27:09,840 Speaker 1: and a hundred yards and the Patriots were doing it, 536 00:27:09,920 --> 00:27:12,919 Speaker 1: and the Patriots were on the verge of a comeback, 537 00:27:12,920 --> 00:27:15,720 Speaker 1: and then he had a sixty seven yard touchdown run. 538 00:27:16,200 --> 00:27:19,600 Speaker 1: Titans when I saw him, they suffered the indignity of 539 00:27:19,680 --> 00:27:23,280 Speaker 1: losing to the Texans, looking bad and doing it at home. 540 00:27:23,400 --> 00:27:26,800 Speaker 1: But I feel for them when you lose Derrick Henry 541 00:27:26,880 --> 00:27:29,840 Speaker 1: and you lose your best receiver A J. Brown and 542 00:27:30,000 --> 00:27:33,920 Speaker 1: Julio Jones doesn't do squat after that trade. He's hurt 543 00:27:33,960 --> 00:27:38,120 Speaker 1: all the time. It's amazing. Ryan Tannehill has not played worse, 544 00:27:38,200 --> 00:27:40,760 Speaker 1: and he's played bad, but they don't have the benefit 545 00:27:40,800 --> 00:27:43,800 Speaker 1: of the play action like Carson Wentz does. So if 546 00:27:43,840 --> 00:27:47,119 Speaker 1: you took out Jonathan Taylor, Carson Wentz probably gonna have 547 00:27:47,160 --> 00:27:51,880 Speaker 1: fourteen touchdowns and fourteen interceptions like Ryan Tannehill. But they're 548 00:27:51,920 --> 00:27:55,560 Speaker 1: talking in Tennessee about Henry coming back for the playoffs, 549 00:27:55,840 --> 00:27:58,199 Speaker 1: and they might play him against the Texans in the 550 00:27:58,280 --> 00:28:01,200 Speaker 1: last game and he might get ten or fifteen carries, 551 00:28:01,240 --> 00:28:03,880 Speaker 1: which means he rushed for about two hundred and fifty yards, 552 00:28:03,920 --> 00:28:06,960 Speaker 1: because in the last three games he's averaged two hundred 553 00:28:06,960 --> 00:28:11,520 Speaker 1: and twenty eight yards against the Texas. John, we'll get 554 00:28:11,520 --> 00:28:14,400 Speaker 1: you out here on this. When you look at this AFC, 555 00:28:14,720 --> 00:28:17,479 Speaker 1: have you ever seen anything like this in terms of 556 00:28:18,560 --> 00:28:22,000 Speaker 1: there's what thirteen teams that are still in contention for 557 00:28:22,040 --> 00:28:24,919 Speaker 1: the playoffs, I mean eight and six, seven and seven 558 00:28:25,080 --> 00:28:28,399 Speaker 1: up and down the conference. Have you seen anything like 559 00:28:28,520 --> 00:28:31,600 Speaker 1: this before? The only time we saw anything like it 560 00:28:31,640 --> 00:28:34,399 Speaker 1: was nineteen eighty two when a strike at him playing 561 00:28:34,480 --> 00:28:37,359 Speaker 1: nine games and I led almost anybody into the to 562 00:28:37,480 --> 00:28:39,440 Speaker 1: the playoffs and it turned about to be a whole 563 00:28:39,480 --> 00:28:41,880 Speaker 1: lot of fun. But in this case, I like it 564 00:28:41,920 --> 00:28:44,160 Speaker 1: when an extra team is in there. A lot of 565 00:28:44,240 --> 00:28:48,680 Speaker 1: traditionalists complained like they always complained, because the fan bases 566 00:28:48,680 --> 00:28:52,160 Speaker 1: are energized, so are the teams. And as someone, I 567 00:28:52,200 --> 00:28:57,080 Speaker 1: will never complain about Bill O'Brien's coaching again because except 568 00:28:57,080 --> 00:29:00,800 Speaker 1: for two thousand and seventeen when Watson suffered a season 569 00:29:00,920 --> 00:29:03,640 Speaker 1: ending injury and they had twenty two players on IR, 570 00:29:04,080 --> 00:29:06,920 Speaker 1: they were either winning division or competing for the division 571 00:29:07,360 --> 00:29:10,040 Speaker 1: when he was there for a full season. So now 572 00:29:10,200 --> 00:29:12,400 Speaker 1: the Texans is so far away from that. I'll be 573 00:29:12,680 --> 00:29:14,720 Speaker 1: on the other side of the grass before they get 574 00:29:14,720 --> 00:29:18,000 Speaker 1: good again. And I think it's tremendous for the league. 575 00:29:18,160 --> 00:29:20,800 Speaker 1: I think it's tremendous for the fans and the media. 576 00:29:21,200 --> 00:29:23,120 Speaker 1: You know, when you get when you got a winner, 577 00:29:23,360 --> 00:29:26,120 Speaker 1: to get more listeners, you get more cliques on your stories, 578 00:29:26,400 --> 00:29:30,160 Speaker 1: people get more excited and and I think just four 579 00:29:30,240 --> 00:29:32,960 Speaker 1: years ago Texans came down there and beat the Chargers 580 00:29:33,240 --> 00:29:37,280 Speaker 1: in Carson and that seems like fourteen years ago. It 581 00:29:37,360 --> 00:29:42,600 Speaker 1: really does. What was that twenty eighteen twenty nighteen? Rivers 582 00:29:42,600 --> 00:29:46,400 Speaker 1: played great and Texas been him on the last drive? Yeah, 583 00:29:46,480 --> 00:29:48,320 Speaker 1: oh my gosh. Yeah, it was a good time. We 584 00:29:48,360 --> 00:29:52,120 Speaker 1: appreciate it. John that was great. Really appreciate it. My pleasure. Guys. 585 00:29:52,160 --> 00:29:55,400 Speaker 1: Thank you very much. Marry Christmas, Happy holidays, and good 586 00:29:55,440 --> 00:29:58,320 Speaker 1: luck to the Chargers from your own out we'll see 587 00:29:58,360 --> 00:30:00,840 Speaker 1: you so we'll see you on Sunday, John, Mary Christmas 588 00:30:00,840 --> 00:30:05,280 Speaker 1: to you. Thank you all right. Money John McClain man, 589 00:30:05,440 --> 00:30:09,400 Speaker 1: he's the best. He is. Uh. You know, there's there's 590 00:30:09,400 --> 00:30:11,560 Speaker 1: a handful of them and anytime you can, you can 591 00:30:11,600 --> 00:30:13,440 Speaker 1: get around the guys. They have been covering a beat 592 00:30:13,480 --> 00:30:17,040 Speaker 1: as long as John has many stories and it was 593 00:30:17,160 --> 00:30:19,800 Speaker 1: just I think for for the our younger fans that 594 00:30:19,880 --> 00:30:23,440 Speaker 1: are just getting into the NFL um it's it's probably 595 00:30:23,480 --> 00:30:27,080 Speaker 1: hard for them to believe that, you know, presocial media, 596 00:30:27,560 --> 00:30:30,120 Speaker 1: you know, players had to they had to sidle up 597 00:30:30,120 --> 00:30:32,280 Speaker 1: to these guys, they had to befriend them, they had 598 00:30:32,320 --> 00:30:34,800 Speaker 1: to share information with them because they wanted to get 599 00:30:34,800 --> 00:30:37,080 Speaker 1: their names out. They play a sport where their faces 600 00:30:37,080 --> 00:30:40,000 Speaker 1: are covered up by helmets. They're relatively unknown. It's not 601 00:30:40,040 --> 00:30:44,160 Speaker 1: the NBA, it's not baseball and football players that wanted 602 00:30:44,200 --> 00:30:47,680 Speaker 1: to become celebrities if they weren't quarterbacks, they were relying 603 00:30:47,760 --> 00:30:49,880 Speaker 1: upon the beat Riders, and the beat Riders used to 604 00:30:49,880 --> 00:30:52,880 Speaker 1: travel with them. They travel commercial and the Beat Riders 605 00:30:52,960 --> 00:30:55,080 Speaker 1: might be sitting in a seat right next to these guys. 606 00:30:55,120 --> 00:30:57,560 Speaker 1: They'd stay at the same hotel. A lot of times, 607 00:30:57,600 --> 00:30:59,920 Speaker 1: the teams would include them in their meals and they 608 00:31:00,120 --> 00:31:02,760 Speaker 1: were part of the team, you know. And John is 609 00:31:03,280 --> 00:31:05,440 Speaker 1: part of that generation. He's been doing it that long 610 00:31:05,480 --> 00:31:07,440 Speaker 1: from when it was the Houston Oilers and and he's 611 00:31:07,520 --> 00:31:10,240 Speaker 1: running around with Bum Phillips and and Earl Campbell and 612 00:31:10,240 --> 00:31:13,800 Speaker 1: and you know he's he's Look, there's not a lot 613 00:31:13,840 --> 00:31:16,760 Speaker 1: of them left because it's now been about, you know, 614 00:31:16,880 --> 00:31:20,600 Speaker 1: fifteen years since we kind of had those relationships. Maybe ten, 615 00:31:20,720 --> 00:31:23,760 Speaker 1: but um, but it's always great when you can get 616 00:31:23,760 --> 00:31:25,920 Speaker 1: someone like John that's been that's been doing it this 617 00:31:26,000 --> 00:31:29,840 Speaker 1: long and doing it this long as a local beat writer. Um, 618 00:31:29,880 --> 00:31:32,240 Speaker 1: because he's he's just as good as it gets. And 619 00:31:32,240 --> 00:31:34,840 Speaker 1: and man, if you if you have an opportunity it, 620 00:31:35,160 --> 00:31:37,320 Speaker 1: you'll see you just you can tell the way he 621 00:31:37,360 --> 00:31:40,760 Speaker 1: writes compared to maybe how some other people write about 622 00:31:40,800 --> 00:31:44,040 Speaker 1: the league and about sports. Now, Um, it's it's a 623 00:31:44,080 --> 00:31:47,200 Speaker 1: true craft and we certainly appreciate having him. You can 624 00:31:47,240 --> 00:31:49,240 Speaker 1: hear him in the way that he you know, threads 625 00:31:49,280 --> 00:31:51,880 Speaker 1: those words and weeps him together to spin his stories. 626 00:31:52,080 --> 00:31:55,080 Speaker 1: It really is. He pulls no punches, and I love 627 00:31:55,160 --> 00:31:57,960 Speaker 1: the I love the little anecdote about Herbert knowing, knowing 628 00:31:58,000 --> 00:32:00,680 Speaker 1: that Herbert was going to be a leader, and despite 629 00:32:00,680 --> 00:32:04,240 Speaker 1: people saying he wasn't and wasn't vocal enough, and just 630 00:32:04,320 --> 00:32:06,640 Speaker 1: having that insight, like you said, at the local level. 631 00:32:06,840 --> 00:32:09,200 Speaker 1: But to be so plugged into the league, it is 632 00:32:09,320 --> 00:32:13,160 Speaker 1: very very rare. So we appreciate John for sure. Money, 633 00:32:13,200 --> 00:32:15,320 Speaker 1: I usually ask you for for keys to the game 634 00:32:15,360 --> 00:32:18,560 Speaker 1: at this point, but I mean, stay healthy, stay healthy, 635 00:32:18,680 --> 00:32:21,200 Speaker 1: hopefully keep as many guys off that list as we 636 00:32:21,280 --> 00:32:25,520 Speaker 1: can get there, get a win, and get back and 637 00:32:25,680 --> 00:32:27,959 Speaker 1: keep guys off that list when you get back. You know, 638 00:32:28,120 --> 00:32:31,240 Speaker 1: like that to me, that's that, you know. I remember 639 00:32:31,280 --> 00:32:33,719 Speaker 1: Anthony Lynch said it last year. He said, look, we 640 00:32:33,760 --> 00:32:38,240 Speaker 1: believe that whoever is able to manage this pandemic is 641 00:32:38,320 --> 00:32:41,360 Speaker 1: going to probably win the super Bowl, that this thing 642 00:32:41,480 --> 00:32:44,200 Speaker 1: is going to alter. Now, it didn't quite work out 643 00:32:44,240 --> 00:32:46,840 Speaker 1: that way in the NFL. You know, most people are 644 00:32:46,880 --> 00:32:50,480 Speaker 1: able to avoid any serious issues. But those words certainly 645 00:32:50,560 --> 00:32:53,480 Speaker 1: ring true right now, and I don't and I'm not 646 00:32:53,560 --> 00:32:55,600 Speaker 1: saying that a team's going to do a better job 647 00:32:55,640 --> 00:32:57,240 Speaker 1: of it than the other. I think it probably at 648 00:32:57,240 --> 00:33:00,200 Speaker 1: this point is coming down to luck. You know. You 649 00:33:00,240 --> 00:33:03,080 Speaker 1: see the Chargers, the Chiefs got a ton of positives. 650 00:33:03,520 --> 00:33:05,120 Speaker 1: You know, the Chargers now have it. They faced each 651 00:33:05,160 --> 00:33:08,160 Speaker 1: other on Thursday night, you know. So I don't I 652 00:33:08,160 --> 00:33:10,280 Speaker 1: don't know how it's going to turn out, but it's 653 00:33:10,280 --> 00:33:12,600 Speaker 1: a bummer that it's come down to this, especially this 654 00:33:12,680 --> 00:33:14,600 Speaker 1: late in the season. I just hope that somehow, some 655 00:33:14,680 --> 00:33:17,000 Speaker 1: way we can get past it in these next two 656 00:33:17,080 --> 00:33:19,440 Speaker 1: three weeks and by the time the playoffs come around, 657 00:33:19,480 --> 00:33:21,120 Speaker 1: you know, the Chargers can stay healthy enough to get 658 00:33:21,120 --> 00:33:23,240 Speaker 1: these wins over the Texans, Broncos and Raiders, get in 659 00:33:23,280 --> 00:33:27,200 Speaker 1: the tournament and be at full health when the playoffs start. Yep. 660 00:33:27,400 --> 00:33:30,480 Speaker 1: Three more to go in the regular season, and they're 661 00:33:30,520 --> 00:33:32,360 Speaker 1: all huge. If the Charges want to get in the 662 00:33:32,360 --> 00:33:35,400 Speaker 1: tournament and make some noise and hopefully peek at the 663 00:33:35,480 --> 00:33:37,400 Speaker 1: right time. And like you said, it's a combination of 664 00:33:37,480 --> 00:33:40,520 Speaker 1: luck and just managing it the best you possibly can. 665 00:33:40,680 --> 00:33:44,320 Speaker 1: So that's the key to the game. Stay healthy, get 666 00:33:44,320 --> 00:33:46,160 Speaker 1: a win. I wish I had, you know, I wish 667 00:33:46,200 --> 00:33:47,960 Speaker 1: I had stuff that was better. I mean, you know, 668 00:33:48,000 --> 00:33:50,280 Speaker 1: you heard what John said. Look their defense is terrible. 669 00:33:50,560 --> 00:33:52,560 Speaker 1: I said it already. And if you look at their 670 00:33:52,640 --> 00:33:56,080 Speaker 1: roster as it stands right now, they've got three defensive linemen. 671 00:33:56,200 --> 00:33:59,800 Speaker 1: Their entire defensive front is on this COVID reserve list. 672 00:34:00,040 --> 00:34:03,000 Speaker 1: So they're bringing in practice squad guys. And you know what, 673 00:34:03,600 --> 00:34:06,080 Speaker 1: build off what you had on Thursday night. You know 674 00:34:06,240 --> 00:34:10,560 Speaker 1: with j with Justin Jackson, you're gonna have Darius Broadwell 675 00:34:10,640 --> 00:34:13,400 Speaker 1: up probably in place of Austin Eckler. Let him pound 676 00:34:13,400 --> 00:34:15,960 Speaker 1: between the tackles with his big body. Let's see josh 677 00:34:16,040 --> 00:34:18,279 Speaker 1: Kelly get after it. Just run the snot out of 678 00:34:18,280 --> 00:34:21,719 Speaker 1: the ball against this team that is decimated on their 679 00:34:21,760 --> 00:34:24,640 Speaker 1: defensive front, and get the heck out of there with 680 00:34:24,680 --> 00:34:27,160 Speaker 1: an easy win and money. Maybe that's the one thing 681 00:34:27,280 --> 00:34:28,920 Speaker 1: I really do want to see, is I want to 682 00:34:28,920 --> 00:34:32,719 Speaker 1: see Justin Jackson and Joshua Kelly and hopefully Bradwell too, 683 00:34:33,160 --> 00:34:35,759 Speaker 1: just continue to do what they've been doing the last 684 00:34:35,760 --> 00:34:38,080 Speaker 1: two weeks three hundred forty four yards on the ground 685 00:34:38,360 --> 00:34:40,480 Speaker 1: the last two weeks one hundred ninety two, a season 686 00:34:40,560 --> 00:34:43,680 Speaker 1: high against the Chiefs. I just think that that is 687 00:34:43,680 --> 00:34:46,239 Speaker 1: an added weapon to go with Austin as you get 688 00:34:46,280 --> 00:34:49,200 Speaker 1: into the playoffs, the Chargers have shown and we've been 689 00:34:49,200 --> 00:34:51,920 Speaker 1: talking about it for a long time. Here you have 690 00:34:51,960 --> 00:34:54,160 Speaker 1: to run the football, and they've shown that they've been 691 00:34:54,200 --> 00:34:56,200 Speaker 1: able to do it the last couple of weeks. I 692 00:34:56,239 --> 00:34:58,880 Speaker 1: know it gets a team that's depleted and one of 693 00:34:58,920 --> 00:35:01,040 Speaker 1: the worst in football in terms of stop of the run, 694 00:35:01,120 --> 00:35:04,319 Speaker 1: but take advantage of it and maybe asolutely, maybe get 695 00:35:04,320 --> 00:35:07,480 Speaker 1: a little confidence for Kelly and Jackson and Brad will 696 00:35:07,640 --> 00:35:09,400 Speaker 1: as we get into these final two games of the 697 00:35:09,440 --> 00:35:11,760 Speaker 1: regular season. And you know they did it against the Chiefs. 698 00:35:12,200 --> 00:35:15,000 Speaker 1: No Christians, no problem. Let's go. Let's let's go between 699 00:35:15,000 --> 00:35:17,399 Speaker 1: the tackles, let's run over, you know, let's help Tray 700 00:35:17,480 --> 00:35:19,879 Speaker 1: Pimp gets out. And you know we didn't mention Trey 701 00:35:19,920 --> 00:35:23,040 Speaker 1: Pip at all in that game because it was fine. 702 00:35:23,200 --> 00:35:26,319 Speaker 1: You know, there there were no issues, So um do 703 00:35:26,360 --> 00:35:29,400 Speaker 1: it again. Wasn't sacked either, right, he wasn't sacked. I 704 00:35:29,400 --> 00:35:35,440 Speaker 1: don't believe exactly. So yeah, let's go. Let's go, all right, guys, Hey, 705 00:35:35,560 --> 00:35:38,919 Speaker 1: Marry Christmas, Happy holidays. Always appreciate you guys tuning in 706 00:35:39,080 --> 00:35:44,480 Speaker 1: every Thursday during the season. Money Again, I say it 707 00:35:44,480 --> 00:35:47,320 Speaker 1: every week. I love doing this with you. Marry Christmas 708 00:35:47,360 --> 00:35:50,040 Speaker 1: to you and I'll see in Houston. Be sure to 709 00:35:50,120 --> 00:35:53,480 Speaker 1: download and subscribe to the Chargers Podcast Network wherever you 710 00:35:53,560 --> 00:35:57,120 Speaker 1: listen to podcasts. Money gonna be doing this thing. I 711 00:35:57,520 --> 00:35:59,359 Speaker 1: know your prep. She's gonna be a looking a little 712 00:35:59,360 --> 00:36:01,400 Speaker 1: bit different this weekend. We have a lot of it's 713 00:36:01,440 --> 00:36:04,720 Speaker 1: gonna have a lot of handwritten notes on it because 714 00:36:04,800 --> 00:36:06,920 Speaker 1: probably not going to find out until after we travel. 715 00:36:06,960 --> 00:36:08,759 Speaker 1: I'm not going to have the computer to print things 716 00:36:08,800 --> 00:36:11,080 Speaker 1: out how I want. It's gonna be a real messy board. 717 00:36:11,160 --> 00:36:14,400 Speaker 1: But you know what, it's football game. It's much easier 718 00:36:14,440 --> 00:36:16,239 Speaker 1: for us to get through it than those guys to 719 00:36:16,280 --> 00:36:18,520 Speaker 1: get through it. So I'm not going to complain, no 720 00:36:18,680 --> 00:36:19,400 Speaker 1: question about it.