1 00:00:14,960 --> 00:00:18,080 Speaker 1: Hey, everybody. Chris Harry with you on Chargers Weekly. We're 2 00:00:18,120 --> 00:00:21,320 Speaker 1: here at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, a jam 3 00:00:21,360 --> 00:00:23,640 Speaker 1: pack show today. Later, I'm gonna have an interview with 4 00:00:23,720 --> 00:00:25,880 Speaker 1: Chargers new tight Ends coach Rip Sure that I think 5 00:00:25,920 --> 00:00:29,080 Speaker 1: you're really gonna enjoy. ESPN's Field Yates also joins me 6 00:00:29,120 --> 00:00:31,480 Speaker 1: from the convention Center here in Indie. We'll also replay 7 00:00:31,520 --> 00:00:34,800 Speaker 1: the combine preview I recorded with Haley Ellwood earlier this morning. 8 00:00:34,880 --> 00:00:36,800 Speaker 1: But we'll kick things off with one of the best 9 00:00:37,120 --> 00:00:41,880 Speaker 1: Greg Cosell of NFL films. All right here with the 10 00:00:41,920 --> 00:00:46,120 Speaker 1: great Greg Cosell here at the Indianapolis Convention Center. Greg, 11 00:00:46,159 --> 00:00:47,720 Speaker 1: how are you, sir? I'm doing great. How are you 12 00:00:47,760 --> 00:00:50,839 Speaker 1: doing good? We're just talking of offline about the Chargers 13 00:00:50,960 --> 00:00:53,479 Speaker 1: just a few games, maybe a flip the script a 14 00:00:53,479 --> 00:00:54,840 Speaker 1: little bit, you know, And I guess you could say 15 00:00:54,880 --> 00:00:57,280 Speaker 1: that about a lot of teams, but boy, what was it? 16 00:00:57,280 --> 00:01:01,040 Speaker 1: It was four games that they lost because well they 17 00:01:01,080 --> 00:01:03,800 Speaker 1: started owing four and I think the two games that 18 00:01:03,840 --> 00:01:06,040 Speaker 1: are going to stand out to a lot of Chargers 19 00:01:06,080 --> 00:01:08,200 Speaker 1: fans that Week two game against Miami right where you 20 00:01:08,240 --> 00:01:10,960 Speaker 1: missed two field goals, and then just that that game 21 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:13,920 Speaker 1: against the Jaguars where the lead with two minutes. I 22 00:01:14,000 --> 00:01:18,880 Speaker 1: remember that interception. Yeah, and somehow they lose because over 23 00:01:18,920 --> 00:01:21,960 Speaker 1: the last three quarters of the season they were one 24 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:24,400 Speaker 1: of the best teams in the AFC, arguably the NFL. 25 00:01:24,840 --> 00:01:27,520 Speaker 1: They played really good football. What do you make of 26 00:01:27,760 --> 00:01:29,640 Speaker 1: the coaching staff and what they did in the first 27 00:01:29,680 --> 00:01:33,080 Speaker 1: year Gus Bradley's first year in Los Angeles and coach Lynn, 28 00:01:33,120 --> 00:01:35,039 Speaker 1: I'll tell you what, after that four game losing streak 29 00:01:35,120 --> 00:01:37,600 Speaker 1: to start the season, he never wavered. No, and the 30 00:01:37,600 --> 00:01:39,240 Speaker 1: players are right behind him hundred percent of the way. 31 00:01:39,280 --> 00:01:42,160 Speaker 1: No, No No, And I've always been a huge Philip Rivers guy, 32 00:01:42,160 --> 00:01:44,000 Speaker 1: and I thought he played really well. He had a 33 00:01:44,040 --> 00:01:48,840 Speaker 1: stretch this year. I mean, he played exceptional. The biggest 34 00:01:48,840 --> 00:01:52,120 Speaker 1: difference was I think it could simply be keenan Allen. 35 00:01:52,160 --> 00:01:54,240 Speaker 1: But but you're right, Philip. He was so disciplined with 36 00:01:54,240 --> 00:01:56,760 Speaker 1: the football. So those two games against the Chiefs. Yeah, 37 00:01:56,800 --> 00:01:59,400 Speaker 1: And look, I think Philip Rivers has been a great 38 00:01:59,480 --> 00:02:03,360 Speaker 1: quarterback throughout his career. You know, obviously he's never played 39 00:02:03,360 --> 00:02:06,480 Speaker 1: in the Super Bowl, so people might not view him 40 00:02:06,480 --> 00:02:08,800 Speaker 1: as a Hall of Fame type player. I think he is, 41 00:02:10,480 --> 00:02:13,320 Speaker 1: you know, to me, there's not a lot of difference 42 00:02:13,360 --> 00:02:16,280 Speaker 1: with Philip in games. I think he's an aggressive thrower 43 00:02:16,280 --> 00:02:19,840 Speaker 1: of the football, and I think that there are times 44 00:02:19,880 --> 00:02:24,000 Speaker 1: when he'll make some ill advised throws. But I think 45 00:02:24,040 --> 00:02:27,320 Speaker 1: throughout his career he's certainly not been what i'd call 46 00:02:27,360 --> 00:02:30,280 Speaker 1: an interception machine. I mean, he's had a year or 47 00:02:30,280 --> 00:02:32,760 Speaker 1: two here and there where maybe he's thrown a few more. 48 00:02:33,120 --> 00:02:37,360 Speaker 1: But he's an aggressive thrower. He's a confident thrower. He's 49 00:02:37,480 --> 00:02:40,320 Speaker 1: willing to turn it loose, and he's made a lot 50 00:02:40,360 --> 00:02:43,720 Speaker 1: of good throws in difficult situations because of that. Yeah, 51 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:46,120 Speaker 1: And I think two in twenty sixteen they were snake 52 00:02:46,160 --> 00:02:47,919 Speaker 1: bit by injuries. I think he had to press a 53 00:02:47,960 --> 00:02:50,359 Speaker 1: little bit more than he had. Two in twenty seventeen, 54 00:02:50,400 --> 00:02:53,280 Speaker 1: you have Keenan Allen for sixteen games, Melvin Gordon, the 55 00:02:53,320 --> 00:02:55,839 Speaker 1: emergence of Hunter Henry as really one of the next 56 00:02:55,880 --> 00:02:57,880 Speaker 1: great young tight ends. What do you make of this 57 00:02:57,919 --> 00:03:00,640 Speaker 1: offense going into twenty eighteen. I like the offense, you know, 58 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:02,720 Speaker 1: I think that Melvin Gordon, it's funny, he's kind of 59 00:03:02,840 --> 00:03:06,120 Speaker 1: evolved in the NFL. He came to the Chargers out 60 00:03:06,120 --> 00:03:08,760 Speaker 1: of Wisconsin, is kind of a big play back, and 61 00:03:08,800 --> 00:03:12,120 Speaker 1: to me, he's evolved into kind of a grinder. I 62 00:03:12,160 --> 00:03:14,679 Speaker 1: think he's more of an inside grinder than he is 63 00:03:14,680 --> 00:03:16,680 Speaker 1: a big play back. I know he had a long 64 00:03:16,720 --> 00:03:19,640 Speaker 1: touchdown against New England where he bounced, but for the 65 00:03:19,680 --> 00:03:22,840 Speaker 1: most part, he's kind of a grinder and that's okay. 66 00:03:22,880 --> 00:03:26,320 Speaker 1: He's a sustaining inside runner. He catches the football well, 67 00:03:26,360 --> 00:03:29,560 Speaker 1: so he's a meaningful part of the past game. You know, 68 00:03:29,600 --> 00:03:32,640 Speaker 1: I'm very anxious to see Mike Williams healthy this year 69 00:03:32,840 --> 00:03:35,280 Speaker 1: because I really like Ty Williams. You know, I think 70 00:03:35,280 --> 00:03:37,840 Speaker 1: he's a really interesting player. He's a big kid who 71 00:03:37,920 --> 00:03:40,480 Speaker 1: can run a little bit, and I really like him, 72 00:03:40,520 --> 00:03:43,080 Speaker 1: and I'm anxious to see if he can continue his development. 73 00:03:43,200 --> 00:03:45,880 Speaker 1: And you mentioned Keenan Allen, and he's just one of 74 00:03:45,880 --> 00:03:50,880 Speaker 1: those really savvy receivers who understands how to run routes, 75 00:03:50,960 --> 00:03:53,640 Speaker 1: understands how to get open, understands how to work the 76 00:03:53,920 --> 00:03:57,560 Speaker 1: sticks and get first downs. He's just a really quality 77 00:03:57,680 --> 00:04:01,720 Speaker 1: NFL wide out. Defensively, Jill Bosa and Melvin Ingraham. We 78 00:04:01,800 --> 00:04:04,040 Speaker 1: look at the free agency market, I notice there's not 79 00:04:04,080 --> 00:04:06,120 Speaker 1: a lot of edge rushers in this free agency market. 80 00:04:06,320 --> 00:04:10,440 Speaker 1: There's there usually aren't pause because that's a premium position 81 00:04:10,480 --> 00:04:13,000 Speaker 1: you lock up, and there's a few in this draft. 82 00:04:13,280 --> 00:04:14,880 Speaker 1: But I think it just makes it that much more 83 00:04:14,880 --> 00:04:18,679 Speaker 1: important to have guys like Ingram and Bosa Bookends. Yeah, 84 00:04:18,720 --> 00:04:23,440 Speaker 1: and he's really a good player. He's a really good Yeah. 85 00:04:23,480 --> 00:04:25,760 Speaker 1: And Ingram they move him around a lot. He's kind 86 00:04:25,760 --> 00:04:28,360 Speaker 1: of like a joker. Obviously plays defensive end, but they 87 00:04:28,360 --> 00:04:30,800 Speaker 1: also moved him around when they go to their sub packages. 88 00:04:31,320 --> 00:04:33,320 Speaker 1: They played a ton of dime this year. That was 89 00:04:33,400 --> 00:04:37,039 Speaker 1: really their their sub package. They played Adrian Phillips, number 90 00:04:37,040 --> 00:04:39,159 Speaker 1: thirty one. He was like hybrid who I you know. 91 00:04:39,240 --> 00:04:40,840 Speaker 1: I remember when he came out of Texas. And it's 92 00:04:40,839 --> 00:04:42,960 Speaker 1: funny because I do a lot of draft work, and 93 00:04:43,160 --> 00:04:46,360 Speaker 1: I've learned over the years that a lot of guys 94 00:04:46,440 --> 00:04:49,360 Speaker 1: play in the NFL. You know, not everybody's at all proh, 95 00:04:49,360 --> 00:04:52,080 Speaker 1: but a lot of guys play, particularly on defense. And 96 00:04:52,160 --> 00:04:55,680 Speaker 1: I remember watching Adrian Phillips and Texas and thinking, there's 97 00:04:55,680 --> 00:04:57,640 Speaker 1: a place in the league for this guy. Now, I 98 00:04:57,640 --> 00:04:59,600 Speaker 1: didn't know exactly how it was going to play out, 99 00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:03,039 Speaker 1: but I thought he was a really nice dime defensive 100 00:05:03,080 --> 00:05:06,560 Speaker 1: back and they were a predominant dime team. You know, 101 00:05:06,560 --> 00:05:08,120 Speaker 1: they didn't play a ton of nickel. I think the 102 00:05:08,160 --> 00:05:11,279 Speaker 1: injuries at Denzel Perriman right really hurt, and I graced 103 00:05:11,279 --> 00:05:13,120 Speaker 1: them to do yes, and then maybe that's the case, 104 00:05:13,160 --> 00:05:15,520 Speaker 1: and maybe if he's healthy, they'll be more nickel, because 105 00:05:15,560 --> 00:05:18,839 Speaker 1: Guts Bradley had been predominantly a nickel guy throughout his career. 106 00:05:19,200 --> 00:05:23,119 Speaker 1: But hey, you know, in this era of football where 107 00:05:24,120 --> 00:05:26,919 Speaker 1: running backs his receivers are so critical, and when you 108 00:05:26,960 --> 00:05:29,919 Speaker 1: work the middle of the field against inside linebackers, he 109 00:05:30,040 --> 00:05:33,120 Speaker 1: may decide that, you know, Adrian Phillips is a better option, 110 00:05:33,240 --> 00:05:35,520 Speaker 1: or that kind of player is a better option than 111 00:05:35,520 --> 00:05:38,839 Speaker 1: another linebacker. I tell you another guy, Desmond King, fifth 112 00:05:38,880 --> 00:05:40,880 Speaker 1: round picker. Yeah, you loved him come out of Iowa. 113 00:05:41,000 --> 00:05:43,760 Speaker 1: He loved him just products Yeah. Yeah, yeah, well he 114 00:05:43,880 --> 00:05:46,440 Speaker 1: was he was a guy because he's not as big 115 00:05:46,480 --> 00:05:50,080 Speaker 1: as you'd ideally like, he wasn't as fast as you'd 116 00:05:50,120 --> 00:05:53,320 Speaker 1: ideally like. But he was a really good college corner 117 00:05:53,440 --> 00:05:56,240 Speaker 1: who played both outside and in the slott at Iowa, 118 00:05:56,320 --> 00:05:59,080 Speaker 1: so he had slot experience and they plugged him right 119 00:05:59,120 --> 00:06:01,400 Speaker 1: into the slot and he did a really nice job. 120 00:06:01,520 --> 00:06:04,000 Speaker 1: I want to talk about some of the quarterbacks in 121 00:06:04,040 --> 00:06:05,800 Speaker 1: this class. I think you could look at four or 122 00:06:05,800 --> 00:06:08,679 Speaker 1: five his potential first rounders. Who are you most intrigued 123 00:06:08,680 --> 00:06:12,160 Speaker 1: to see this weekend. It's a lot of guys, you know. 124 00:06:12,800 --> 00:06:18,640 Speaker 1: I'm probably most intrigued to see Baker Mayfield because I 125 00:06:18,720 --> 00:06:22,839 Speaker 1: really enjoyed watching his tape, and what really stood out 126 00:06:22,839 --> 00:06:28,200 Speaker 1: to me was how much he actually played from the pocket, 127 00:06:28,600 --> 00:06:31,560 Speaker 1: because the perception out there, and and for someone who 128 00:06:31,560 --> 00:06:33,479 Speaker 1: doesn't sit at home and watch a ton of college 129 00:06:33,520 --> 00:06:37,479 Speaker 1: football on Saturdays, the perception out there was that he 130 00:06:37,520 --> 00:06:39,400 Speaker 1: was kind of a runaround guy, and those are the 131 00:06:39,480 --> 00:06:43,000 Speaker 1: highlights you see. But I watched, I've I've studied him 132 00:06:43,000 --> 00:06:45,400 Speaker 1: pretty hard up to this point. Probably do a little 133 00:06:45,440 --> 00:06:47,640 Speaker 1: more on him just because I enjoy watching him. But 134 00:06:48,520 --> 00:06:51,880 Speaker 1: I've watched games, i watched all his third downs, I've 135 00:06:51,880 --> 00:06:55,719 Speaker 1: watched all his fifteen plush yard plays. And what really 136 00:06:55,720 --> 00:06:57,280 Speaker 1: stood out to me was when when I watched all 137 00:06:57,320 --> 00:06:59,120 Speaker 1: his fifteen plus yard plays, and they were probably one 138 00:06:59,160 --> 00:07:03,800 Speaker 1: hundred and thirty of them, almost all of them were structured, timing, 139 00:07:03,880 --> 00:07:07,800 Speaker 1: rhythmic plays, and that really opened my eyes. He's he 140 00:07:07,920 --> 00:07:11,000 Speaker 1: plays from the pocket, He's got a compact delivery, he's 141 00:07:11,040 --> 00:07:14,040 Speaker 1: a very accurate thrower of the football, and I really 142 00:07:14,040 --> 00:07:17,480 Speaker 1: liked him. On tape we talked about Philip Rivers and 143 00:07:17,560 --> 00:07:20,240 Speaker 1: he has really showed no signs of slowing down. But 144 00:07:20,280 --> 00:07:23,400 Speaker 1: I think fans have mentioned, hey, maybe at some point 145 00:07:23,400 --> 00:07:25,320 Speaker 1: you gotta get a young arm in there. You probably 146 00:07:25,360 --> 00:07:28,239 Speaker 1: do a couple of years, right Besides the five guys 147 00:07:28,240 --> 00:07:30,880 Speaker 1: in the first round, we talked about Jackson Mayfield, Rosen, 148 00:07:31,080 --> 00:07:34,240 Speaker 1: Arnold Allen. Are there any other potential prospects that you 149 00:07:34,280 --> 00:07:37,720 Speaker 1: can envision as And I haven't. I haven't gotten you know, 150 00:07:37,920 --> 00:07:40,880 Speaker 1: deep into the player into the quarterback class just yet. 151 00:07:40,920 --> 00:07:43,360 Speaker 1: You know, so I've done the main guys because those 152 00:07:43,400 --> 00:07:46,040 Speaker 1: are the guys I normally get asked about. But you know, 153 00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:51,680 Speaker 1: there's no sense that Philip is on his way down 154 00:07:51,800 --> 00:07:53,400 Speaker 1: and that this year is going to be the you know, 155 00:07:53,440 --> 00:07:56,000 Speaker 1: the year that he's bad. But I think, you know, 156 00:07:56,080 --> 00:07:58,600 Speaker 1: you do have to look at that down the road. Um. 157 00:07:59,400 --> 00:08:01,120 Speaker 1: You know, it wouldn't surprise me if they get to 158 00:08:01,160 --> 00:08:03,200 Speaker 1: the third or fourth round and feel like, if if 159 00:08:03,240 --> 00:08:05,720 Speaker 1: there's someone you'll like, it has to be someone you like. 160 00:08:06,200 --> 00:08:09,920 Speaker 1: You know, I think this. I understand these sort of 161 00:08:09,920 --> 00:08:13,040 Speaker 1: philosophical underpinnings with oh, you need a quarterback we all 162 00:08:13,080 --> 00:08:17,480 Speaker 1: get that, but it's gotten to the extreme where people 163 00:08:17,480 --> 00:08:20,680 Speaker 1: are just reaching for quarterbacks. And if you look at 164 00:08:20,680 --> 00:08:23,320 Speaker 1: the list of quarterbacks over the last three, four or 165 00:08:23,320 --> 00:08:26,840 Speaker 1: five years, way more don't make it than make it. 166 00:08:26,920 --> 00:08:28,960 Speaker 1: And you gotta be you have to have a conviction 167 00:08:29,080 --> 00:08:31,880 Speaker 1: when you draft a quarterback, not just draft a quarterback 168 00:08:31,960 --> 00:08:35,640 Speaker 1: because of a platitudinists belief that the position is important. 169 00:08:35,920 --> 00:08:38,720 Speaker 1: We know the position's important, but you have to feel 170 00:08:38,760 --> 00:08:40,760 Speaker 1: really good about the guy you draft. And there's so 171 00:08:40,760 --> 00:08:43,360 Speaker 1: many quarterback needy teams and Greg, I look at this. 172 00:08:43,440 --> 00:08:45,559 Speaker 1: If four or five quarterbacks go in the first round, 173 00:08:45,600 --> 00:08:48,199 Speaker 1: let's just very possible. Say they go in the top fifteen. 174 00:08:48,320 --> 00:08:51,360 Speaker 1: You're just moving talent up for the charges at seventeen. Right. 175 00:08:51,880 --> 00:08:53,640 Speaker 1: They would probably love that to be the case. They 176 00:08:53,640 --> 00:08:55,280 Speaker 1: would love that, yeah, because they're not going to take 177 00:08:55,280 --> 00:08:57,800 Speaker 1: a quarterback in the first round. These defensive tackles from 178 00:08:57,960 --> 00:09:02,040 Speaker 1: Vita Vea to Duran Payne, Maurice Hurst. You look at 179 00:09:02,120 --> 00:09:04,959 Speaker 1: Darwin James is safety that the charge went offense offense 180 00:09:05,080 --> 00:09:07,960 Speaker 1: offense last year? Right with Williams and Lamp and Foenie 181 00:09:08,000 --> 00:09:09,800 Speaker 1: and I'm excited to see Lamp kind of a yeah, 182 00:09:09,800 --> 00:09:12,480 Speaker 1: and I thought Feenie did okay nine starts. Yeah, yeah, 183 00:09:12,520 --> 00:09:15,800 Speaker 1: he sure did. I mean ideally they wanted Lamp and 184 00:09:15,840 --> 00:09:17,719 Speaker 1: Foenie to be their guards and you'll see if you know, 185 00:09:17,840 --> 00:09:20,040 Speaker 1: Lamp can come back. He was a real fun player 186 00:09:20,040 --> 00:09:22,960 Speaker 1: to watch coming out of Western Kentucky. Just really consistent 187 00:09:23,000 --> 00:09:25,760 Speaker 1: and solid, and I was really disappointed when he got hurt. Yeah, 188 00:09:25,760 --> 00:09:27,160 Speaker 1: how did this was a year ago? How did you 189 00:09:27,240 --> 00:09:29,240 Speaker 1: view Lamp guy? I think a lot of people viewed 190 00:09:29,280 --> 00:09:32,120 Speaker 1: him as a potential first round picky. He dropped charges. Well. 191 00:09:32,160 --> 00:09:35,800 Speaker 1: I think the issue for him is everybody recognized that 192 00:09:35,800 --> 00:09:39,360 Speaker 1: he was really consistent, really solid. Then you get into 193 00:09:39,400 --> 00:09:41,600 Speaker 1: the scouting stuff. He had shorter arms. You know, people 194 00:09:41,640 --> 00:09:43,960 Speaker 1: didn't see him as a tackle, and once you don't 195 00:09:43,960 --> 00:09:47,520 Speaker 1: see a guy as a tackle, normally they drop. I mean, 196 00:09:47,760 --> 00:09:49,720 Speaker 1: you'd have to be absolutely special. Like the kid from 197 00:09:49,760 --> 00:09:52,640 Speaker 1: Notre Dame this year, Quinton Nelson is an absolutely special 198 00:09:52,679 --> 00:09:55,920 Speaker 1: prospect as a guard, so he'll go high. But rarely 199 00:09:55,960 --> 00:09:58,880 Speaker 1: are there special prospects at guard to go in the 200 00:09:58,920 --> 00:10:01,679 Speaker 1: top ten or fifteen. So as soon as Lamp became 201 00:10:01,720 --> 00:10:04,840 Speaker 1: a guard, which is the way people saw him, then 202 00:10:04,920 --> 00:10:06,920 Speaker 1: he drops out of the first round. Greg, get you 203 00:10:06,960 --> 00:10:08,560 Speaker 1: out here on this, because a couple of years ago, 204 00:10:09,040 --> 00:10:10,520 Speaker 1: I don't know if you remember this, but I talked 205 00:10:10,520 --> 00:10:12,680 Speaker 1: to you about the running back position and how it's 206 00:10:12,720 --> 00:10:15,760 Speaker 1: been undervalued, of which I think is another thing that 207 00:10:16,360 --> 00:10:18,880 Speaker 1: is again people are talking about that it's if it's 208 00:10:18,920 --> 00:10:22,720 Speaker 1: a mathematical equation. Sure. I had a great conversation earlier 209 00:10:22,720 --> 00:10:25,520 Speaker 1: today with Bill Polian. Okay, and Bill is as smart 210 00:10:25,520 --> 00:10:27,520 Speaker 1: as there is, and he says he put it in 211 00:10:27,520 --> 00:10:30,840 Speaker 1: a way which is so simple, but he just made 212 00:10:30,840 --> 00:10:33,719 Speaker 1: me say. Yeah. He said, if a player is a 213 00:10:33,720 --> 00:10:37,720 Speaker 1: game changer, then draft did you draft him? Because he says, 214 00:10:37,760 --> 00:10:40,720 Speaker 1: you know, he mentioned Ezekiel Elliott because there's still a 215 00:10:40,720 --> 00:10:43,080 Speaker 1: lot of people obviously who believe that the Cowboys should 216 00:10:43,080 --> 00:10:45,880 Speaker 1: have taken Jayalen Ramsey and not Ezekiel Elliott because the 217 00:10:45,920 --> 00:10:48,280 Speaker 1: worldview would be that corner is a more important position 218 00:10:48,280 --> 00:10:50,240 Speaker 1: than running back, just as a you know, as a 219 00:10:50,240 --> 00:10:54,600 Speaker 1: platitude in his abstract statement, of course, Okay, but Ezekiel 220 00:10:54,600 --> 00:10:57,640 Speaker 1: Elliot's a game changer. You don't pass up game changers, 221 00:10:58,040 --> 00:11:01,679 Speaker 1: you know. Se Quon Barkley, he is no matter what 222 00:11:01,760 --> 00:11:03,439 Speaker 1: you think of him, you know, is he the best 223 00:11:03,440 --> 00:11:05,400 Speaker 1: in a decade or is he just a really good player. 224 00:11:05,600 --> 00:11:08,520 Speaker 1: He's likely to be a game changer on some level. 225 00:11:08,760 --> 00:11:11,319 Speaker 1: You don't pass up game changers. You don't say, well, 226 00:11:11,360 --> 00:11:13,800 Speaker 1: we're not taking se Kwon Barkley because he's a running back, 227 00:11:14,000 --> 00:11:16,160 Speaker 1: and you don't take a running back in the top five. 228 00:11:16,480 --> 00:11:19,240 Speaker 1: That that thought process, to me makes no sense. And 229 00:11:19,480 --> 00:11:21,079 Speaker 1: when you look at the second and third round, I mean, 230 00:11:21,080 --> 00:11:23,120 Speaker 1: we're gonna have guys who I think in any other 231 00:11:23,200 --> 00:11:25,559 Speaker 1: year could have been Day one picks. The two backs 232 00:11:25,559 --> 00:11:28,319 Speaker 1: from Georgia. I love Sony Michelle carry on Johnson from 233 00:11:28,360 --> 00:11:31,360 Speaker 1: All Yeah, he I did watch him. I don't love 234 00:11:31,480 --> 00:11:33,280 Speaker 1: him in that way. Yeah, I'm not saying he can't 235 00:11:33,280 --> 00:11:35,000 Speaker 1: be an NFL player, of course, I don't see him 236 00:11:35,040 --> 00:11:38,320 Speaker 1: quite that way Sony Michelle, though, I love Sony Michelle. 237 00:11:38,320 --> 00:11:41,280 Speaker 1: I think the kid from USC's fascinating Ronald Jones, because 238 00:11:41,280 --> 00:11:43,880 Speaker 1: he's an explosive kid. He's in our backyard. He's supposed 239 00:11:43,880 --> 00:11:46,079 Speaker 1: to run a big forty times. Well, he's a track guy. 240 00:11:46,240 --> 00:11:48,360 Speaker 1: He was a big track guy from from the state 241 00:11:48,360 --> 00:11:50,280 Speaker 1: of Texas. I think he ran one hundred meters and 242 00:11:50,280 --> 00:11:52,800 Speaker 1: the two hundred meters and he might have had state records. 243 00:11:52,800 --> 00:11:54,800 Speaker 1: I mean, he's a track guy. Yeah. What's your favorite 244 00:11:54,800 --> 00:11:57,440 Speaker 1: part about this this? Oh? Well, the reason I love 245 00:11:57,480 --> 00:12:00,800 Speaker 1: the combine is because everybody's lacks. No one has a 246 00:12:00,800 --> 00:12:03,160 Speaker 1: game Sunday, so you get a chance to talk to coaches, 247 00:12:03,200 --> 00:12:06,200 Speaker 1: every personnel people, and no one is in a hurry. 248 00:12:06,320 --> 00:12:09,760 Speaker 1: You know, I'm very fortunate because I think a lot 249 00:12:09,760 --> 00:12:11,240 Speaker 1: of these guys know what I do with the NFL 250 00:12:11,280 --> 00:12:13,440 Speaker 1: Matchup show and then I watch coaching tape, and so 251 00:12:13,520 --> 00:12:16,000 Speaker 1: it gives me a chance to have some really good conversations. Well, 252 00:12:16,040 --> 00:12:17,880 Speaker 1: I can't thank you for your ties. Appreciate you spend 253 00:12:17,920 --> 00:12:19,520 Speaker 1: us some minutes with us, no problem at all. Thanks, 254 00:12:19,559 --> 00:12:24,400 Speaker 1: thank you. Here with Field Gates of ESPN live at 255 00:12:24,440 --> 00:12:26,760 Speaker 1: the Scouting Combine, Nindy feel what's up, buddy? Not too much. 256 00:12:26,840 --> 00:12:28,080 Speaker 1: Good to be here. One of the best weeks of 257 00:12:28,080 --> 00:12:30,520 Speaker 1: the year. What's this week like for you? So this week, 258 00:12:30,800 --> 00:12:32,960 Speaker 1: first of all, it's it's an opportunity to be a 259 00:12:33,000 --> 00:12:36,120 Speaker 1: part of opportunities like this. It's a great opportunity to 260 00:12:36,200 --> 00:12:39,120 Speaker 1: see a little bit of exposure to all thirty two teams. 261 00:12:39,440 --> 00:12:41,000 Speaker 1: This is the one week of the year, the only 262 00:12:41,000 --> 00:12:43,760 Speaker 1: time on the calendar where all thirty two teams descend 263 00:12:43,800 --> 00:12:48,120 Speaker 1: upon the same location. You've got coaches, general managers, scouts, 264 00:12:48,760 --> 00:12:51,360 Speaker 1: you've got people covering the league, the NFL spring breaks. 265 00:12:51,440 --> 00:12:53,280 Speaker 1: It really is the NFL spring break. So it's a 266 00:12:53,280 --> 00:12:55,640 Speaker 1: great opportunity to not only I get a glimpse of 267 00:12:55,679 --> 00:12:57,640 Speaker 1: these prospects, which is the real reason why we're here, 268 00:12:57,640 --> 00:13:01,360 Speaker 1: but also an opportunity to network and shake some hands 269 00:13:01,400 --> 00:13:03,240 Speaker 1: and kiss some babies. As they say, absolutely, I want 270 00:13:03,240 --> 00:13:05,080 Speaker 1: to get into some of these prospects in a minute, 271 00:13:05,120 --> 00:13:07,760 Speaker 1: but start with the Chargers. A lot of big changes 272 00:13:07,840 --> 00:13:10,440 Speaker 1: up and down the AFC West already in twenty eighteen. 273 00:13:10,760 --> 00:13:13,320 Speaker 1: How would you assist what the Charges did last year 274 00:13:13,559 --> 00:13:15,880 Speaker 1: and kind of an early outlook in twenty eighteen. I 275 00:13:15,880 --> 00:13:17,320 Speaker 1: think if you look at talent and you know, if 276 00:13:17,320 --> 00:13:20,360 Speaker 1: the Chargers played a one hundred game season, whatever their 277 00:13:20,360 --> 00:13:24,000 Speaker 1: winning percentage was last NBA team, right, you would safely 278 00:13:24,040 --> 00:13:26,240 Speaker 1: assume that the win lost Rocker will be better than 279 00:13:26,280 --> 00:13:29,640 Speaker 1: the percentage indicated last year. It's a team that's obviously 280 00:13:29,640 --> 00:13:31,520 Speaker 1: we know in the fourth quarter there were some games 281 00:13:31,520 --> 00:13:33,880 Speaker 1: that just you flip one or two plays and next 282 00:13:33,880 --> 00:13:36,320 Speaker 1: thing you know, we're talking about the Chargers potentially hosting 283 00:13:36,320 --> 00:13:40,080 Speaker 1: a playoff game. Continuity certainly helps, and a lot of 284 00:13:40,120 --> 00:13:43,200 Speaker 1: the coaching staff remains intact. Obviously, keeping Gus Bradley was 285 00:13:43,200 --> 00:13:46,080 Speaker 1: a major priority this offseason. You keep them around, and 286 00:13:46,440 --> 00:13:49,360 Speaker 1: in terms of a major free free agent acquisition, I 287 00:13:49,400 --> 00:13:53,640 Speaker 1: mean there have been some notable players that obviously previously 288 00:13:53,640 --> 00:13:55,520 Speaker 1: in San Diego and then now in LA like, hey, 289 00:13:55,559 --> 00:13:58,320 Speaker 1: you have to evaluate, can we keep a Melvin Ingram 290 00:13:58,320 --> 00:14:00,600 Speaker 1: and if so, how do we go about its tag 291 00:14:00,640 --> 00:14:03,240 Speaker 1: long term deal? Franchise tag into a long term deal. 292 00:14:03,280 --> 00:14:05,560 Speaker 1: But it feels like this year with a lot of 293 00:14:05,559 --> 00:14:09,440 Speaker 1: the key pieces already in place and maybe not a 294 00:14:09,440 --> 00:14:13,160 Speaker 1: long list of players that are unrestricted free agents to 295 00:14:13,160 --> 00:14:15,280 Speaker 1: be that you have to concerned with. The continuity could 296 00:14:15,280 --> 00:14:17,600 Speaker 1: be a theme for this team this offseason. Yeah, core intact, 297 00:14:17,679 --> 00:14:19,520 Speaker 1: not only on the field, but like you said, off 298 00:14:19,520 --> 00:14:22,800 Speaker 1: the field, and that's a big deal, especially I mentioned 299 00:14:22,840 --> 00:14:24,840 Speaker 1: you have a lot of new coaches in Denver, a 300 00:14:24,840 --> 00:14:27,080 Speaker 1: brand new coach in Oakland. They take a little bit 301 00:14:27,080 --> 00:14:29,920 Speaker 1: of a time to adjust. And then Kansas City we 302 00:14:30,000 --> 00:14:32,520 Speaker 1: got we got trades that aren't official yet but but 303 00:14:32,600 --> 00:14:36,000 Speaker 1: are coming down the pipeline with Peters and Mahomes stepping 304 00:14:36,040 --> 00:14:37,920 Speaker 1: into or play Smith. And I don't think the Kansas 305 00:14:37,960 --> 00:14:41,000 Speaker 1: City is engaging in a full blown rebuild, but I 306 00:14:41,000 --> 00:14:44,440 Speaker 1: think there is a retooling of their trajectory right now. 307 00:14:44,440 --> 00:14:46,680 Speaker 1: And that's not to say they can't be competitive next year. 308 00:14:46,840 --> 00:14:48,800 Speaker 1: It could be very good. But obviously, when you trade 309 00:14:48,800 --> 00:14:51,640 Speaker 1: away Alex Smith, they proven commodity a quarterback, and you 310 00:14:51,720 --> 00:14:53,640 Speaker 1: hand the keys over to a player in Patrick Mahomes 311 00:14:53,680 --> 00:14:56,280 Speaker 1: who started just one game in his NFL career, you 312 00:14:56,360 --> 00:14:59,160 Speaker 1: understand that there is a learning curve, there's a growth 313 00:14:59,200 --> 00:15:03,200 Speaker 1: process that could result in some differences on the field. 314 00:15:03,200 --> 00:15:06,000 Speaker 1: And then obviously, trading away Marcus Peters, I'm sure nobody 315 00:15:06,080 --> 00:15:08,360 Speaker 1: around the division or even the conference had any issue 316 00:15:08,400 --> 00:15:11,200 Speaker 1: with him being set to the other Los Angeles teams. 317 00:15:11,480 --> 00:15:13,480 Speaker 1: I'm pretty happy, but they're just I think Philip Rivers 318 00:15:13,520 --> 00:15:15,560 Speaker 1: was smiling. Why would have saw that news on Friday 319 00:15:15,600 --> 00:15:17,840 Speaker 1: morning out there in LA. So you know, it's a 320 00:15:17,880 --> 00:15:20,200 Speaker 1: it's a different Kansas City outlook right now, and this 321 00:15:20,440 --> 00:15:22,080 Speaker 1: this division was I mean, it could have been the 322 00:15:22,120 --> 00:15:24,120 Speaker 1: Chargers last year, right It could have been a couple 323 00:15:24,080 --> 00:15:25,840 Speaker 1: of kicks early on in the season go a different 324 00:15:25,880 --> 00:15:27,520 Speaker 1: way and next thing you know, we're talking about them 325 00:15:27,560 --> 00:15:30,400 Speaker 1: again in the postseason. You know it's a fantasy friendly 326 00:15:30,560 --> 00:15:32,840 Speaker 1: offense too. Sure, that's the thing you got. You got 327 00:15:32,840 --> 00:15:35,600 Speaker 1: Philip Rivers who had one of his best seasons, and 328 00:15:35,640 --> 00:15:38,720 Speaker 1: then Melvin Gordon really came on I think strong towards 329 00:15:38,760 --> 00:15:40,360 Speaker 1: the end of the year. Then of course Keenan Allen 330 00:15:40,680 --> 00:15:43,880 Speaker 1: can't understand what he did this year with sixteen games. Yeah, 331 00:15:43,920 --> 00:15:46,120 Speaker 1: I mean, just remarkable story for Keenan Allen. That was 332 00:15:46,160 --> 00:15:47,880 Speaker 1: one of the better storylines of last year. To have 333 00:15:47,960 --> 00:15:50,200 Speaker 1: him on the field for the full sixteen games and 334 00:15:50,440 --> 00:15:52,520 Speaker 1: coming back of all the or coming back from all 335 00:15:52,520 --> 00:15:55,120 Speaker 1: the injuries he's dealt with previously. Obviously we know the 336 00:15:55,200 --> 00:15:57,600 Speaker 1: knee injury, we also know the internal issue that he 337 00:15:57,840 --> 00:16:00,360 Speaker 1: has defied a lot of odds and when it's on 338 00:16:00,360 --> 00:16:03,160 Speaker 1: the field, I don't think the numbers tell you anything 339 00:16:03,160 --> 00:16:04,920 Speaker 1: different than what he really is, which is one of 340 00:16:04,920 --> 00:16:08,600 Speaker 1: the probably six seven best wide receivers in football. Melvin 341 00:16:08,640 --> 00:16:11,480 Speaker 1: Gordon continues to be another great story in terms of hey, 342 00:16:11,520 --> 00:16:13,920 Speaker 1: players that don't start out how their careers want them to. 343 00:16:14,680 --> 00:16:16,720 Speaker 1: It's about what you do with the opportunities ahead, not 344 00:16:16,800 --> 00:16:19,720 Speaker 1: about how you you know, sort of look back upon 345 00:16:19,760 --> 00:16:22,480 Speaker 1: the opportunities in the past that didn't go in your favor. 346 00:16:22,680 --> 00:16:25,920 Speaker 1: And then Hunter Henry a guy that people will like 347 00:16:26,000 --> 00:16:28,920 Speaker 1: to see as much as they can. He emerges into 348 00:16:28,920 --> 00:16:31,640 Speaker 1: his third year next year, the skills are abundant, it's 349 00:16:31,640 --> 00:16:34,920 Speaker 1: obvious there and a player that no will be stunned 350 00:16:34,920 --> 00:16:37,240 Speaker 1: if he is a quote unquote breakout candidate. Going into 351 00:16:37,240 --> 00:16:38,720 Speaker 1: this season, I thought it was going to be this 352 00:16:38,800 --> 00:16:41,760 Speaker 1: year Field. You know, Antonio Gates did have a productive year, 353 00:16:41,800 --> 00:16:43,960 Speaker 1: and I think Antonio did a great job the last 354 00:16:43,960 --> 00:16:45,640 Speaker 1: three games of the year when Hunter went down. Yes, 355 00:16:45,720 --> 00:16:47,080 Speaker 1: he even didn't have a lot of mileage on him 356 00:16:47,120 --> 00:16:48,720 Speaker 1: this year and was able to stop up. So I 357 00:16:48,800 --> 00:16:50,800 Speaker 1: look for big things from Hunter. I just tucked a ribsher. 358 00:16:50,880 --> 00:16:53,680 Speaker 1: The new tight ends coach came from UCLA. I though, 359 00:16:53,680 --> 00:16:55,760 Speaker 1: he's excited to get his hands on Hunter. And when 360 00:16:55,760 --> 00:16:59,320 Speaker 1: you're six foot five, maybe six foot six, you've got 361 00:16:59,520 --> 00:17:02,480 Speaker 1: you got receiver type hands, you're athletic in the red zone. 362 00:17:02,480 --> 00:17:04,320 Speaker 1: You know, the Hunter Henry is already a missmac because 363 00:17:04,359 --> 00:17:06,280 Speaker 1: even when he's covered, he's open. So I'm sure that 364 00:17:06,280 --> 00:17:09,120 Speaker 1: Philip Rivers has a trust with him already that will 365 00:17:09,119 --> 00:17:11,280 Speaker 1: only continue to flourish in the next couple of seasons, 366 00:17:11,320 --> 00:17:13,240 Speaker 1: I want to dive into some of these prospects, starting 367 00:17:13,240 --> 00:17:15,440 Speaker 1: with quarterback. You know, you get Darnold and Rosen from 368 00:17:15,520 --> 00:17:17,640 Speaker 1: La in our backyard, and then you get the last 369 00:17:17,640 --> 00:17:20,359 Speaker 1: two Hysman Trophy winners, may feel Lamar Jackson, I think 370 00:17:20,359 --> 00:17:22,600 Speaker 1: it is probably the most intriguing, and then Josh Allen 371 00:17:22,640 --> 00:17:25,320 Speaker 1: and that arm coming from Wyoming. Who are you most 372 00:17:25,359 --> 00:17:27,840 Speaker 1: excited to see from this quarterback group? You know? So 373 00:17:27,960 --> 00:17:30,879 Speaker 1: it's a really interesting class for this reason that you 374 00:17:30,880 --> 00:17:33,639 Speaker 1: could ask fifty people here and there are a lot 375 00:17:33,640 --> 00:17:36,600 Speaker 1: of general managers, coaches, scouts, etc. Around this area, and 376 00:17:36,680 --> 00:17:40,040 Speaker 1: you might get ten votes for each of those five 377 00:17:40,119 --> 00:17:43,439 Speaker 1: quarterbacks as the best in this year's class. There is 378 00:17:43,520 --> 00:17:45,639 Speaker 1: just no consensus right now. And part of it is 379 00:17:45,680 --> 00:17:48,639 Speaker 1: because it's right now February and we haven't had the 380 00:17:48,640 --> 00:17:51,560 Speaker 1: whole sale evaluation of what these players are. But part 381 00:17:51,560 --> 00:17:53,640 Speaker 1: of it is because you know, maybe none of them 382 00:17:53,640 --> 00:17:55,919 Speaker 1: separated themselves, and also it's about what you're looking for. 383 00:17:56,080 --> 00:17:59,800 Speaker 1: Prototypes when it comes to quarterbacks are not universal. I mean, 384 00:18:00,440 --> 00:18:01,840 Speaker 1: no longer the days where you have to be six 385 00:18:01,840 --> 00:18:03,480 Speaker 1: foot four, you have to be two hundred and thirty 386 00:18:03,520 --> 00:18:05,760 Speaker 1: five pounds or whatever it is, have to have played 387 00:18:05,800 --> 00:18:08,720 Speaker 1: under center or pro style offensive college. It might be 388 00:18:08,840 --> 00:18:12,120 Speaker 1: that you feel as though Baker Mayfield, with his pristine 389 00:18:12,160 --> 00:18:16,720 Speaker 1: accuracy and his uncommon athletic ability and his leadership, is 390 00:18:16,720 --> 00:18:18,760 Speaker 1: what you covet more than a guy like Josh Allen, 391 00:18:18,760 --> 00:18:20,560 Speaker 1: who checks off a lot of those physical boxes at 392 00:18:20,600 --> 00:18:22,600 Speaker 1: six foot four and two hundred and thirty pounds, and 393 00:18:23,240 --> 00:18:24,959 Speaker 1: you know, for lack of a better term, looks like 394 00:18:24,960 --> 00:18:26,520 Speaker 1: what we used to say, Hey, that's what a quarterback 395 00:18:26,600 --> 00:18:28,800 Speaker 1: was born to look like. I think, you know, the 396 00:18:28,800 --> 00:18:31,600 Speaker 1: point that I'm probably most intrigued by still Lamar Jackson, 397 00:18:31,640 --> 00:18:33,360 Speaker 1: because I think there has been so much chatter going 398 00:18:33,359 --> 00:18:35,119 Speaker 1: into this week, and I think it's a chance for 399 00:18:35,200 --> 00:18:38,400 Speaker 1: him to prove maybe that conversation about the top four 400 00:18:38,480 --> 00:18:41,120 Speaker 1: quarterbacks needs to be top five in the top let's 401 00:18:41,119 --> 00:18:43,840 Speaker 1: say fifteen or eighteen picks in this year's trap, which 402 00:18:43,920 --> 00:18:46,600 Speaker 1: is another intriguing swirling because there's so many quarterback needy 403 00:18:46,640 --> 00:18:49,680 Speaker 1: teams field and let's say four or five guys go 404 00:18:50,119 --> 00:18:52,280 Speaker 1: and they go before the charge Chargers pick at seventeen. 405 00:18:52,440 --> 00:18:54,800 Speaker 1: You're gonna get a really good player if you don't 406 00:18:54,840 --> 00:18:56,800 Speaker 1: have an eye on a quarterback. I mean, we'll talk 407 00:18:56,800 --> 00:19:00,000 Speaker 1: about defensive line, linebacker. There's a lot of deep positions here. 408 00:19:00,040 --> 00:19:01,639 Speaker 1: There are a couple of teams like I think about 409 00:19:01,680 --> 00:19:03,960 Speaker 1: the Chargers, I think about the Bears, ten slots ahead 410 00:19:03,960 --> 00:19:06,640 Speaker 1: of them. If they're like, listen, more quarterbacks to get 411 00:19:06,640 --> 00:19:08,679 Speaker 1: off the board, them do it the better because obviously 412 00:19:08,920 --> 00:19:12,040 Speaker 1: Chicago with its wagon hitch to Mitch Dubisky from last year. 413 00:19:12,400 --> 00:19:15,080 Speaker 1: That's a quarterback that clearly you know they are excited 414 00:19:15,119 --> 00:19:17,000 Speaker 1: about in Chicago, and they say, we don't need a quarterback. 415 00:19:17,080 --> 00:19:20,160 Speaker 1: So if you know, a wide receiver or defensive back 416 00:19:20,240 --> 00:19:23,560 Speaker 1: slides to us to pick seven, probably not makea Fitzpatrick 417 00:19:23,600 --> 00:19:27,960 Speaker 1: from Alabama, but an example of someone slides when James 418 00:19:27,960 --> 00:19:29,760 Speaker 1: somebody like, can you get the card in? It's really 419 00:19:29,760 --> 00:19:31,719 Speaker 1: what it comes down to for GM Ryan Pace. So 420 00:19:31,920 --> 00:19:34,600 Speaker 1: you're right, the Chargers could be benefactors if teams ahead 421 00:19:34,600 --> 00:19:37,440 Speaker 1: of them see that quarterbacks pree take place. It also 422 00:19:37,480 --> 00:19:40,240 Speaker 1: could result in them being a team that you could 423 00:19:40,240 --> 00:19:42,320 Speaker 1: consider trading up for. You know, if one of those 424 00:19:42,359 --> 00:19:45,240 Speaker 1: quarterbacks slide to seventeen. They never imagine that GM, Tom 425 00:19:45,320 --> 00:19:47,440 Speaker 1: Tolesco and the rest of the decision makers are saying 426 00:19:47,760 --> 00:19:50,040 Speaker 1: who might be open for business. I know the position 427 00:19:50,119 --> 00:19:53,400 Speaker 1: group I'm most excited for is that running back position 428 00:19:53,480 --> 00:19:55,720 Speaker 1: because there's like fifteen guys. I think if this was 429 00:19:55,760 --> 00:19:57,600 Speaker 1: any other year, you'd be talking about a lot of 430 00:19:57,600 --> 00:20:00,000 Speaker 1: these guys as day one picks, maybe early day two picks. 431 00:20:00,359 --> 00:20:02,359 Speaker 1: There's a fantasy guy. You know, these are guys are 432 00:20:02,359 --> 00:20:06,040 Speaker 1: gonna big Day one impacts in the NFL. Philosophically, there 433 00:20:06,040 --> 00:20:09,280 Speaker 1: are so many tenants to the running back conversation. And 434 00:20:10,040 --> 00:20:11,640 Speaker 1: on the one hand, people will say it's so much 435 00:20:11,680 --> 00:20:15,040 Speaker 1: depth that you can find, maybe not quite Korean Hunt 436 00:20:15,080 --> 00:20:17,640 Speaker 1: because he was historic as a rookie, but sure very 437 00:20:17,680 --> 00:20:19,760 Speaker 1: good value for a player in third, fourth, fifth round. 438 00:20:20,040 --> 00:20:21,520 Speaker 1: At the same time, if you think there's a guy 439 00:20:21,560 --> 00:20:23,399 Speaker 1: that can be a game tunior for your offense, like 440 00:20:23,440 --> 00:20:25,440 Speaker 1: Melvin Gordon in the first round, and you just go 441 00:20:25,440 --> 00:20:27,600 Speaker 1: ahead and snatch them up. So really, we'll be interesting 442 00:20:27,640 --> 00:20:30,280 Speaker 1: to see how these players test, how they interview, and 443 00:20:30,320 --> 00:20:31,800 Speaker 1: if any of them separate them. So I think we 444 00:20:31,920 --> 00:20:34,439 Speaker 1: kind of have a one man running back class in 445 00:20:34,440 --> 00:20:38,160 Speaker 1: se Quon Barkley on Barkley, but the next few slots 446 00:20:38,200 --> 00:20:40,720 Speaker 1: probably up for grabs, you know, I mean, between you've 447 00:20:40,760 --> 00:20:44,480 Speaker 1: got two Georgia. You probably have five Georgia running backs 448 00:20:44,520 --> 00:20:46,760 Speaker 1: that are probably draft eligible based of how that school 449 00:20:46,760 --> 00:20:52,200 Speaker 1: produces players of that pisod of on Jo Scarborough. I mean, unbelievable. 450 00:20:52,280 --> 00:20:54,040 Speaker 1: It's like it's like picked your flavor right because you 451 00:20:54,119 --> 00:20:56,920 Speaker 1: got you got master guys with Ronald Jones. A matter 452 00:20:56,920 --> 00:20:58,600 Speaker 1: of taste and what you do on offense and how 453 00:20:58,640 --> 00:21:00,800 Speaker 1: you like your running backs, So certainly a lot of 454 00:21:00,840 --> 00:21:02,639 Speaker 1: depth that position. I think it's going to be. I 455 00:21:02,640 --> 00:21:04,640 Speaker 1: don't know if we're gonna have a run per se 456 00:21:04,720 --> 00:21:07,000 Speaker 1: early on, but I think they're gonna have a several runs, 457 00:21:07,080 --> 00:21:10,199 Speaker 1: several runs because you could have guys that profile is 458 00:21:10,480 --> 00:21:12,159 Speaker 1: you know, top of Day two, and you could have 459 00:21:12,200 --> 00:21:13,800 Speaker 1: guys that you know, middle of the pack day two, 460 00:21:13,800 --> 00:21:15,359 Speaker 1: and you could have a big Day three run as well. 461 00:21:15,440 --> 00:21:17,520 Speaker 1: And we saw the blueprint in the Super Bowl with 462 00:21:17,680 --> 00:21:20,440 Speaker 1: Clement Yep and Blunt and a Jay and then even 463 00:21:20,480 --> 00:21:22,960 Speaker 1: on the Patriots side with Birdhead Lewis James White. I say, 464 00:21:22,960 --> 00:21:25,480 Speaker 1: Melvin Gordon's the end disputed bell cow in La, but 465 00:21:25,560 --> 00:21:27,520 Speaker 1: yet Austin Ekela, I think he's something different. He has 466 00:21:27,560 --> 00:21:29,320 Speaker 1: start out of the backfield. But if you can get 467 00:21:29,320 --> 00:21:32,080 Speaker 1: another guy to compliment Gordon. I mean, it's just another piece. 468 00:21:32,119 --> 00:21:34,240 Speaker 1: I mean how many how many teams truly rely on 469 00:21:34,400 --> 00:21:38,040 Speaker 1: solely one running back exclusively? Even you know, is there 470 00:21:38,080 --> 00:21:39,480 Speaker 1: so few of them? Even a guy like Todd Gurley 471 00:21:39,480 --> 00:21:41,600 Speaker 1: who carries such a huge load. I mean, Malcolm Brown 472 00:21:41,720 --> 00:21:44,040 Speaker 1: was a factor for the La Rams. I mean two 473 00:21:44,080 --> 00:21:46,160 Speaker 1: years ago, David Johnson was probably the closest thing we've 474 00:21:46,160 --> 00:21:48,040 Speaker 1: seen to a running back that was basically a one 475 00:21:48,040 --> 00:21:51,720 Speaker 1: man committee. Yeah, but what happens when something goes awry? 476 00:21:51,800 --> 00:21:53,760 Speaker 1: And unfortunately David Johnson gets hurt in Week one of 477 00:21:53,840 --> 00:21:56,760 Speaker 1: last year and things changed dramatically for Arizona. But you know, 478 00:21:56,920 --> 00:21:59,920 Speaker 1: Melvin does as much as you possibly can with his workload. 479 00:21:59,920 --> 00:22:02,840 Speaker 1: But I'm sure he's grateful sometimes when he's got Austin 480 00:22:02,960 --> 00:22:04,680 Speaker 1: or he's got break then Oliver or somebody else behind 481 00:22:04,760 --> 00:22:06,200 Speaker 1: him who can tote the rock, even if it's five 482 00:22:06,240 --> 00:22:08,440 Speaker 1: times a game. That could be the difference between maximum 483 00:22:08,480 --> 00:22:11,200 Speaker 1: performance and you know, very good performance. Feel what you 484 00:22:11,240 --> 00:22:13,280 Speaker 1: got going on this offseason? I saw you divin some 485 00:22:13,280 --> 00:22:16,360 Speaker 1: of the free agency stuff, but on the agency combine 486 00:22:16,720 --> 00:22:19,240 Speaker 1: quarterback carousel is going to define this offseason. And I'm 487 00:22:19,240 --> 00:22:21,479 Speaker 1: not trying to be obvious and say quarterbacks because quarterbacks 488 00:22:21,520 --> 00:22:23,760 Speaker 1: are always noteworthy. But let's just be honest. There are 489 00:22:23,760 --> 00:22:25,520 Speaker 1: so many quarterbacks that could be on the move, so 490 00:22:25,600 --> 00:22:27,719 Speaker 1: many teams that have a need. Would not be surprised 491 00:22:27,720 --> 00:22:30,520 Speaker 1: if that quarterback carousel spins rapidly and next thing you know, 492 00:22:30,560 --> 00:22:33,920 Speaker 1: we've got guys in different new jerseys with monster contracts 493 00:22:33,920 --> 00:22:35,879 Speaker 1: and a lot of introductory press conference. It will certainly 494 00:22:35,960 --> 00:22:38,320 Speaker 1: dictate where the quarterbacks and this draft go as well. 495 00:22:38,359 --> 00:22:40,520 Speaker 1: I think Kirk Cousins will kind of set that a 496 00:22:40,560 --> 00:22:43,359 Speaker 1: lot of dominoes. Kirk Cousins, the Vikings quarterbacks Mike Glenn 497 00:22:43,359 --> 00:22:45,480 Speaker 1: and who gm Ryan Pace for the Bears announced they 498 00:22:45,480 --> 00:22:47,359 Speaker 1: were going to release him. Is he going to be 499 00:22:47,400 --> 00:22:49,280 Speaker 1: a starter, No, but he could fill a backup spot 500 00:22:49,520 --> 00:22:51,880 Speaker 1: somebody elsewhere. There are a lot of quarterbacks that could 501 00:22:51,880 --> 00:22:54,440 Speaker 1: be available with Josh McCown that could be either short 502 00:22:54,560 --> 00:22:56,480 Speaker 1: or long term answers field you with the man. Thanks 503 00:22:56,480 --> 00:22:57,680 Speaker 1: so we shoots on Budgs for having me on. I 504 00:22:57,720 --> 00:23:01,960 Speaker 1: appreciation and has promised the Chargers new tight end coach 505 00:23:02,040 --> 00:23:05,480 Speaker 1: Ripsher joins me on Chargers weekly coach thrilled to have 506 00:23:05,560 --> 00:23:08,400 Speaker 1: you on board. How are you doing today. I'm doing great, Chris. 507 00:23:08,440 --> 00:23:11,199 Speaker 1: I mean, I'm thrilled to be here and appreciate the 508 00:23:11,200 --> 00:23:13,480 Speaker 1: opportunity to talk with you. Well, you know, coach, I'm 509 00:23:13,480 --> 00:23:15,359 Speaker 1: gonna ask you the tough questions first, put you on 510 00:23:15,400 --> 00:23:18,879 Speaker 1: the spot. Are you more excited to coach Hunter Henry 511 00:23:19,160 --> 00:23:23,880 Speaker 1: or reunited with Skip and Josh in Chargers pr Oh? 512 00:23:23,960 --> 00:23:28,359 Speaker 1: Absolutely with Skip and Joy No, I uh no, I 513 00:23:28,720 --> 00:23:32,600 Speaker 1: tell you what it's. It's it's a out standing tight 514 00:23:32,720 --> 00:23:35,680 Speaker 1: end group. And to be able to be part of 515 00:23:36,680 --> 00:23:40,240 Speaker 1: that group and part of this coaching staff and this team. 516 00:23:40,280 --> 00:23:43,600 Speaker 1: I mean, all all of those factors are are exciting 517 00:23:43,640 --> 00:23:46,240 Speaker 1: to me. And I know so many guys on this 518 00:23:46,320 --> 00:23:50,080 Speaker 1: staff and and uh, you know, so I'm excited about that, 519 00:23:50,160 --> 00:23:55,280 Speaker 1: but in particular really exciting tight endrome. So you know, 520 00:23:55,320 --> 00:23:57,760 Speaker 1: it's uh, you know, I just I want to help 521 00:23:57,800 --> 00:24:01,600 Speaker 1: those guys move forward and help this organization. And it's, uh, 522 00:24:02,040 --> 00:24:04,040 Speaker 1: it's it's an honor to be part of it. I 523 00:24:04,040 --> 00:24:07,560 Speaker 1: promise you, coach forty plus years of coaching experience, and 524 00:24:07,720 --> 00:24:10,359 Speaker 1: the theme of this new position for you, coach, seems 525 00:24:10,359 --> 00:24:12,960 Speaker 1: to be familiarity because you get to stay in Los Angeles, 526 00:24:13,000 --> 00:24:15,080 Speaker 1: just down the Road in Westwood. And you have some 527 00:24:15,119 --> 00:24:17,800 Speaker 1: built in connections here at the Chargers with Coach Lynn 528 00:24:17,840 --> 00:24:19,800 Speaker 1: and Ken wizzen Hunt. If you don't mind tell me 529 00:24:19,800 --> 00:24:24,600 Speaker 1: about those relationships. Well, Coach Lynn and I coached together 530 00:24:25,000 --> 00:24:28,560 Speaker 1: in oh seven and oh eight at the Cleveland Browns, 531 00:24:28,680 --> 00:24:33,640 Speaker 1: and uh, we struck up a professional and personal relationship. 532 00:24:33,760 --> 00:24:39,280 Speaker 1: We hit it off personally. Our two sons actually, uh, 533 00:24:40,000 --> 00:24:44,080 Speaker 1: my youngest son and his son, Danton were roommates and 534 00:24:44,200 --> 00:24:48,800 Speaker 1: remained best friends and teammates at ten State for four years. 535 00:24:49,000 --> 00:24:53,080 Speaker 1: And uh, and you know so that was a and 536 00:24:53,080 --> 00:24:58,000 Speaker 1: and professionally at Auntie and I saw things through a 537 00:24:58,080 --> 00:25:01,879 Speaker 1: similar lens, saw things and some we're away. And the 538 00:25:01,960 --> 00:25:04,720 Speaker 1: thing I appreciate about Coach Lynn is you meet a 539 00:25:04,760 --> 00:25:08,240 Speaker 1: lot of people in this profession that say to you, 540 00:25:08,240 --> 00:25:10,040 Speaker 1: you know, hey, if I ever get a chance, I'd 541 00:25:10,040 --> 00:25:12,560 Speaker 1: love to work with you again, And they mean that 542 00:25:12,640 --> 00:25:15,399 Speaker 1: at that time, but time it kind of fades away. 543 00:25:15,440 --> 00:25:20,280 Speaker 1: Over time. Well, a Lynn, as his career started to 544 00:25:20,320 --> 00:25:23,720 Speaker 1: take off and he was getting interest as a coordinator 545 00:25:23,760 --> 00:25:27,159 Speaker 1: and then ultimately as a head coach, he said to 546 00:25:27,160 --> 00:25:29,080 Speaker 1: me a number of times, hey, you know, I'd like 547 00:25:29,160 --> 00:25:33,080 Speaker 1: you to be part of this and he held true 548 00:25:33,080 --> 00:25:37,119 Speaker 1: to it throughout however, many years, ten years, and I 549 00:25:37,160 --> 00:25:40,480 Speaker 1: really appreciate that. But I it's exciting to be part 550 00:25:40,520 --> 00:25:43,520 Speaker 1: to watch him as a head coach, and being in 551 00:25:43,680 --> 00:25:46,600 Speaker 1: LA last year at UCLA, I was able to catch 552 00:25:46,600 --> 00:25:49,800 Speaker 1: a lot of the Chargers games on Sundays as we 553 00:25:49,880 --> 00:25:53,000 Speaker 1: sat grading tape or looking at our next opponent tape 554 00:25:53,040 --> 00:25:56,280 Speaker 1: and have the TV on in the background, and just 555 00:25:56,359 --> 00:26:00,200 Speaker 1: exciting to watch the progress that the Chargers may aid 556 00:26:00,400 --> 00:26:04,440 Speaker 1: and the way Anthony held a team together through a 557 00:26:04,440 --> 00:26:08,320 Speaker 1: tough start and ended up, you know, really ending up 558 00:26:08,600 --> 00:26:11,000 Speaker 1: on an upswing and ending up on the rise. So 559 00:26:11,560 --> 00:26:14,200 Speaker 1: you know, it's it's it's great to be reunited with him. 560 00:26:14,680 --> 00:26:19,680 Speaker 1: When did you realize Rip that Coach Lynn really had 561 00:26:19,720 --> 00:26:22,240 Speaker 1: the makings and the characteristics of being a head coach. 562 00:26:22,359 --> 00:26:25,359 Speaker 1: You're a head coach yourself in college football when you 563 00:26:25,400 --> 00:26:29,160 Speaker 1: worked with him. What was it about Coach Lynn's personality 564 00:26:29,160 --> 00:26:31,840 Speaker 1: and the way he went around about his work that 565 00:26:31,960 --> 00:26:33,800 Speaker 1: made you say, Hey, this guy is gonna be a 566 00:26:33,800 --> 00:26:36,560 Speaker 1: headman some day? Well he just uh, some of it's 567 00:26:36,600 --> 00:26:40,439 Speaker 1: just the way he carries himself and and you know, 568 00:26:40,600 --> 00:26:44,000 Speaker 1: very professional. H He had a way with players that 569 00:26:44,200 --> 00:26:50,320 Speaker 1: was demanding, but yet relating. He was able to relate 570 00:26:50,359 --> 00:26:53,840 Speaker 1: to them, but yet he was noncompromising in the way 571 00:26:53,920 --> 00:26:59,119 Speaker 1: he uh held to his standards and uh and I 572 00:26:59,160 --> 00:27:01,879 Speaker 1: think it's the same thing he does here. He holds 573 00:27:01,880 --> 00:27:05,879 Speaker 1: people accountable, but in a way that you know, I 574 00:27:05,920 --> 00:27:10,399 Speaker 1: think is very positive from a player's perspective. He really 575 00:27:10,440 --> 00:27:14,520 Speaker 1: worked at trying to learn the whole game. You know, 576 00:27:14,600 --> 00:27:18,520 Speaker 1: he was a running back coach, and a lot of times, guys, 577 00:27:18,720 --> 00:27:21,359 Speaker 1: you know, get whether you're a line coach or a 578 00:27:21,400 --> 00:27:24,520 Speaker 1: running back coach or receiver coach, you see things strictly 579 00:27:24,560 --> 00:27:27,720 Speaker 1: through a real narrow focus and through year lens. And 580 00:27:28,359 --> 00:27:32,119 Speaker 1: he was always in my room office which we was 581 00:27:32,240 --> 00:27:35,680 Speaker 1: right next to his and asking about the passing game 582 00:27:35,760 --> 00:27:39,879 Speaker 1: and wanted to grow and learn, and even to the 583 00:27:39,920 --> 00:27:44,919 Speaker 1: point that he you know, he would come visit. I 584 00:27:44,960 --> 00:27:47,080 Speaker 1: think when I was coaching the Panthers, he came down 585 00:27:47,119 --> 00:27:49,560 Speaker 1: and we sat down, talked about the passing game, and 586 00:27:49,640 --> 00:27:51,480 Speaker 1: he wanted to learn more about the passing game. He 587 00:27:51,560 --> 00:27:55,040 Speaker 1: was always trying trying to broaden his horizons and broaden 588 00:27:55,160 --> 00:27:59,360 Speaker 1: his perspective to prepare himself to be, you know, a coordinator. 589 00:27:59,400 --> 00:28:03,160 Speaker 1: And you know, he ultimately you know, was on that 590 00:28:03,280 --> 00:28:07,000 Speaker 1: path and then continued to do so in all phases 591 00:28:07,000 --> 00:28:08,960 Speaker 1: of the game to to prepare himself to be a 592 00:28:08,960 --> 00:28:13,480 Speaker 1: head coach. And Ken Wizzon Hunt, you actually coached Ken 593 00:28:13,480 --> 00:28:16,560 Speaker 1: Wizzon Hunt at Georgia Tech. Correct, we have gone full 594 00:28:16,560 --> 00:28:22,479 Speaker 1: cycle exactly. You know. Uh uh. He used to have 595 00:28:22,520 --> 00:28:25,240 Speaker 1: to answer to me. Now I answered to him. There 596 00:28:25,280 --> 00:28:28,560 Speaker 1: you go, you know, And it's really it's been fun. 597 00:28:28,640 --> 00:28:30,399 Speaker 1: I mean, you know, and I say that in a 598 00:28:30,880 --> 00:28:34,000 Speaker 1: kind of a fulfilling way to see a guy that 599 00:28:34,320 --> 00:28:40,000 Speaker 1: was an eighteen year old freshman quarterback back in the 600 00:28:40,080 --> 00:28:43,760 Speaker 1: early eighties nineteen eighty eighty one, I guess nineteen eighty one, 601 00:28:44,640 --> 00:28:49,360 Speaker 1: and to see him kind of come full cycle. And 602 00:28:49,480 --> 00:28:53,000 Speaker 1: now he's been a head coach or coordinator in the NFL, 603 00:28:53,080 --> 00:28:55,600 Speaker 1: I think since two thousand and four, and a successful 604 00:28:55,600 --> 00:29:00,840 Speaker 1: one at that, playing in Super Bowls, coaching in Super Bowls, 605 00:29:00,840 --> 00:29:05,360 Speaker 1: coaching great players, having great success, and and so to 606 00:29:06,280 --> 00:29:09,800 Speaker 1: have seen a guy develop from over those thirty some 607 00:29:10,000 --> 00:29:14,920 Speaker 1: years into what he is now, and it's and it's 608 00:29:15,080 --> 00:29:18,840 Speaker 1: been really fulfilling and rewarding to me to sit in 609 00:29:18,840 --> 00:29:21,880 Speaker 1: our staff meetings here these last three weeks or so, 610 00:29:22,880 --> 00:29:27,160 Speaker 1: offensive staff meetings and the manner in which he and 611 00:29:27,200 --> 00:29:32,000 Speaker 1: I've told him this, uh conducts himself, handles himself and 612 00:29:32,640 --> 00:29:36,640 Speaker 1: just kind of embraces everybody's idea as everybody's thoughts. He's 613 00:29:37,320 --> 00:29:40,760 Speaker 1: very methodical, very detailed, and I mean you kind of 614 00:29:40,840 --> 00:29:43,040 Speaker 1: knew that is when you saw him as a young player. 615 00:29:43,480 --> 00:29:46,520 Speaker 1: Uh you know, he was you know, an engineering major. 616 00:29:46,720 --> 00:29:50,560 Speaker 1: Very detailed, very thorough, and it's carried through in his 617 00:29:50,600 --> 00:29:53,240 Speaker 1: coaching career. You know, I mentioned Hunter at the top 618 00:29:53,360 --> 00:29:55,520 Speaker 1: one of the best young tight ends in the game. 619 00:29:55,640 --> 00:29:58,880 Speaker 1: Twelve touchdowns is first two seasons in the league. Coach, 620 00:29:58,920 --> 00:30:02,560 Speaker 1: how would you assess early part of his career as 621 00:30:02,560 --> 00:30:06,320 Speaker 1: he looks to make an even bigger leap in year three. Well, obviously, 622 00:30:06,800 --> 00:30:09,960 Speaker 1: as you said, and I think he's developing and has 623 00:30:10,040 --> 00:30:13,840 Speaker 1: worked himself into being one of the top young tight 624 00:30:13,920 --> 00:30:17,800 Speaker 1: ends in the game. And the challenge for Hunter and 625 00:30:18,160 --> 00:30:21,400 Speaker 1: the charge I have is to help him continue that 626 00:30:21,600 --> 00:30:25,680 Speaker 1: growth and continue that development. You know, I think that 627 00:30:26,680 --> 00:30:30,600 Speaker 1: you know, his his ceiling is he's not even close. 628 00:30:30,960 --> 00:30:33,360 Speaker 1: He has not even gotten close to approaching what his 629 00:30:33,520 --> 00:30:38,680 Speaker 1: ceiling can be. And everything that I've heard, I've not uh, 630 00:30:38,760 --> 00:30:41,360 Speaker 1: you know, met Hunter directly and had a chance to 631 00:30:41,400 --> 00:30:43,440 Speaker 1: talk to him directly. We've text. You know, he's as 632 00:30:43,800 --> 00:30:45,880 Speaker 1: good a player he is, he's a better guy. He 633 00:30:46,000 --> 00:30:52,080 Speaker 1: has a great work ethic, and given those attributes outside 634 00:30:52,080 --> 00:30:55,880 Speaker 1: of his physical ability, obviously, you know this guy's a 635 00:30:55,960 --> 00:30:59,440 Speaker 1: limit and my responsibility is to it is to help 636 00:30:59,520 --> 00:31:02,960 Speaker 1: him in any way I can reach more and more 637 00:31:02,960 --> 00:31:06,680 Speaker 1: of his potential. You've worked with quarterbacks most of your career, coach, 638 00:31:06,760 --> 00:31:09,240 Speaker 1: and we've got one of the best in Philip Rivers. 639 00:31:09,680 --> 00:31:12,400 Speaker 1: What do you admire most about Philip with respect to 640 00:31:12,520 --> 00:31:15,200 Speaker 1: just how he plays the position? Well, it was funny 641 00:31:15,360 --> 00:31:18,120 Speaker 1: because I was just telling Shane this morning, I mean 642 00:31:18,240 --> 00:31:22,080 Speaker 1: sitting in that room and listening to what he does. 643 00:31:22,440 --> 00:31:25,440 Speaker 1: What Philip does. I recruited Philip out of high school. 644 00:31:25,440 --> 00:31:27,440 Speaker 1: I when I was a head coach at Memphis. I 645 00:31:27,520 --> 00:31:30,600 Speaker 1: literally went and saw him work out and we offered him. 646 00:31:30,840 --> 00:31:32,600 Speaker 1: We were one of the early teams to offer him 647 00:31:32,640 --> 00:31:35,360 Speaker 1: a scholarship as a quarterback and had it. You know, 648 00:31:35,360 --> 00:31:38,200 Speaker 1: so I've known Hunter. I mean I've known Philip for 649 00:31:38,920 --> 00:31:43,080 Speaker 1: not personally but professionally, had an association with him for years, 650 00:31:43,720 --> 00:31:49,640 Speaker 1: and you know, I he it's amazing to to to 651 00:31:49,680 --> 00:31:57,000 Speaker 1: see what the value of an experienced, talented quarterback can 652 00:31:57,040 --> 00:32:00,160 Speaker 1: be in the NFL. And obviously he's one of the 653 00:32:00,240 --> 00:32:05,400 Speaker 1: very best and has been. And to see the way 654 00:32:05,440 --> 00:32:08,080 Speaker 1: he sees the game and sees it and processes things 655 00:32:08,120 --> 00:32:11,560 Speaker 1: so quickly, it's I'm really excited to just be on 656 00:32:11,600 --> 00:32:13,480 Speaker 1: the field with him, be on the practice field with him, 657 00:32:13,480 --> 00:32:16,800 Speaker 1: being meeting rooms with him and watch him work. Coach, 658 00:32:16,800 --> 00:32:19,000 Speaker 1: you mentioned it, your last stop in the NFL was 659 00:32:19,080 --> 00:32:22,400 Speaker 1: quarterbacks coach with the Panthers two thousand and nine twenty ten. 660 00:32:23,040 --> 00:32:25,880 Speaker 1: What do you think has changed the most on the 661 00:32:25,960 --> 00:32:28,960 Speaker 1: field as far as the NFL game has played offensively 662 00:32:29,040 --> 00:32:31,240 Speaker 1: now because we've had I feel like we've had ways 663 00:32:31,320 --> 00:32:34,440 Speaker 1: from the read option to just different play designs and 664 00:32:35,080 --> 00:32:37,520 Speaker 1: different philosophies. What do you think has changed the most 665 00:32:37,560 --> 00:32:40,600 Speaker 1: in those eight nine years, Well, you see, I think 666 00:32:40,600 --> 00:32:46,000 Speaker 1: you see more tempo offenses or tempo included into offenses. 667 00:32:47,120 --> 00:32:51,800 Speaker 1: You know, few people have gone full for one, no 668 00:32:51,920 --> 00:32:55,200 Speaker 1: huddle tempo, but everybody seems to have the ability to 669 00:32:55,240 --> 00:32:58,120 Speaker 1: do that, which puts more and more on the quarterback, 670 00:32:58,160 --> 00:33:03,080 Speaker 1: which also then creates more of a priority to have guys. 671 00:33:03,240 --> 00:33:06,840 Speaker 1: A guy like Philip Rivers that can handle that and 672 00:33:06,880 --> 00:33:09,480 Speaker 1: can do that in process and get get you in 673 00:33:09,520 --> 00:33:13,120 Speaker 1: the best plays and a little bit of the movement 674 00:33:13,120 --> 00:33:15,160 Speaker 1: of the college I think that's one influence of the 675 00:33:15,160 --> 00:33:19,000 Speaker 1: college game. Typically, having been a college coach most of 676 00:33:19,040 --> 00:33:22,440 Speaker 1: my career or the early part of my career, the 677 00:33:22,480 --> 00:33:25,520 Speaker 1: game would flow from top down. IDAs started in the 678 00:33:25,600 --> 00:33:28,240 Speaker 1: NFL and worked down and you'd see them incorporating college. 679 00:33:28,640 --> 00:33:32,320 Speaker 1: Now you see things working from from down to up 680 00:33:32,360 --> 00:33:37,120 Speaker 1: and some college concepts from you know, the the RPOs 681 00:33:37,600 --> 00:33:40,560 Speaker 1: type things, the the tempo, to change of tempo, the 682 00:33:40,560 --> 00:33:44,040 Speaker 1: ability to change tempo. You know that you see more 683 00:33:44,160 --> 00:33:47,680 Speaker 1: of that in the NFL over the last few years 684 00:33:47,720 --> 00:33:50,480 Speaker 1: since I was in it as a quarterback coach. Rip 685 00:33:50,520 --> 00:33:53,400 Speaker 1: the NFL scouting combines about the kickoff, and because of 686 00:33:53,440 --> 00:33:55,880 Speaker 1: your varied experience in both the college and the pros, 687 00:33:56,200 --> 00:33:59,040 Speaker 1: I have to imagine that week has had different meanings 688 00:33:59,120 --> 00:34:01,360 Speaker 1: for you throughout the years because as a college coach, 689 00:34:01,800 --> 00:34:04,080 Speaker 1: you're watching the guys you had in your program worked 690 00:34:04,120 --> 00:34:06,200 Speaker 1: their way up to the NFL and try to fulfill 691 00:34:06,240 --> 00:34:09,920 Speaker 1: their dream. While in the pros you're evaluating that next 692 00:34:09,920 --> 00:34:13,560 Speaker 1: tight end or that next quarterback exactly you know, and 693 00:34:14,280 --> 00:34:17,560 Speaker 1: it's it's two completely different perspectives. One of it, in 694 00:34:17,560 --> 00:34:20,480 Speaker 1: one perspective is the college coach rooting for your guys 695 00:34:20,520 --> 00:34:24,759 Speaker 1: to do well and and and you know, hoping they 696 00:34:24,800 --> 00:34:28,359 Speaker 1: do well and keeping your fingers crossed to where now 697 00:34:29,160 --> 00:34:32,000 Speaker 1: h in as a as an NFL coach, whether it's 698 00:34:32,080 --> 00:34:37,120 Speaker 1: whatever position, it's a very objective, uh perspective. You're looking 699 00:34:37,160 --> 00:34:39,520 Speaker 1: at it as a it's a much more of a 700 00:34:39,560 --> 00:34:44,880 Speaker 1: business perspective because obviously whatever input you have or whatever 701 00:34:45,000 --> 00:34:49,399 Speaker 1: evaluations you have to pass on, you know, could have 702 00:34:49,480 --> 00:34:54,240 Speaker 1: some impact on your team, your organization, and your future. 703 00:34:54,320 --> 00:34:58,920 Speaker 1: So you know, it's two completely different perspectives. Coach, I 704 00:34:58,960 --> 00:35:00,480 Speaker 1: got to get you out of here on this. Your 705 00:35:00,520 --> 00:35:03,080 Speaker 1: first head coaching job was at a place called James 706 00:35:03,080 --> 00:35:06,640 Speaker 1: Madison University, which is my alma mater. What are your 707 00:35:06,680 --> 00:35:11,080 Speaker 1: fondest memories of coaching the Dukes in Old Harrisonburg, Virginia. Oh. 708 00:35:11,120 --> 00:35:14,480 Speaker 1: I didn't realize that, but yeah, I um, you know 709 00:35:14,520 --> 00:35:17,560 Speaker 1: it was. It was obviously my first head coaching gig, 710 00:35:17,600 --> 00:35:20,040 Speaker 1: and it was it was a great opportunity. I mean 711 00:35:20,080 --> 00:35:23,239 Speaker 1: I really believe that, and we were close. We went 712 00:35:23,280 --> 00:35:26,399 Speaker 1: to the quarterfinals two of the four years I was there. 713 00:35:26,440 --> 00:35:30,800 Speaker 1: And in each case lost in overtime or double overtime 714 00:35:31,640 --> 00:35:36,839 Speaker 1: in those uh those playoffs. But you know, I just 715 00:35:37,000 --> 00:35:39,920 Speaker 1: saw it as a diamond and the rough. Uh you know, 716 00:35:39,960 --> 00:35:42,480 Speaker 1: it could be a great one double A program. And 717 00:35:42,560 --> 00:35:46,320 Speaker 1: I was pretty prophetic because they've either one or played 718 00:35:46,360 --> 00:35:50,400 Speaker 1: in the last two national championship uh you know FCS games. 719 00:35:50,400 --> 00:35:55,120 Speaker 1: And in fact, I went to uh firstco Texas this 720 00:35:55,200 --> 00:35:58,359 Speaker 1: year just to kind of connect the night before the 721 00:35:58,400 --> 00:36:00,640 Speaker 1: game with a number of my former layer So that 722 00:36:00,760 --> 00:36:03,839 Speaker 1: was a fun thing. Probably the biggest mistake I made 723 00:36:03,880 --> 00:36:06,799 Speaker 1: in my career was leaving there at the time. I did, 724 00:36:07,520 --> 00:36:10,840 Speaker 1: uh you know, to chase that division one you know, 725 00:36:10,960 --> 00:36:13,879 Speaker 1: one A at that time the way it was called opportunity. 726 00:36:13,960 --> 00:36:18,520 Speaker 1: And but yet, I mean I loved JMU. I loved 727 00:36:18,520 --> 00:36:22,000 Speaker 1: Harrisonburg and have nothing but the very fondest memories of 728 00:36:22,040 --> 00:36:25,400 Speaker 1: my time there. You had to have overlapped with Lefty Rozelle. 729 00:36:25,440 --> 00:36:27,919 Speaker 1: I used to go to Lefty Grizelle basketball camps as 730 00:36:27,920 --> 00:36:29,960 Speaker 1: a kid, and I have to imagine that you guys 731 00:36:30,000 --> 00:36:32,919 Speaker 1: overlapped for a couple of years at least. I think 732 00:36:32,960 --> 00:36:36,960 Speaker 1: all my career at JMU. Lefty was the head basketball 733 00:36:37,000 --> 00:36:42,360 Speaker 1: coach and treated me unbelievably well and had treated our staff, 734 00:36:42,440 --> 00:36:44,839 Speaker 1: had our staff to his house for dinner. You know, 735 00:36:45,120 --> 00:36:48,680 Speaker 1: a coaching legend, hall of fame coach like he is 736 00:36:48,760 --> 00:36:51,800 Speaker 1: and was you know, or was at the time, and 737 00:36:53,719 --> 00:36:56,879 Speaker 1: just treated us so well and was such a big 738 00:36:56,920 --> 00:37:00,560 Speaker 1: help to me as a first time head coach. Be 739 00:37:00,640 --> 00:37:03,880 Speaker 1: forever grateful. That's great. What a small world we'll coach. 740 00:37:04,080 --> 00:37:05,640 Speaker 1: I know you've got a lack going on right now. 741 00:37:05,680 --> 00:37:07,799 Speaker 1: I can't thank you enough for your time and look 742 00:37:07,840 --> 00:37:11,080 Speaker 1: forward to meeting in person here over at the facility 743 00:37:11,120 --> 00:37:13,400 Speaker 1: of the next couple of months. Look forward to seeing 744 00:37:13,400 --> 00:37:16,359 Speaker 1: you too, and I appreciate the opportunity to be on. 745 00:37:18,560 --> 00:37:21,800 Speaker 1: Good morning, Chargers fans, and welcome to Chargers Live for 746 00:37:21,960 --> 00:37:24,359 Speaker 1: Chris Harry. I'm Haley Ellwood, and we're coming to you 747 00:37:24,640 --> 00:37:26,399 Speaker 1: from a little bit different of a setup than we're 748 00:37:26,440 --> 00:37:29,439 Speaker 1: probably most huge. Yeah yeah, normalized too, but we're here 749 00:37:29,480 --> 00:37:33,319 Speaker 1: in Indianapolis for the combine. Yeah it's the heater works. Yes, 750 00:37:33,360 --> 00:37:35,960 Speaker 1: at the convention sent very far, maybe ninety five degrees. 751 00:37:36,000 --> 00:37:38,400 Speaker 1: But no, this is cool because the last time I 752 00:37:38,440 --> 00:37:41,040 Speaker 1: was at the commost two years ago, so much has changed. 753 00:37:41,120 --> 00:37:42,640 Speaker 1: This is really kind of like the center of the 754 00:37:42,719 --> 00:37:46,040 Speaker 1: NFL universe for the week. Yeah, coaches gms over three 755 00:37:46,080 --> 00:37:47,920 Speaker 1: hundred and thirty prospects, some of which you're gonna be 756 00:37:48,000 --> 00:37:50,399 Speaker 1: Chargers here in a couple of short months. And then 757 00:37:50,600 --> 00:37:54,080 Speaker 1: this fan experience behind us. ESPN was right here Shifty 758 00:37:54,120 --> 00:37:56,359 Speaker 1: and Adam, we're doing their Shifty and what we're rather, 759 00:37:56,400 --> 00:37:58,759 Speaker 1: we're doing their NFL Live thing. And then you have 760 00:37:58,840 --> 00:38:01,319 Speaker 1: these stands here where people can actually watch the bench press. 761 00:38:01,320 --> 00:38:03,880 Speaker 1: So it's cool. It is super cool. They've the NFL 762 00:38:03,920 --> 00:38:06,240 Speaker 1: has definitely gotten the fans more involved in the Combine 763 00:38:06,239 --> 00:38:09,239 Speaker 1: over the last couple of years. It's a very exciting week. 764 00:38:09,280 --> 00:38:10,719 Speaker 1: So one thing that we're going to do today is 765 00:38:10,760 --> 00:38:12,799 Speaker 1: we want your questions. We're going to answer some fan 766 00:38:12,920 --> 00:38:14,560 Speaker 1: questions at the end, so be sure to send them 767 00:38:14,560 --> 00:38:17,960 Speaker 1: into our Facebook platforms and Aeroscope sentiment. We'll get to those, 768 00:38:18,320 --> 00:38:20,320 Speaker 1: but before we do, as we said, this week is 769 00:38:20,360 --> 00:38:24,319 Speaker 1: super exciting. It's basically the precursor to the Draft. It 770 00:38:24,360 --> 00:38:26,759 Speaker 1: all starts here at the Combine and it's a very 771 00:38:26,840 --> 00:38:29,840 Speaker 1: very important win in the draft profect. It is I 772 00:38:29,880 --> 00:38:31,680 Speaker 1: think the Senior Bowl in some of these bowl games 773 00:38:31,719 --> 00:38:33,040 Speaker 1: at the beginning of the year kind of kick off 774 00:38:33,040 --> 00:38:35,360 Speaker 1: that evaluation of process. I think for many of the 775 00:38:35,440 --> 00:38:37,480 Speaker 1: gms and the scouts here a lot of the haze 776 00:38:37,520 --> 00:38:39,840 Speaker 1: in the barn. In terms of the tape, the tape 777 00:38:39,880 --> 00:38:41,799 Speaker 1: is the most important thing. But when you come to 778 00:38:41,840 --> 00:38:45,840 Speaker 1: the combine, I think coaches and executives all want to 779 00:38:45,840 --> 00:38:48,200 Speaker 1: get on the same page. Here. The medical that's the 780 00:38:48,239 --> 00:38:50,160 Speaker 1: most important thing here. They want to check the medical 781 00:38:50,320 --> 00:38:53,440 Speaker 1: of all these prospects and then that all important fifteen 782 00:38:53,440 --> 00:38:55,600 Speaker 1: minute interview. Yeah. I can get kind of weird sometimes. 783 00:38:55,880 --> 00:38:58,720 Speaker 1: I think a lot of odd questions you hear US 784 00:38:58,800 --> 00:39:01,279 Speaker 1: prospects talk about out of these meetings, like, Wow, what 785 00:39:01,360 --> 00:39:03,120 Speaker 1: did this team just ask me? I know that was 786 00:39:03,160 --> 00:39:04,960 Speaker 1: kind of one of the funny things. Ricky Henny wrote 787 00:39:04,960 --> 00:39:07,880 Speaker 1: an article for Chargers dot Com on Dan Phoeney's experience 788 00:39:08,000 --> 00:39:10,439 Speaker 1: last year, and he talked about how he got asked 789 00:39:10,440 --> 00:39:13,680 Speaker 1: some really weird things. He got asked about how long 790 00:39:13,760 --> 00:39:16,279 Speaker 1: he could hold his breath. One team I think did 791 00:39:16,320 --> 00:39:17,879 Speaker 1: a card trick or asked him to do a card trick. 792 00:39:18,040 --> 00:39:20,759 Speaker 1: What do you think they ask don't know? I mean 793 00:39:21,080 --> 00:39:23,120 Speaker 1: I think they want I think they want to see personality. 794 00:39:23,320 --> 00:39:25,799 Speaker 1: I think they want to see how people think how 795 00:39:25,800 --> 00:39:28,959 Speaker 1: these prospects think in process information, and I think Team 796 00:39:29,040 --> 00:39:31,160 Speaker 1: just have a unique way of doing that. Certainly. I 797 00:39:31,200 --> 00:39:32,879 Speaker 1: think that I think so too, and I think Dan 798 00:39:33,000 --> 00:39:35,400 Speaker 1: one of the things he said is that it's very competitive. 799 00:39:35,440 --> 00:39:37,759 Speaker 1: They want to test your kind of competitive squilt. Still, 800 00:39:38,080 --> 00:39:40,120 Speaker 1: one of the interesting things to me about the Combine 801 00:39:40,200 --> 00:39:42,280 Speaker 1: is when you fly out here, sometimes you get prospects 802 00:39:42,320 --> 00:39:44,880 Speaker 1: on your plane and I had wide receiver Jordan lastly 803 00:39:44,960 --> 00:39:47,960 Speaker 1: from UCLA on my flight. Didn't sit by him, but 804 00:39:48,080 --> 00:39:50,799 Speaker 1: heard him an earshot and he was telling some people 805 00:39:50,880 --> 00:39:53,520 Speaker 1: next to him how crazy this week is because he's 806 00:39:53,560 --> 00:39:55,480 Speaker 1: been watching the Combine and I looked it up. The 807 00:39:55,520 --> 00:39:58,040 Speaker 1: Combine has been televised since two thousand and four. So 808 00:39:58,080 --> 00:39:59,880 Speaker 1: you think about these kids coming out of college now 809 00:40:00,000 --> 00:40:03,759 Speaker 1: they've grown up in this generation twelve thirteen years old 810 00:40:03,800 --> 00:40:05,520 Speaker 1: when this thing is going on younger than that. I'm 811 00:40:05,560 --> 00:40:07,760 Speaker 1: younger than that because it's been going on for fourteen years. 812 00:40:07,800 --> 00:40:11,359 Speaker 1: But it's a very interesting thing for them to see 813 00:40:11,360 --> 00:40:13,680 Speaker 1: it on TV but now actually be here because it's 814 00:40:13,680 --> 00:40:16,360 Speaker 1: really exciting. But it's also a very tough week. It 815 00:40:16,480 --> 00:40:19,719 Speaker 1: is a tough week, and really there's no shortage of 816 00:40:19,760 --> 00:40:22,600 Speaker 1: storylines here. Yeah, but I think it starts with the quarterbacks, 817 00:40:22,600 --> 00:40:25,280 Speaker 1: and really the two guys in our backyard in Los Angeles, 818 00:40:25,400 --> 00:40:28,359 Speaker 1: Josh Rosen and Sam Darnold. Sam Darnold is not going 819 00:40:28,400 --> 00:40:31,440 Speaker 1: to throw at the combine, but a lot of guys here. 820 00:40:31,480 --> 00:40:34,439 Speaker 1: We talked about the guys from from LA, the last 821 00:40:34,440 --> 00:40:37,719 Speaker 1: two HIGHMA Trophy winners, Lamar Jackson from Louisville. Baker Mayfield 822 00:40:37,800 --> 00:40:40,760 Speaker 1: is here, and then Josh Allen, probably the most intriguing 823 00:40:40,800 --> 00:40:42,759 Speaker 1: prospect because there's a lot of varying opinions about him. 824 00:40:42,920 --> 00:40:45,359 Speaker 1: Got the strongest arm in the draft, think Mike Mayock said, 825 00:40:45,480 --> 00:40:49,160 Speaker 1: the strongest since JaMarcus Russell, so hopefully better. Yeah, maybe 826 00:40:49,520 --> 00:40:52,120 Speaker 1: I'm hoping Allan's probably hoping that his career goes a 827 00:40:52,160 --> 00:40:54,959 Speaker 1: little bit better than Russell's. But I'm intrigued by seeing 828 00:40:55,000 --> 00:40:56,839 Speaker 1: all five of these guys, even though Darnold's not going 829 00:40:56,920 --> 00:40:59,279 Speaker 1: to throw. How big of a deal is that people 830 00:40:59,320 --> 00:41:00,799 Speaker 1: are gonna make it out to be a big deal. 831 00:41:01,040 --> 00:41:03,040 Speaker 1: But I think when you're a top five pick and 832 00:41:03,080 --> 00:41:05,120 Speaker 1: you want to stand on your tape, we've seen guys 833 00:41:05,120 --> 00:41:08,560 Speaker 1: like Andrew luck not throw, Sam or Sam Bradford and 834 00:41:08,640 --> 00:41:11,080 Speaker 1: Matt Stafford not throw so I don't think it's that 835 00:41:11,120 --> 00:41:13,799 Speaker 1: big of a deal. But this is the week where 836 00:41:13,840 --> 00:41:16,880 Speaker 1: you get kind of picked apart. Everybody wants to dissect everything. 837 00:41:17,280 --> 00:41:19,400 Speaker 1: I think for a guy like Darnold, you stand on 838 00:41:19,440 --> 00:41:22,120 Speaker 1: your tape, you're gonna have to throw in these private 839 00:41:22,120 --> 00:41:24,720 Speaker 1: workouts with teams and then you're gonna have that controlled 840 00:41:24,800 --> 00:41:27,399 Speaker 1: environment on March twenty first us he's pro day where 841 00:41:27,400 --> 00:41:30,399 Speaker 1: he's gonna be able to throw and have receivers he knows, 842 00:41:30,440 --> 00:41:31,960 Speaker 1: isn't familiar with it. So I don't think it's every 843 00:41:32,000 --> 00:41:33,719 Speaker 1: good deal. Yeah. I mean part of that too, I 844 00:41:33,760 --> 00:41:35,600 Speaker 1: was reading online is that sometimes that can be a 845 00:41:35,600 --> 00:41:38,600 Speaker 1: little more scripted. So really, what is the most important 846 00:41:38,680 --> 00:41:41,240 Speaker 1: in the private workouts with teams? I think the private 847 00:41:41,280 --> 00:41:43,560 Speaker 1: workout is very important because you're actually going to the facility, 848 00:41:43,600 --> 00:41:46,160 Speaker 1: you're meeting everybody. You're trying to kind of aggreciate yourself 849 00:41:46,200 --> 00:41:50,480 Speaker 1: to the organization that hopefully you know, fix you. But 850 00:41:50,840 --> 00:41:52,719 Speaker 1: I think here you really do want to make a 851 00:41:52,719 --> 00:41:54,520 Speaker 1: good impression because I think this is the kind of 852 00:41:54,560 --> 00:41:57,520 Speaker 1: the leaping off point for those private workouts. You know, 853 00:41:57,640 --> 00:42:01,239 Speaker 1: ultimate job interview, it's the ultimate job interview of which 854 00:42:01,280 --> 00:42:03,399 Speaker 1: quarterback are you most looking forward to seeing this week. 855 00:42:04,000 --> 00:42:06,920 Speaker 1: For me, it's Lamar Jackson. Michael Vick was on Move 856 00:42:07,000 --> 00:42:10,279 Speaker 1: the Sticks with Danish Jeremiah Bucky Brooks last week, and 857 00:42:10,400 --> 00:42:13,400 Speaker 1: he tweeted this earlier. He said that Lamar Jackson was 858 00:42:13,440 --> 00:42:16,399 Speaker 1: five times better than he was in college, which maybe 859 00:42:16,400 --> 00:42:19,200 Speaker 1: a little bit of hyperbolely, but yeah, I'm just very 860 00:42:19,200 --> 00:42:21,200 Speaker 1: intrigued by what he did in his college career, like 861 00:42:21,200 --> 00:42:24,680 Speaker 1: over nine thousand passing yards, over four thousand rushing yards, 862 00:42:24,719 --> 00:42:27,040 Speaker 1: six point three yards per carry, he had fifty rushing 863 00:42:27,080 --> 00:42:30,360 Speaker 1: touchdowns Hailey in time. So I'm just I'm intrigued to 864 00:42:30,360 --> 00:42:32,920 Speaker 1: what he's see, what he's gonna do here, but also 865 00:42:33,400 --> 00:42:36,239 Speaker 1: what team he's gonna go to when, what system he's 866 00:42:36,239 --> 00:42:39,000 Speaker 1: gonna fit in? Yeah, full disclosure. So I'm interested in 867 00:42:39,000 --> 00:42:41,520 Speaker 1: seeing Josh Rosen. My sister went to UCLA, so I 868 00:42:41,520 --> 00:42:44,000 Speaker 1: watched him a little bit early on in his college career. 869 00:42:44,040 --> 00:42:47,120 Speaker 1: But this is obviously really that next step for guys, 870 00:42:47,120 --> 00:42:49,920 Speaker 1: So I'm interested to see, you know, is he ready? 871 00:42:50,360 --> 00:42:52,799 Speaker 1: How ready is he, I should say, to take that 872 00:42:52,880 --> 00:42:55,200 Speaker 1: next step and lead an NFL team. And then obviously 873 00:42:55,239 --> 00:42:57,160 Speaker 1: Baker Mayfield. I mean, he's a guy who's a little 874 00:42:57,160 --> 00:43:00,799 Speaker 1: smaller in size, but he is electric. What he kind 875 00:43:00,800 --> 00:43:02,520 Speaker 1: of like what you were saying with Lamar Jackson. How 876 00:43:02,520 --> 00:43:04,880 Speaker 1: can he fit into an offense? What can Baker Mayfield 877 00:43:04,960 --> 00:43:06,880 Speaker 1: do in a pro team offense as well? Yeah, and 878 00:43:06,920 --> 00:43:09,439 Speaker 1: I think he made a good impression in mobile last 879 00:43:09,440 --> 00:43:11,560 Speaker 1: month Senior Bowl. He didn't play much in the game. Yeah, 880 00:43:11,560 --> 00:43:13,600 Speaker 1: it really doesn't matter as much at the Senior Bowl, 881 00:43:13,600 --> 00:43:15,319 Speaker 1: but he did all the things that you need to 882 00:43:15,320 --> 00:43:16,600 Speaker 1: do during the week. He had a really good week 883 00:43:16,640 --> 00:43:18,600 Speaker 1: of practice. There's fun seeing him and Josh Allen kind 884 00:43:18,600 --> 00:43:20,439 Speaker 1: of go head to head. And this is a big 885 00:43:20,480 --> 00:43:22,279 Speaker 1: deal because I don't think you look at the five 886 00:43:22,400 --> 00:43:25,160 Speaker 1: quarterbacks who could be selected in the first round, I 887 00:43:25,160 --> 00:43:29,120 Speaker 1: don't think there's a big drop off from there, really isn't. 888 00:43:29,160 --> 00:43:31,280 Speaker 1: The other point to that is, and talking to Field 889 00:43:31,320 --> 00:43:34,080 Speaker 1: Gates earlier today, he was saying, you know, you have 890 00:43:34,200 --> 00:43:36,520 Speaker 1: this group of five or six guys, but then there's 891 00:43:36,560 --> 00:43:38,640 Speaker 1: also some other guys who are in, you know, the 892 00:43:38,680 --> 00:43:41,040 Speaker 1: second third round. So you could pick up said a 893 00:43:41,080 --> 00:43:43,640 Speaker 1: guy you know and maybe just have him on your bench, 894 00:43:43,680 --> 00:43:46,280 Speaker 1: maybe for trade bait too. Yeah, I'm seeing some questions 895 00:43:46,320 --> 00:43:49,040 Speaker 1: pouring about quarterbacks and stuff like that. In a minute. 896 00:43:49,080 --> 00:43:51,360 Speaker 1: But certainly there's a lot of intriguing prospects that go 897 00:43:51,480 --> 00:43:53,920 Speaker 1: beyond who we're going to see probably get selected in 898 00:43:53,920 --> 00:43:57,040 Speaker 1: the first round. Absolutely, So besides a quarterback position, what 899 00:43:57,280 --> 00:43:59,560 Speaker 1: group are you most looking forward to seeing this week? 900 00:43:59,800 --> 00:44:03,520 Speaker 1: For the running backs? The running back position is incredibly 901 00:44:03,560 --> 00:44:06,040 Speaker 1: loaded this year. I think if this was any other year, Hilly, 902 00:44:06,480 --> 00:44:09,880 Speaker 1: you would see a lot of guys in the first, 903 00:44:09,960 --> 00:44:12,600 Speaker 1: second round. We're gonna see really good players get drafted 904 00:44:12,600 --> 00:44:14,440 Speaker 1: in the third or fourth round. And I just look 905 00:44:14,440 --> 00:44:16,880 Speaker 1: at the Super Bowl and kind of that blueprint that 906 00:44:16,960 --> 00:44:19,120 Speaker 1: not only the Patriots have, but the Super Bowl champion 907 00:44:19,160 --> 00:44:23,480 Speaker 1: Eagles get three running backs Clement Jgi and le Garrett Blunt. 908 00:44:23,600 --> 00:44:26,520 Speaker 1: Then you had Rex Burkhead, James White, Dean Lewis with 909 00:44:26,600 --> 00:44:29,160 Speaker 1: the Patriots. All a little different, all a little bit different, 910 00:44:29,320 --> 00:44:31,000 Speaker 1: you know, Make no mistake, we have a bell cow 911 00:44:31,160 --> 00:44:34,000 Speaker 1: with Melvin Gordon, Austin Ekela had a fantastic year. But 912 00:44:34,040 --> 00:44:35,840 Speaker 1: if you're able to give one of these guys in 913 00:44:35,880 --> 00:44:38,239 Speaker 1: the second, third, fourth round, there was I mean, you 914 00:44:38,239 --> 00:44:40,640 Speaker 1: could name off guys like Ronald Jones for speed, you 915 00:44:40,640 --> 00:44:43,000 Speaker 1: get the power guys like bow Scarborough, carry on, Johnson 916 00:44:43,040 --> 00:44:45,520 Speaker 1: from Alburn for Shy Penny from San Diego State. I 917 00:44:45,560 --> 00:44:46,960 Speaker 1: know a lot of people are familiar with plays on 918 00:44:47,000 --> 00:44:49,200 Speaker 1: special teams as well, So there's a lot of guys 919 00:44:49,200 --> 00:44:52,520 Speaker 1: you get at a controlled cost to add to that backfield. Yeah, 920 00:44:52,560 --> 00:44:54,640 Speaker 1: and I'm looking forward to seeing the interior d line. 921 00:44:54,640 --> 00:44:56,720 Speaker 1: I mean, you look at an array of these guys 922 00:44:56,800 --> 00:45:00,279 Speaker 1: names from Vita Vea to Maurice Herst to darn Pain. 923 00:45:00,600 --> 00:45:03,480 Speaker 1: These are guys who experts have mocked to the Chargers. 924 00:45:03,480 --> 00:45:05,839 Speaker 1: We obviously don't know what who the Bolts will take, 925 00:45:05,960 --> 00:45:09,000 Speaker 1: but shoring up that defensive line a little bit. Obviously 926 00:45:09,000 --> 00:45:11,640 Speaker 1: your ends are good, but stopping the run I think 927 00:45:11,760 --> 00:45:13,200 Speaker 1: is going to be a huge focal point for this 928 00:45:13,280 --> 00:45:16,080 Speaker 1: defense this season. As good as it was in twenty seventeen, 929 00:45:16,719 --> 00:45:18,600 Speaker 1: that was kind of a weak point. Yeah, those three 930 00:45:18,600 --> 00:45:20,480 Speaker 1: guys you mentioned are all good. I think all three 931 00:45:20,560 --> 00:45:23,319 Speaker 1: would look really good next to Bosa and gron Absolutely. 932 00:45:23,600 --> 00:45:25,399 Speaker 1: All right, we want to get to some fan questions. Yeah, 933 00:45:25,480 --> 00:45:27,600 Speaker 1: let's do it. Let's see where we got here. Let's 934 00:45:27,600 --> 00:45:31,120 Speaker 1: go here. I see a lot of quarterbacks stuff here. Yeah, okay, Aaron, 935 00:45:31,600 --> 00:45:34,520 Speaker 1: is this the year we finally get our quarterback after 936 00:45:34,600 --> 00:45:36,960 Speaker 1: our main man Rivers retires, well, I don't know when 937 00:45:37,000 --> 00:45:39,600 Speaker 1: Phillip's going to retire, but yeah, I think that this 938 00:45:39,640 --> 00:45:42,040 Speaker 1: is an intriguing year, Aaron, I really do, because if 939 00:45:42,040 --> 00:45:43,799 Speaker 1: you don't get a guy in the first round, we're 940 00:45:43,840 --> 00:45:46,920 Speaker 1: looking at guys like Mason Rudolph, who really couldn't do 941 00:45:46,960 --> 00:45:49,320 Speaker 1: anything at the Senior Bowl. He did the interview process. 942 00:45:49,320 --> 00:45:51,359 Speaker 1: I think he had a foot injury. He's gonna be here. 943 00:45:51,520 --> 00:45:53,680 Speaker 1: His stock could rise a little bit this year, this 944 00:45:54,280 --> 00:45:57,480 Speaker 1: upcoming week. Then Kyleiletta, this guy from Richmond, he was 945 00:45:57,520 --> 00:45:59,719 Speaker 1: a CIAA Player of the Year. He had an unbelievable 946 00:45:59,719 --> 00:46:02,480 Speaker 1: senior game. I think, you know, I think teams want 947 00:46:02,480 --> 00:46:04,440 Speaker 1: to see what he can do compared to all these 948 00:46:04,440 --> 00:46:07,759 Speaker 1: other guys that played in the FBS. Absolutely so. I 949 00:46:07,840 --> 00:46:10,760 Speaker 1: just saw one from Michael that says kicker, kicker, kicker, 950 00:46:10,960 --> 00:46:14,480 Speaker 1: which obviously a you know, sore spot of the Bolts 951 00:46:14,480 --> 00:46:17,560 Speaker 1: in twenty seventeen. Talking to Field Gates again, I mean, 952 00:46:18,360 --> 00:46:20,640 Speaker 1: I don't know, if you draft a kicker, you definitely 953 00:46:20,880 --> 00:46:23,439 Speaker 1: don't go, you know, too early on. I'm not sure 954 00:46:23,440 --> 00:46:25,080 Speaker 1: really what the kind of game plan is there, but 955 00:46:25,160 --> 00:46:28,160 Speaker 1: I definitely know and speaking to Tom Tolesco, that this 956 00:46:28,239 --> 00:46:31,000 Speaker 1: is something though, that needs to be addressed. It's not 957 00:46:31,080 --> 00:46:33,880 Speaker 1: even a want, it's a need at is point to 958 00:46:33,920 --> 00:46:36,280 Speaker 1: write the ship because you think about some of those games, 959 00:46:36,600 --> 00:46:38,319 Speaker 1: a couple kicks could have gone a different way and 960 00:46:38,360 --> 00:46:41,600 Speaker 1: we're potentially talking about a different outcome. Yeah, Robertoguayo, who 961 00:46:41,640 --> 00:46:43,239 Speaker 1: we sent to a futures deal. He was a second 962 00:46:43,320 --> 00:46:45,000 Speaker 1: round pick a couple of years ago, and you know, 963 00:46:45,040 --> 00:46:47,360 Speaker 1: you hope he bounces back and it can be a 964 00:46:47,400 --> 00:46:49,800 Speaker 1: productive player in the NFL. A couple of guys to 965 00:46:50,000 --> 00:46:52,040 Speaker 1: just keep your eye on this week. You know, there's 966 00:46:52,040 --> 00:46:54,520 Speaker 1: a few kickers that are here. This guy Daniel Carlson 967 00:46:54,560 --> 00:46:56,480 Speaker 1: from ball Burn. He's also at the Senior Bowl. He's 968 00:46:56,480 --> 00:46:58,759 Speaker 1: a second team All American. Then this is another kid, 969 00:46:58,840 --> 00:47:01,799 Speaker 1: Eddie Panio. It hasn't play a lot in college. Only 970 00:47:01,800 --> 00:47:04,080 Speaker 1: two years at Florida. He was a third team All American, 971 00:47:04,320 --> 00:47:07,239 Speaker 1: made ninety four percent of his field goals and was 972 00:47:07,280 --> 00:47:10,120 Speaker 1: five for five from fifty plus. That's here. That's something 973 00:47:10,160 --> 00:47:12,399 Speaker 1: that I think teams are gonna look at it. You can, 974 00:47:12,719 --> 00:47:15,520 Speaker 1: if you can give us meaningful points when we're outside 975 00:47:15,520 --> 00:47:17,839 Speaker 1: the red zone, you can kick fifty three yard field goals. 976 00:47:18,120 --> 00:47:19,719 Speaker 1: That's something that teams are going to look at that 977 00:47:19,800 --> 00:47:22,080 Speaker 1: or this week. Yes, so someone I just saw it. 978 00:47:22,800 --> 00:47:24,600 Speaker 1: Disappeared for a hot minute, but I did see it. 979 00:47:24,640 --> 00:47:26,719 Speaker 1: They said, what round do you think the charters take 980 00:47:26,920 --> 00:47:29,680 Speaker 1: a running back in? So do you think this? You know, 981 00:47:29,800 --> 00:47:32,080 Speaker 1: you got a guy like Austin Eckler who was undrafted 982 00:47:32,160 --> 00:47:34,600 Speaker 1: last year and was able to provide very good value. 983 00:47:34,640 --> 00:47:36,440 Speaker 1: But do you think you know they have seven picks, 984 00:47:36,880 --> 00:47:39,960 Speaker 1: take it back in one of those. I would listen, 985 00:47:39,960 --> 00:47:42,839 Speaker 1: this is just me talking, so don't don't take any 986 00:47:43,120 --> 00:47:45,879 Speaker 1: stock in it. Yeah, I think third round you could 987 00:47:45,960 --> 00:47:48,759 Speaker 1: get a guy who is going to be probably an 988 00:47:48,760 --> 00:47:51,799 Speaker 1: immediate contributor. You know, guys like Voice Freeman are going 989 00:47:51,840 --> 00:47:54,440 Speaker 1: to be there. This guy Jalen Samuels who is technically 990 00:47:54,480 --> 00:47:56,200 Speaker 1: working out with the tight ends, but he can kind 991 00:47:56,200 --> 00:47:58,279 Speaker 1: of do it all. There are so many guys, these 992 00:47:58,400 --> 00:48:02,000 Speaker 1: sec you know, these Georgia running Maxoni Michelle and Nick Chubb. 993 00:48:02,160 --> 00:48:04,200 Speaker 1: I think they're gonna go in the second round. Carrie 994 00:48:04,239 --> 00:48:08,959 Speaker 1: on Johnson from Auburn, both Scarborough from Alabama. So there's 995 00:48:09,360 --> 00:48:11,520 Speaker 1: Lilist goes on and on. Yeah, I think Ronald Jones 996 00:48:11,760 --> 00:48:14,400 Speaker 1: could be a Day one pick. But If I'm the Chargers, 997 00:48:14,440 --> 00:48:17,480 Speaker 1: I do strongly consider getting another running back, just to 998 00:48:17,520 --> 00:48:20,480 Speaker 1: be even more dimensional in the backfield. I can't believe 999 00:48:20,600 --> 00:48:23,839 Speaker 1: Royce Freeman's actually draft eligible. I covered him briefly when 1000 00:48:23,840 --> 00:48:25,719 Speaker 1: he was in high school and he was a brick 1001 00:48:25,760 --> 00:48:28,440 Speaker 1: house back then he was even bigger. Now, this is 1002 00:48:28,480 --> 00:48:31,320 Speaker 1: an interesting one. Do the Bolts go defense or offense 1003 00:48:31,360 --> 00:48:34,000 Speaker 1: in round one? Well, let's see you look you look 1004 00:48:34,000 --> 00:48:37,240 Speaker 1: at last year, right, Mike Williams went in the first round, 1005 00:48:38,080 --> 00:48:40,280 Speaker 1: Force Slant went in the second round, and Dan Feenie 1006 00:48:40,280 --> 00:48:43,960 Speaker 1: went in the third round. Offense, offense, offense. I think 1007 00:48:43,960 --> 00:48:46,480 Speaker 1: Tom Tolesco will tell you that you know, best player 1008 00:48:46,520 --> 00:48:49,080 Speaker 1: available when they selected seventeen. And we don't know if 1009 00:48:49,080 --> 00:48:51,399 Speaker 1: they're gonna trade up, trade down. We really don't know, yes, 1010 00:48:51,719 --> 00:48:55,000 Speaker 1: what's gonna happen. But I think if you look at defense, Haley, 1011 00:48:55,000 --> 00:48:57,360 Speaker 1: you nailed on the head. I had the three defensive 1012 00:48:57,360 --> 00:49:00,879 Speaker 1: linemen that I'm really intrigued to see running, especially Vida 1013 00:49:00,920 --> 00:49:04,840 Speaker 1: Vea sixty five, three hundred forty five pounds. This guy 1014 00:49:05,120 --> 00:49:07,360 Speaker 1: I talked to Rob rang from NFL Draft Scout on 1015 00:49:07,400 --> 00:49:11,080 Speaker 1: the podcast last week. He's expected to run less than 1016 00:49:11,120 --> 00:49:15,040 Speaker 1: five seconds on a forty yards he would outrun me 1017 00:49:15,080 --> 00:49:18,279 Speaker 1: by like a second. Yeah, you know what I mean. Yeah, 1018 00:49:18,640 --> 00:49:21,480 Speaker 1: so he's a beast. Maurice Hurst a lot of production 1019 00:49:21,520 --> 00:49:24,440 Speaker 1: from Michigan. He would look really good next to Bosa 1020 00:49:24,400 --> 00:49:27,520 Speaker 1: and Ingram, and then John Payne who is apparently a 1021 00:49:27,520 --> 00:49:30,719 Speaker 1: weightlifting machine. Intrigued to see what he's gonna put up 1022 00:49:30,760 --> 00:49:33,040 Speaker 1: here and how many record Yeah, we could watch it, 1023 00:49:33,760 --> 00:49:37,120 Speaker 1: but I think those three for sure. And then Darwin James. 1024 00:49:37,239 --> 00:49:39,600 Speaker 1: Remember that named Darwin James, because he had a lot 1025 00:49:39,600 --> 00:49:43,040 Speaker 1: of productivity at Florida State, was injured in twenty sixteen, 1026 00:49:43,080 --> 00:49:45,399 Speaker 1: so that I think that's why the medical so important year. 1027 00:49:45,600 --> 00:49:48,880 Speaker 1: Had a meniscus injury in twenty sixteen, was still productive 1028 00:49:48,880 --> 00:49:51,640 Speaker 1: in twenty seventeen. But this guy could play all over 1029 00:49:51,680 --> 00:49:54,880 Speaker 1: the field. He's another guy whom some experts are mocking 1030 00:49:54,960 --> 00:49:57,800 Speaker 1: to the Chargers to help shore up that safety position. Obviously, 1031 00:49:57,840 --> 00:50:01,560 Speaker 1: cornerback good solid on this team especially. You also have 1032 00:50:01,640 --> 00:50:04,560 Speaker 1: Jason Rhett coming back this year, but maybe getting a 1033 00:50:04,560 --> 00:50:06,880 Speaker 1: little help at safety. Trey Boston's a free agent. We 1034 00:50:06,880 --> 00:50:09,080 Speaker 1: don't know what's going to happen there, but yeah, that's 1035 00:50:09,120 --> 00:50:13,480 Speaker 1: big darn payin. Please a lot of darn pain love apparently. 1036 00:50:13,520 --> 00:50:16,120 Speaker 1: Apparently he's a hot commodity. So this one, if Lamar 1037 00:50:16,239 --> 00:50:19,000 Speaker 1: Jackson falls to the second round, or maybe any of 1038 00:50:19,000 --> 00:50:21,439 Speaker 1: these quarterbacks who knows what happens on draft day fallen 1039 00:50:21,480 --> 00:50:24,080 Speaker 1: second round or later, do you just take him? Is 1040 00:50:24,080 --> 00:50:27,239 Speaker 1: there less risk there? I see. I don't even know 1041 00:50:27,280 --> 00:50:29,480 Speaker 1: if there's much risk in the first round because I 1042 00:50:29,520 --> 00:50:33,320 Speaker 1: think his protactivity speaks for itself. And now you're eventually 1043 00:50:33,360 --> 00:50:36,120 Speaker 1: going to have to build an offense around him that 1044 00:50:36,280 --> 00:50:39,440 Speaker 1: that suits what he does best. He can get out, 1045 00:50:39,480 --> 00:50:42,360 Speaker 1: he can make moves on the run. He's so electric. 1046 00:50:43,520 --> 00:50:46,040 Speaker 1: I think the one word you have with quarterbacks that 1047 00:50:46,080 --> 00:50:47,839 Speaker 1: are so electric and run is that you want them 1048 00:50:47,840 --> 00:50:50,360 Speaker 1: to take care of themselves, you know. And Lamar Jackson 1049 00:50:50,400 --> 00:50:53,680 Speaker 1: has played pretty much all of his games in college, 1050 00:50:53,920 --> 00:50:55,719 Speaker 1: so I think that shows that he can take care 1051 00:50:55,760 --> 00:50:58,480 Speaker 1: of himself outside the pocket. And just to have that 1052 00:50:58,600 --> 00:51:02,080 Speaker 1: dual threat. I'll tell you what. When Deshaun Watson inserted 1053 00:51:02,120 --> 00:51:05,080 Speaker 1: the was inserted into the lineup in Houston, just like that, 1054 00:51:05,280 --> 00:51:08,120 Speaker 1: things changed. Unfortunately he got hurt. Yeah, but when you 1055 00:51:08,160 --> 00:51:09,880 Speaker 1: have electric players like that, you gotta let them do 1056 00:51:09,920 --> 00:51:13,080 Speaker 1: their thing. And I think we're gonna have varying opinions 1057 00:51:13,120 --> 00:51:15,239 Speaker 1: of the next couple of months, But Lamar Jackson's a 1058 00:51:15,239 --> 00:51:17,360 Speaker 1: guy that I would love to have on my team. 1059 00:51:17,400 --> 00:51:19,720 Speaker 1: What about the fact that when looking at this Chargers 1060 00:51:19,719 --> 00:51:24,080 Speaker 1: team and looking what happened in twenty seventeen, you had 1061 00:51:24,160 --> 00:51:27,600 Speaker 1: Mike Williams obviously battled some injuries, Forrest Lamp didn't get 1062 00:51:27,600 --> 00:51:29,439 Speaker 1: to play. Is it almost like they get two first 1063 00:51:29,520 --> 00:51:32,200 Speaker 1: round picks back. It's like a red shirt. Yeah. Yeah, 1064 00:51:32,640 --> 00:51:35,719 Speaker 1: the Forrest Lamp is um. You know, he didn't he 1065 00:51:35,760 --> 00:51:37,480 Speaker 1: didn't play at all this year. He got hurt in 1066 00:51:37,480 --> 00:51:39,879 Speaker 1: training camp. Mike Williams unfore she got hurt in mini camp, 1067 00:51:39,880 --> 00:51:41,640 Speaker 1: really couldn't get back in the swing of things. So 1068 00:51:41,680 --> 00:51:45,480 Speaker 1: you're essentially you're getting two guys back, and then you know, 1069 00:51:45,480 --> 00:51:47,399 Speaker 1: we'll see what we can do in the first three rounds. 1070 00:51:47,440 --> 00:51:53,680 Speaker 1: This year, you have a lot of young talent. Yeah, absolutely, sorry, 1071 00:51:54,160 --> 00:51:57,279 Speaker 1: it's live, it's Facebook glab. We get Jason Jason Levine here. 1072 00:51:58,200 --> 00:52:00,759 Speaker 1: It's getting getting kind of crazy, Indy. We did want 1073 00:52:00,760 --> 00:52:03,520 Speaker 1: to remind you guys that tomorrow Tom talasco and head 1074 00:52:03,520 --> 00:52:06,279 Speaker 1: coach Anthony Lynn will be speaking live. They will be 1075 00:52:06,400 --> 00:52:09,040 Speaker 1: stream live on all of our social platforms at eight 1076 00:52:09,080 --> 00:52:11,880 Speaker 1: am Pacific time, so eight and eight fifteen, so be 1077 00:52:11,920 --> 00:52:14,040 Speaker 1: sure you tune into those. You may also get some 1078 00:52:14,080 --> 00:52:16,920 Speaker 1: of your questions answered, obviously not live by them, but 1079 00:52:17,160 --> 00:52:19,239 Speaker 1: any questions that you may have thoughts they may touch 1080 00:52:19,280 --> 00:52:21,719 Speaker 1: on from some of the experts and reporters who are 1081 00:52:21,719 --> 00:52:23,759 Speaker 1: out here in Indy. Yeah, I'm excited to hear Coach 1082 00:52:23,840 --> 00:52:27,319 Speaker 1: Lynn and Tom tomorrow and that'll be it'll be fun 1083 00:52:27,360 --> 00:52:29,040 Speaker 1: because they haven't spoken since the end of the season 1084 00:52:29,520 --> 00:52:31,680 Speaker 1: in this type of setting and the press conference type 1085 00:52:31,680 --> 00:52:33,440 Speaker 1: of setting. And I think the interesting thing too with 1086 00:52:33,560 --> 00:52:36,760 Speaker 1: them is last year, this was obviously Coach Lynn's first 1087 00:52:36,800 --> 00:52:39,759 Speaker 1: head combine as a head coach, So it's almost like, 1088 00:52:39,800 --> 00:52:41,480 Speaker 1: you know, you got a year under your belt, you 1089 00:52:41,560 --> 00:52:43,480 Speaker 1: got you went to nine, you got to nine and seven. 1090 00:52:43,480 --> 00:52:46,480 Speaker 1: Excuse men should say, so this you're probably a little 1091 00:52:46,520 --> 00:52:48,520 Speaker 1: less stressful than it was last year. I think cont 1092 00:52:48,640 --> 00:52:50,400 Speaker 1: newed if we talked about all these big moves up 1093 00:52:50,400 --> 00:52:52,759 Speaker 1: and down the AFC West this year. You have a 1094 00:52:52,800 --> 00:52:56,600 Speaker 1: lot of new coaches in Denver, a couple pending trades 1095 00:52:56,640 --> 00:52:58,799 Speaker 1: in Kansas City that's really going to shake up their team. Yeah, 1096 00:52:58,880 --> 00:53:00,960 Speaker 1: a new head coach in Oakland. Then you look at 1097 00:53:01,000 --> 00:53:03,279 Speaker 1: the Chargers, you got continuity really on both sides of 1098 00:53:03,320 --> 00:53:06,359 Speaker 1: the football and in the coaching staff. So I like 1099 00:53:06,440 --> 00:53:08,919 Speaker 1: where this team sits. I think free agency is really 1100 00:53:08,920 --> 00:53:10,840 Speaker 1: going to set the table for the draft. You know, 1101 00:53:11,120 --> 00:53:13,800 Speaker 1: based on where some of these quarterbacks go and free agency, 1102 00:53:14,080 --> 00:53:16,480 Speaker 1: you're going to see some of these teams counter in 1103 00:53:16,520 --> 00:53:20,200 Speaker 1: the draft, and let's say four or five quarterbacks go early. 1104 00:53:20,320 --> 00:53:22,200 Speaker 1: You know, the Chargers could have their pick up a 1105 00:53:22,200 --> 00:53:24,279 Speaker 1: really good player or you know, if you want to 1106 00:53:24,280 --> 00:53:25,920 Speaker 1: get the future in the first or second round. Yeah, 1107 00:53:25,960 --> 00:53:27,920 Speaker 1: there's a lot of guys there too. Absolutely So. One 1108 00:53:27,960 --> 00:53:30,279 Speaker 1: of the things that the Chargers do, as far as 1109 00:53:30,480 --> 00:53:33,279 Speaker 1: trades in the draft, and this is obviously always a 1110 00:53:33,320 --> 00:53:36,680 Speaker 1: topic that comes up, they tend to trade up versus 1111 00:53:36,680 --> 00:53:39,399 Speaker 1: trade back. But I saw someone submitted a question saying, 1112 00:53:39,520 --> 00:53:43,000 Speaker 1: would you trade out of the first to acquire more picks? 1113 00:53:43,160 --> 00:53:45,160 Speaker 1: Is this a deep enough draft for something like that? 1114 00:53:45,640 --> 00:53:49,120 Speaker 1: I think, you know, every year, certain positions are deeper 1115 00:53:49,120 --> 00:53:52,919 Speaker 1: than others. I think for this year, you're gonna get 1116 00:53:52,920 --> 00:53:55,279 Speaker 1: a really good defensive player at seventeen. Yeah. Like whether 1117 00:53:55,400 --> 00:53:57,040 Speaker 1: we need to talk about the linebackers, I know, like 1118 00:53:57,120 --> 00:53:59,880 Speaker 1: Rocan Smith from Georgia. That's a guy that I'm really excited. 1119 00:54:00,760 --> 00:54:03,839 Speaker 1: Tremaine Edmunds from Virginia Tech six five. He is a 1120 00:54:03,880 --> 00:54:06,319 Speaker 1: big dude. He's probably gonna be a top ten pick. 1121 00:54:06,360 --> 00:54:09,520 Speaker 1: And then Rashaun Evans from Alabama, who was behind I 1122 00:54:09,520 --> 00:54:12,839 Speaker 1: think Ruben Foster who's with the Niners last year. He's 1123 00:54:12,840 --> 00:54:15,879 Speaker 1: another guy, a linebacker who can stop the run too. 1124 00:54:16,120 --> 00:54:20,359 Speaker 1: So I think whether it's linebacker, defensive line, safety. Talking 1125 00:54:20,320 --> 00:54:23,080 Speaker 1: about Durwin James, you're gonna get a good player at seventeen. 1126 00:54:23,400 --> 00:54:26,279 Speaker 1: But if there's a couple of guys that maybe fall 1127 00:54:26,280 --> 00:54:29,600 Speaker 1: a little bit into the late first second round, and 1128 00:54:30,200 --> 00:54:32,120 Speaker 1: you know a team wants to move back, you can 1129 00:54:32,160 --> 00:54:35,279 Speaker 1: do that. Yeah, absolutely, So Andrew wants to know will 1130 00:54:35,280 --> 00:54:37,800 Speaker 1: the Chargers beef up the O line And this is 1131 00:54:37,840 --> 00:54:39,600 Speaker 1: something that we kind of touched a little bit on. 1132 00:54:39,640 --> 00:54:42,160 Speaker 1: You know, you get Forrest lamp Back this year. He 1133 00:54:42,200 --> 00:54:43,880 Speaker 1: was obviously said to be a huge part of the 1134 00:54:43,920 --> 00:54:47,640 Speaker 1: offense last year in that line, but depth is so 1135 00:54:47,719 --> 00:54:51,200 Speaker 1: important and the Chargers luckily were healthy for the most 1136 00:54:51,239 --> 00:54:54,080 Speaker 1: part of the twenty seventeen season, and knock on what 1137 00:54:54,280 --> 00:54:56,400 Speaker 1: you want that again in eighteen, but you know, you're 1138 00:54:56,480 --> 00:54:59,440 Speaker 1: not always that lucky. But as far as maybe you know, 1139 00:54:59,719 --> 00:55:01,879 Speaker 1: look into the draft to kind of maybe snag guys 1140 00:55:01,920 --> 00:55:03,640 Speaker 1: for depth on the line, is that something you'd think 1141 00:55:03,640 --> 00:55:05,719 Speaker 1: about doing. I think so. I mean you look in 1142 00:55:05,760 --> 00:55:09,200 Speaker 1: the first round, I think there's two tackles both hail 1143 00:55:09,239 --> 00:55:12,359 Speaker 1: from the big twelve Orlando Brown whose father played in 1144 00:55:12,400 --> 00:55:15,680 Speaker 1: the NFL, really big guy from Oklahoma, and then Connor Williams. 1145 00:55:15,719 --> 00:55:18,440 Speaker 1: I think those are the one two's, and then Mike 1146 00:55:18,520 --> 00:55:20,920 Speaker 1: mcglinchy I think from Notre Dame is that third tackle. 1147 00:55:21,080 --> 00:55:23,560 Speaker 1: And then another guy, Brian O'Neill from pitt who is 1148 00:55:23,560 --> 00:55:25,399 Speaker 1: at the Senior Bowl. I think those are the four 1149 00:55:25,480 --> 00:55:27,360 Speaker 1: tackles that you're going to see in the first or 1150 00:55:27,360 --> 00:55:31,080 Speaker 1: second round. And the left side of our offensive line 1151 00:55:31,080 --> 00:55:33,120 Speaker 1: was great this year. Russell Kong you saw him at 1152 00:55:33,120 --> 00:55:35,040 Speaker 1: the Pro Bowl. Locked it down. But if we can 1153 00:55:35,040 --> 00:55:38,359 Speaker 1: get depth at other parts of the old line, maybe 1154 00:55:38,400 --> 00:55:40,600 Speaker 1: right tackle to shore that up a little bit more, 1155 00:55:41,000 --> 00:55:46,040 Speaker 1: those are guys to certainly consider. Absolutely. Let's see any 1156 00:55:46,120 --> 00:55:50,919 Speaker 1: consideration of Dante Pettis from Washington to help that return game. 1157 00:55:51,760 --> 00:55:54,480 Speaker 1: It's possible. I mean, there's there's a lot of guys 1158 00:55:54,520 --> 00:55:57,960 Speaker 1: that do multiple things I talk about Rashid Penny. Rashide 1159 00:55:57,960 --> 00:56:00,480 Speaker 1: Penny was not only the player of the year his conference, 1160 00:56:00,520 --> 00:56:03,319 Speaker 1: He's also a special teams players that year. So if 1161 00:56:03,360 --> 00:56:05,320 Speaker 1: you can get a guy, that's what I think is 1162 00:56:05,320 --> 00:56:08,640 Speaker 1: most intriguing about the draft is like when you invest 1163 00:56:08,719 --> 00:56:11,440 Speaker 1: in a first, second, third round pick, you want them 1164 00:56:11,480 --> 00:56:13,400 Speaker 1: to be on the field as much as possible. You know, 1165 00:56:13,560 --> 00:56:16,120 Speaker 1: I look at guys like Alvin Kamara and Christian McCaffrey 1166 00:56:16,200 --> 00:56:19,799 Speaker 1: last year. Those are essentially four down players. You know, 1167 00:56:19,840 --> 00:56:22,160 Speaker 1: you get guys who you can keep on the field 1168 00:56:22,200 --> 00:56:24,239 Speaker 1: on third down, who can do things in the punt game. 1169 00:56:24,520 --> 00:56:28,279 Speaker 1: So I wouldn't be surprised if our coaching staff and 1170 00:56:28,360 --> 00:56:32,960 Speaker 1: our scouts are evaluating guys who can contribute on offense, defense, 1171 00:56:33,200 --> 00:56:35,359 Speaker 1: and maybe even special teams as well. So you know, 1172 00:56:35,440 --> 00:56:37,719 Speaker 1: there's there's a lot of options. Wide receiver is a 1173 00:56:37,760 --> 00:56:40,239 Speaker 1: little bit tricky, and I look at our depth right now, 1174 00:56:40,400 --> 00:56:44,120 Speaker 1: especially with Mike Williams coming back, Keenan Allen, get Tyrone Williams, 1175 00:56:44,200 --> 00:56:49,000 Speaker 1: get Travis Benjamin, all different players who serve a purpose. Yes, 1176 00:56:49,040 --> 00:56:51,760 Speaker 1: provide a little different thing, but like, yeah, exactly, and 1177 00:56:51,800 --> 00:56:54,520 Speaker 1: I think you know the kick returned the special teams 1178 00:56:54,560 --> 00:56:57,560 Speaker 1: game always important, so you always want to evaluate your 1179 00:56:57,560 --> 00:57:00,360 Speaker 1: options absolutely, and special teams too. That's kind of an 1180 00:57:00,400 --> 00:57:02,680 Speaker 1: area should be an area that this team should shore 1181 00:57:02,800 --> 00:57:06,560 Speaker 1: up a bit, get some things going because that third 1182 00:57:06,560 --> 00:57:08,400 Speaker 1: phase of football, man, you know that that can make 1183 00:57:08,520 --> 00:57:10,719 Speaker 1: or break games, That can change games. So when you 1184 00:57:10,880 --> 00:57:13,560 Speaker 1: have you know, return specialists who can do a good 1185 00:57:13,640 --> 00:57:16,160 Speaker 1: job in that area, it's it's a difference maker. Now, 1186 00:57:16,440 --> 00:57:19,760 Speaker 1: Richard wants to know about our linebackers, and you know, 1187 00:57:20,040 --> 00:57:23,160 Speaker 1: obviously the Chargers struggled against the run. Yes, I think 1188 00:57:23,160 --> 00:57:26,640 Speaker 1: when Denzel Perryman was in there, it was a different defense, yep. 1189 00:57:27,240 --> 00:57:30,040 Speaker 1: But I think not only linebacker play, but Hilly you 1190 00:57:30,080 --> 00:57:32,760 Speaker 1: mentioned it the defensive line. If you can get some guys, 1191 00:57:32,760 --> 00:57:36,600 Speaker 1: some run stuffers, especially first and second down, that's really 1192 00:57:36,640 --> 00:57:39,520 Speaker 1: gonna help things. Allow Joey bos and Melvin Ingram to 1193 00:57:39,600 --> 00:57:41,720 Speaker 1: really just get after the quarterback because you got the 1194 00:57:41,760 --> 00:57:44,320 Speaker 1: run stuffers there. So I think if you get Perriman, 1195 00:57:44,400 --> 00:57:47,240 Speaker 1: I think the first thing is Denzel Perriman, keep him healthy. 1196 00:57:47,400 --> 00:57:49,480 Speaker 1: You know, if he can get through a season, play 1197 00:57:49,600 --> 00:57:53,640 Speaker 1: fifteen sixteen games, that's that's paramount. But if you can 1198 00:57:53,680 --> 00:57:56,520 Speaker 1: get another linebacker, we talked about guys like Rocan Smith. 1199 00:57:56,960 --> 00:58:00,040 Speaker 1: There's another kid from Boise State to keep your eye on. 1200 00:58:00,040 --> 00:58:02,640 Speaker 1: On Evans from Alabama, and then Tremaine Edmonds. I think 1201 00:58:02,680 --> 00:58:04,640 Speaker 1: he's a top ten pick. I think the Charges have 1202 00:58:04,640 --> 00:58:06,160 Speaker 1: to move up to get a guy like that. All right, well, 1203 00:58:06,160 --> 00:58:08,760 Speaker 1: we'll see. Thank you everyone so much for joining us 1204 00:58:08,800 --> 00:58:12,080 Speaker 1: out here in Indy, sending your questions in reminder one 1205 00:58:12,120 --> 00:58:15,400 Speaker 1: more time about Tom to LESCo and Anthony Lynn and 1206 00:58:15,480 --> 00:58:19,280 Speaker 1: their press conferences here in Indianapolis being livestream tomorrow at 1207 00:58:19,320 --> 00:58:22,320 Speaker 1: eight am and eight fifteen am. A little early, but 1208 00:58:22,640 --> 00:58:24,600 Speaker 1: can up have some coffee and watch the bolt. So 1209 00:58:24,600 --> 00:58:26,800 Speaker 1: thanks so much for joining us again. Keep it Tuna 1210 00:58:26,880 --> 00:58:29,320 Speaker 1: Chargers dot com and all of our social platforms throughout 1211 00:58:29,320 --> 00:58:31,080 Speaker 1: the week, as we'll have a lot more coming to 1212 00:58:31,160 --> 00:58:33,400 Speaker 1: you from Indie and that's gonna do it. My thanks 1213 00:58:33,400 --> 00:58:36,600 Speaker 1: to Rip sure Field, Yates and Great Cosil for joining me, 1214 00:58:36,640 --> 00:58:38,640 Speaker 1: and thanks to you guys for listening. Be sure to 1215 00:58:38,680 --> 00:58:41,920 Speaker 1: subscribe to Charges Weekly on Apple Podcasts and please leave 1216 00:58:41,960 --> 00:58:44,240 Speaker 1: a review help spread the word this offseason. We got 1217 00:58:44,240 --> 00:58:46,840 Speaker 1: a second podcast for you tomorrow, keeping you up to 1218 00:58:46,920 --> 00:58:50,800 Speaker 1: date on all things NFL Draft from Indianapolis until Next time, 1219 00:58:51,120 --> 00:58:51,960 Speaker 1: I'm Chris Hary.