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Speaker 1: What's up, guys. Welcome into a week fifteen edition of

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Speaker 1: Chargers Weekly, as always joined by Matt Money Smith Money.

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Speaker 1: When this schedule came out and you saw December and

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Speaker 1: you saw Thursday night football against the Kansas City Chiefs,

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Speaker 1: I think you could dream that maybe this would be

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Speaker 1: something that would matter, Maybe this would be something for

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Speaker 1: the division. And guess what it is for first place

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Speaker 1: in the AFC West Bolts did their job on Sunday,

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Speaker 1: sets up a big one on Thursday. I don't think

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Speaker 1: it gets much bigger in the regular season. No, Well,

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Speaker 1: I'll be honest, Chris. The first thing I did was

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Speaker 1: do a double take because we've gone to Kansas City

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Speaker 1: every December on a Thursday night, the seemingly the last.

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Speaker 1: This is my fifty year now doing it since the

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Speaker 1: Chargers moved to LA So yeah, I don't know. For

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Speaker 1: whatever reason the schedule makers like doing Thursday night football

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Speaker 1: Chargers chief But it was always in Kansas City and

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Speaker 1: it was always freezing. Well, we got Thursday night. It's

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Speaker 1: seventy degrees in Kansas City today and I was at

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Speaker 1: the stadium last night doing a charity event, and I'm

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Speaker 1: not kid when I say it was cold. It was

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Speaker 1: cold like I was there when this game is going

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Speaker 1: to be in the third quarter, I was on the

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Speaker 1: field and my feet were freezing. I think it's supposed

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Speaker 1: to dip into like the low forties, high thirties, So

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Speaker 1: we're gonna get Kansas City weather in LA. You know,

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Speaker 1: I think it's I think the first thing we got

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Speaker 1: to get out of the way is just what an

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Speaker 1: incredible shame it is that we are not going to

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Speaker 1: have these two teams at full strength. That arguably two

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Speaker 1: of the best players one on each team, or Shawn

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Speaker 1: Slave to the left tackle and Chris Jones the defensive tackle,

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Speaker 1: are not going to be part of this game. And man,

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Speaker 1: it just sucks. I wish we could have these teams

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Speaker 1: at full strength to you know, get the second chapter

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Speaker 1: of what I think is going to be a three

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Speaker 1: chapter affair. I truly do. I believe these two teams

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Speaker 1: will see each other again in the playoffs, And like

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Speaker 1: you said, you cannot get better than having me December football,

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Speaker 1: especially in your division, especially against the team that has

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Speaker 1: dominated this conference the last three years. We're gonna have

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Speaker 1: Daniel Popper and Jeff Miller join us for a roundtable

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Speaker 1: in just a couple of minutes. Hey, but before we

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Speaker 1: get into football, though, tell me about that event last night,

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Speaker 1: to fill the Field event. I mean, it's really cool.

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Speaker 1: It was really cool. So they had about twenty thousand toys,

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Speaker 1: some that were donated by toy companies and toy distributors,

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Speaker 1: some that were purchased through just the charity and goodwill

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Speaker 1: of individual donors. It's run by a foundation called Trina's Kids.

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Speaker 1: I'm at Vince and Carla, the couple that run it,

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Speaker 1: named it after his mother who passed away. To honor

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Speaker 1: her helps out disadvantaged kids in the Greater Los Angeles area.

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Speaker 1: And so they filled all of SOFI Field with toys,

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Speaker 1: Like the entire field is just covered in toys. And

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Speaker 1: then they brought in at the end of it all.

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Speaker 1: So we're hosting it, you know, interviewing a lot of

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Speaker 1: folks that or affiliate with the project, talking to them

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Speaker 1: about how it came together, and um, you know, the

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Speaker 1: you know, you have all these kids that come up

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Speaker 1: from Midnight Mission and home light that have no idea

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Speaker 1: what's going on. The curtain opens and they get to

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Speaker 1: run on the field and grab a bunch of toys,

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Speaker 1: um for the holiday season. So yeah, it was, it

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Speaker 1: was awesome. It was really cool to be part of that.

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Speaker 1: It's amazing, man, It's it's it's just so cool because

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Speaker 1: you know, the Chargers play Sunday, they play Thursday, but

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Speaker 1: so real, real quick before we bring in Popera, Jip,

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Speaker 1: I just want to get your reaction to the throw.

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Speaker 1: Um it's it's your call is going viral. Uh. DJ

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Speaker 1: say it's the best throw he's ever seen. His going viral.

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Speaker 1: What was that moment like for you guys in the booth.

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Speaker 1: I mean, I think you heard it right. It's just

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Speaker 1: it's obviously it's not scripted. You're just describing what you

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Speaker 1: I said it twice. I said it makes no sense.

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Speaker 1: I said that throw makes no sense. It just doesn't.

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Speaker 1: And I think it's so funny, Like I don't know

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Speaker 1: got to try to tear it down. And DJ's taken

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Speaker 1: a ton of incoming, like that's not the best throw

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Speaker 1: best throw I've ever seen is. It may not be

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Speaker 1: I don't. I don't know what the heck's going on

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Speaker 1: with Orlowski these days. Why why do we got to

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Speaker 1: compare Burrow and Herbert? Why do we have to do well?

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Speaker 1: And then I don't know if you saw him come

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Speaker 1: back and he posted a throw of Matthew Stafford, there

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Speaker 1: was a beautiful throw in the Cardinals game, and he said,

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Speaker 1: this is every bit as good well number one. No

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Speaker 1: it's not. It wasn't number one. No it's not. And

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Speaker 1: that's the thing that I was trying to allude to

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Speaker 1: when I said, there's one quarterback in the NFL that

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Speaker 1: in front of us the Latin The minimal efforts that

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Speaker 1: Herbert has to put into a throw like that is

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Speaker 1: unlike anyone else in the league. It's not the flick

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Speaker 1: That's what I mean. And with a guy who has

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Speaker 1: like that's the difference. It's not I think or look

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Speaker 1: that played quarterback in the NFL. But it's it's not

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Speaker 1: the trajectory. It's not the throw, it's not it's the

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Speaker 1: effort that's the That's what looks so different is he

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Speaker 1: makes it look so eas so much easier than anyone

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Speaker 1: that's dropped in the bucket, you know, for someone who's

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Speaker 1: so now this has to be a perfect pass. Everything

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Speaker 1: was perfect from Herbert's standpoint. He's got a giant linebacker

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Speaker 1: um and I just don't I don't get why it

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Speaker 1: just can't be celebrated. I just it's it's why I

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Speaker 1: hate Twitter. It's why I spend all my time on

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Speaker 1: drives me crazy. It's actually my boggling man that we

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Speaker 1: have to like pin Burrow and Herbert against each other.

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Speaker 1: I love them both, Like I was cheering. Yeah, even

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Speaker 1: though you know, even though a Bengals win would not

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Speaker 1: I openly like root for him. I love the way

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Speaker 1: that guy plays football, and I can separate success of

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Speaker 1: the Chargers versus success of the Bengals by enjoying that

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Speaker 1: he toughed it out with a broken pig and it

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Speaker 1: was awesome. Then I want to celebrate that because it

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Speaker 1: a great game played by him. But like the idea

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Speaker 1: that somehow you've got to pit these two dudes against

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Speaker 1: this guy, and what about Stafford's arm? And oh what

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Speaker 1: You know, that's my opinion. I'm entitled to it, and

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Speaker 1: I'm sticking with it. And if it wasn't Giants, Chargers

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Speaker 1: exactly much more important PAPERA Jeff gonna join us first

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Speaker 1: body a quick interview with Corey Linsley, the Walter Peyton

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Speaker 1: Man of the Year. An awesome dude, an awesome player,

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Speaker 1: and what he and his wife Anna are doing with

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Speaker 1: Kasa is just remarkable. Well, it's perhaps the most prestigious

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Speaker 1: of the Year Award, presented by Nationwide and please be

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Speaker 1: joined by the Charger's nominee Center Corey Linsley. Corey, Congratulations,

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Speaker 1: you've done incredible work in Green Bay. You've carried it

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Speaker 1: over to Los Angeles. Let's just start with this for

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Speaker 1: for listeners and viewers who don't know what COSSA is,

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Speaker 1: why don't you explain what COSSA is? Yeah, I appreciate that.

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Speaker 1: Um so. COSSA is an acronym. It stands for quarter

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Speaker 1: pointed Special Advocate and basically what happened. So if a

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Speaker 1: being nominated for this award. You're nominated forward in Green Bay.

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Speaker 1: Why was it important for you and Anna to continue

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Speaker 1: this work in Los Angeles? And I know you don't

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Speaker 1: involved in CASSA. We were again so inspired by that

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Speaker 1: of this or not, but there are five Ohio State

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Speaker 1: Buckeyes nominated for this award this year. That doesn't seem

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Speaker 1: like it's a coincidence. Um. Did you had that spirit

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Speaker 1: But this game, Money and I were just talking about it.

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Speaker 1: and he was able to figure it out. He's you know,

427
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Speaker 1: so I guess I have that much faith that he's

428
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Speaker 1: that incredible of a player that he's still capable. I'm

429
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Speaker 1: with you, though, I think if you were to rank

430
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Speaker 1: both teams player. They cannot afford to lose one Herbert,

431
00:21:28,400 --> 00:21:30,520
Speaker 1: you know, or let's just go one across the board,

432
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Speaker 1: Mahomes and Herbert, and then right below that I would

433
00:21:33,000 --> 00:21:36,320
Speaker 1: put Chris Jones. I mean, this Chief's defense was trash.

434
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Speaker 1: When they had Jones on the outside, I don't know

435
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Speaker 1: why they tried to do that in the first place.

436
00:21:40,480 --> 00:21:43,399
Speaker 1: With a second they kicked him inside. It became a

437
00:21:43,520 --> 00:21:46,840
Speaker 1: nightmare and everything else the back end started to connect

438
00:21:46,840 --> 00:21:49,080
Speaker 1: with the front end was predicated off what he's able

439
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Speaker 1: to do. So like to me, it's I'm anxious to

440
00:21:52,280 --> 00:21:54,159
Speaker 1: see what that rush looks like. You know, I know

441
00:21:54,200 --> 00:21:56,560
Speaker 1: Frank Clark has given Frank Clark is Hey, if you're

442
00:21:56,600 --> 00:21:58,119
Speaker 1: in a good mood, Frank Clark's going to be in

443
00:21:58,160 --> 00:21:59,280
Speaker 1: you know, if he's in a good mood, he's going

444
00:21:59,359 --> 00:22:01,200
Speaker 1: to be a nightmare. If he's just having a bad day,

445
00:22:01,240 --> 00:22:03,280
Speaker 1: he doesn't show up. He'll disappear for games at a time.

446
00:22:03,320 --> 00:22:06,400
Speaker 1: So I'm anxious to see what that looks like. And look,

447
00:22:06,600 --> 00:22:09,119
Speaker 1: I know you guys have watched a bunch of Chiefs games.

448
00:22:09,240 --> 00:22:11,679
Speaker 1: Their tackles are terrible. Or Orlando Brown has been an

449
00:22:11,760 --> 00:22:15,200
Speaker 1: unmitigated disaster as a pass blocker this season, and whoever

450
00:22:15,240 --> 00:22:17,560
Speaker 1: they've tried opposite him has been a bit of an issue.

451
00:22:17,600 --> 00:22:20,760
Speaker 1: So I think it's just to me. It's like you said,

452
00:22:20,800 --> 00:22:22,639
Speaker 1: I think it's game script. I think it's low scoring.

453
00:22:22,800 --> 00:22:24,760
Speaker 1: I don't. I don't think the Chiefs are capable of

454
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Speaker 1: kind of doing what we've seen them do in the past,

455
00:22:26,560 --> 00:22:28,919
Speaker 1: as well as Bosa and Shenna have been playing. So

456
00:22:29,000 --> 00:22:30,919
Speaker 1: I think I think each team is going to have

457
00:22:31,080 --> 00:22:34,280
Speaker 1: serious issues trying to get points on the board. But

458
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Speaker 1: isn't it weird that we h this matchup these quarterbacks

459
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Speaker 1: And I think you're right, Money, I was trying to

460
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Speaker 1: figure out how I'm going to predict this, and I

461
00:22:41,480 --> 00:22:43,160
Speaker 1: think it is going to be. It has a chance

462
00:22:43,160 --> 00:22:45,440
Speaker 1: to be a low scoring game, which seems really straight.

463
00:22:46,440 --> 00:22:49,000
Speaker 1: The Chiefs have allowed nine points in each of the

464
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Speaker 1: last three games. I mean, well, I will see this.

465
00:22:51,600 --> 00:22:55,080
Speaker 1: Their defense is markedly better than it was in Week three,

466
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Speaker 1: and Pop, you bring up a good point about running

467
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Speaker 1: the football, and Money, I'll start with you because you

468
00:23:00,040 --> 00:23:02,920
Speaker 1: and I have talked about this running back to situation

469
00:23:03,040 --> 00:23:06,440
Speaker 1: all year and Sunday was the first game where we

470
00:23:06,480 --> 00:23:10,240
Speaker 1: really saw real good balance and all three guys get

471
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Speaker 1: involved in the running game. Can you do that though

472
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Speaker 1: against the Chiefs? And do it? Because I mean, I

473
00:23:17,280 --> 00:23:20,240
Speaker 1: guess the identity of this team all year has been

474
00:23:20,240 --> 00:23:22,720
Speaker 1: just thrown to football, right. The Giants are not a

475
00:23:22,760 --> 00:23:25,200
Speaker 1: good football team. Their defense was not good. They could

476
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Speaker 1: be run on. Do you think you can run without

477
00:23:27,800 --> 00:23:31,880
Speaker 1: Restaunce Slater and you know, chew up clock like Popper said,

478
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Speaker 1: time of possession because I think time of possession will

479
00:23:34,000 --> 00:23:36,280
Speaker 1: be big. I mean, look, I wish I could say yes.

480
00:23:36,359 --> 00:23:39,280
Speaker 1: I think it's going to be incredibly difficult. You know.

481
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Speaker 1: One of the things that I don't know why it

482
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Speaker 1: took me so long to figure out, probably because I'm

483
00:23:43,800 --> 00:23:46,200
Speaker 1: not very smart, but I said, you know what, what's

484
00:23:46,200 --> 00:23:49,040
Speaker 1: happening with this lack of running back too, is you

485
00:23:49,040 --> 00:23:50,840
Speaker 1: know Austin Eckler. And I don't know if I don't

486
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Speaker 1: remember if I brought this up here, if it was

487
00:23:52,160 --> 00:23:55,119
Speaker 1: on the radio show or when I did. But the

488
00:23:55,160 --> 00:23:57,280
Speaker 1: problem with with Eckler is your running back one is

489
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Speaker 1: he refuses to go down. He does not go down

490
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Speaker 1: on a first contact, so unlike other running backs that do,

491
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Speaker 1: He's taken fifty percent more hits on any of his

492
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Speaker 1: carries than a lot of other guys, and he's not

493
00:24:07,560 --> 00:24:09,919
Speaker 1: the biggest guy, So now you kind of that starts

494
00:24:09,920 --> 00:24:12,960
Speaker 1: to compound itself by the end of the game. You

495
00:24:13,040 --> 00:24:15,560
Speaker 1: just and because they have not been real effective running

496
00:24:15,560 --> 00:24:18,479
Speaker 1: the ball, he's getting contact right away. Those holes just

497
00:24:18,520 --> 00:24:20,440
Speaker 1: have not been sprung open for him this year, unless,

498
00:24:20,560 --> 00:24:25,160
Speaker 1: like Popper was saying, you're running behind Slater, Filer, Lindsley Combo.

499
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Speaker 1: So now that that's not there, I think he's taken

500
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Speaker 1: more of a beating. He's on a bad ankle, and

501
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Speaker 1: then you factor in that we just really yeah, we

502
00:24:31,200 --> 00:24:33,160
Speaker 1: saw it in just a couple of flashes with Josh

503
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Speaker 1: Kelly and Justin Jackson last week. But it's very hard

504
00:24:36,680 --> 00:24:38,119
Speaker 1: for me to say that the charge you're gonna be

505
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Speaker 1: able to run this ball. I guess the only thing

506
00:24:40,520 --> 00:24:43,919
Speaker 1: you would hope for is that the Chiefs are so excited,

507
00:24:44,240 --> 00:24:46,360
Speaker 1: and he laid it about those two tackles. If they're

508
00:24:46,400 --> 00:24:48,359
Speaker 1: just pinning their ears back and flying up the field,

509
00:24:48,359 --> 00:24:49,959
Speaker 1: and you have an opportunity to run right at him

510
00:24:50,000 --> 00:24:52,200
Speaker 1: and maybe right by him, especially with no Chris Jones

511
00:24:52,200 --> 00:24:54,639
Speaker 1: out there, but it's going to be difficult. Yeah. The

512
00:24:54,880 --> 00:24:58,280
Speaker 1: Echuler injury the Equler injury I think is really big

513
00:24:58,440 --> 00:25:01,840
Speaker 1: because even if he is active for this game, it's like,

514
00:25:01,880 --> 00:25:04,879
Speaker 1: how effective can he be? Like he's been playing seventy

515
00:25:04,880 --> 00:25:07,000
Speaker 1: percent of the snaps in every game, Like, I don't

516
00:25:07,040 --> 00:25:10,040
Speaker 1: think he can be that guy. And what Money is

517
00:25:10,040 --> 00:25:11,760
Speaker 1: saying with the running game is really important, But they're

518
00:25:11,920 --> 00:25:13,919
Speaker 1: one of their best passing players this season has been

519
00:25:13,960 --> 00:25:16,040
Speaker 1: the choice route with Eckler out of the backfield. How

520
00:25:16,080 --> 00:25:17,879
Speaker 1: good is he on that route with a bad ankle

521
00:25:17,920 --> 00:25:20,120
Speaker 1: trying to cut to the inside or to the outside.

522
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Speaker 1: And if you can't push the ball downfield and you're

523
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Speaker 1: going to the quick game, checking the ball down to

524
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Speaker 1: Eckler is going to be a big part of that.

525
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Speaker 1: So one of these running backs has to step up

526
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Speaker 1: in this game, like they're going to have to play

527
00:25:30,640 --> 00:25:32,080
Speaker 1: a decent amount of snaps and they're going to have

528
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Speaker 1: to be productive, not just trying to run the football,

529
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Speaker 1: but being that passing option, that outlet for Justin Herbert

530
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Speaker 1: and you know Justin Jackson. Do you think it's Jackson? Yeah,

531
00:25:44,000 --> 00:25:46,359
Speaker 1: Justin Jackson is the most reliable guy. You know, he

532
00:25:46,400 --> 00:25:48,440
Speaker 1: doesn't I know he had that seventy five yard run

533
00:25:48,440 --> 00:25:50,000
Speaker 1: in the Patriots game. He doesn't really give you that

534
00:25:50,040 --> 00:25:52,400
Speaker 1: explosive element, but he has the patience. He's a good

535
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Speaker 1: pass protector. You can rely on him on third down,

536
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Speaker 1: So he has to be the guy. I really thought

537
00:25:56,280 --> 00:25:58,119
Speaker 1: we'd see more out of Joshua Kelly, and that's been

538
00:25:58,160 --> 00:25:59,879
Speaker 1: a big disappointment for me because you just see the

539
00:26:00,000 --> 00:26:02,640
Speaker 1: explosive element of his game, Like he had a draw

540
00:26:02,680 --> 00:26:04,639
Speaker 1: in that game on Sunday where he just exploded up

541
00:26:04,680 --> 00:26:06,240
Speaker 1: the middle of the field for a twelve yard game

542
00:26:06,320 --> 00:26:08,199
Speaker 1: year and then but every other every other time he

543
00:26:08,200 --> 00:26:10,359
Speaker 1: got to football, it's one yard, it's two yards, he's

544
00:26:10,359 --> 00:26:12,199
Speaker 1: getting stock. Now, some of that was the blocking and

545
00:26:12,200 --> 00:26:14,880
Speaker 1: there was penetration on some of those runs. But I've

546
00:26:14,920 --> 00:26:17,240
Speaker 1: always felt like he has the most juice out of

547
00:26:17,240 --> 00:26:18,960
Speaker 1: all those three guys that have been fighting for that

548
00:26:19,000 --> 00:26:21,840
Speaker 1: second running backspot, and I certainly have been disappointed that

549
00:26:21,840 --> 00:26:26,119
Speaker 1: that hasn't, you know, translated into consistent production. Jeff, what

550
00:26:26,160 --> 00:26:28,480
Speaker 1: do you think then? Yeah, Well, I think last week

551
00:26:28,520 --> 00:26:30,960
Speaker 1: we saw you know, Jackson was in there a lot early.

552
00:26:31,040 --> 00:26:32,760
Speaker 1: I think they're trying to get him going and I

553
00:26:32,760 --> 00:26:34,960
Speaker 1: think they know what he's done. We've seen him do

554
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Speaker 1: this in a late season before emerge and have a

555
00:26:38,240 --> 00:26:41,080
Speaker 1: big game. We've seen him doing in primetime late in

556
00:26:41,080 --> 00:26:44,359
Speaker 1: the season, so he's done this, but you know, it's

557
00:26:44,400 --> 00:26:47,800
Speaker 1: just we haven't seen it. And then you know, he

558
00:26:47,840 --> 00:26:50,080
Speaker 1: had like Pop City had that great, you know, seventy

559
00:26:50,080 --> 00:26:52,280
Speaker 1: five yard run that got everybody excited, and then he

560
00:26:52,280 --> 00:26:55,119
Speaker 1: got hurt right away. So I do think he's the

561
00:26:55,160 --> 00:26:57,120
Speaker 1: guy that they want to go to and they're trying

562
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Speaker 1: to get him going. I think that's what that was

563
00:26:58,680 --> 00:27:00,639
Speaker 1: last week when he was in there early and often,

564
00:27:00,760 --> 00:27:04,600
Speaker 1: and um, you know, it's just I guess the Chargers

565
00:27:04,640 --> 00:27:06,840
Speaker 1: have to hope that we see it again what he's

566
00:27:06,880 --> 00:27:10,000
Speaker 1: done before these kind of situations, and it's right there

567
00:27:10,040 --> 00:27:11,399
Speaker 1: in front of him. He's got a chance to do it.

568
00:27:11,400 --> 00:27:15,440
Speaker 1: And maybe if Fackler isn't isn't you know, one hundred percent,

569
00:27:15,440 --> 00:27:17,159
Speaker 1: which he's not going to be. But if he's not

570
00:27:17,320 --> 00:27:19,119
Speaker 1: as close to one hundred percent as we hope he is,

571
00:27:19,200 --> 00:27:21,719
Speaker 1: or the Chargers hope he is, Jackson's going to get

572
00:27:21,800 --> 00:27:24,600
Speaker 1: chances and he's he's gonna have to produce because they're

573
00:27:24,640 --> 00:27:26,439
Speaker 1: gonna need. You know, the yards I think are going

574
00:27:26,480 --> 00:27:28,639
Speaker 1: to come. You are not going to come easy, especially

575
00:27:28,640 --> 00:27:31,080
Speaker 1: on the ground. Now this is we're having Chris that

576
00:27:31,200 --> 00:27:33,159
Speaker 1: big back and would be great. You know, they just

577
00:27:33,240 --> 00:27:34,760
Speaker 1: don't have it, you know, And that's why we got

578
00:27:34,800 --> 00:27:37,159
Speaker 1: excited when they put Bradwell in there and then he

579
00:27:37,560 --> 00:27:39,800
Speaker 1: runs a route and he's asked to pass pro and

580
00:27:39,920 --> 00:27:41,520
Speaker 1: that was it. It's like, well, wait a minute, that's

581
00:27:41,560 --> 00:27:42,800
Speaker 1: not what we were hoping he was going to do.

582
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Speaker 1: We want to see if this is a guy that

583
00:27:44,520 --> 00:27:48,000
Speaker 1: can kind of be that big back that that most

584
00:27:48,119 --> 00:27:51,159
Speaker 1: successful teams have, and you know, they just they just

585
00:27:51,280 --> 00:27:53,040
Speaker 1: have not been able to do it this year. But yeah,

586
00:27:53,040 --> 00:27:55,800
Speaker 1: I'm with I think it's look when when Justin Jackson's

587
00:27:55,840 --> 00:27:58,880
Speaker 1: been healthy, he's been good, you know, he just can't

588
00:27:58,920 --> 00:28:02,840
Speaker 1: stay healthy. Yeah, let's let's talk about this charges defense.

589
00:28:03,200 --> 00:28:05,800
Speaker 1: Each of the last two weeks, I think combined eighteen

590
00:28:05,920 --> 00:28:09,760
Speaker 1: quarterback hits. Um Joey cut after Mike Glenn and I

591
00:28:09,880 --> 00:28:12,400
Speaker 1: think he hit him four times. And Joey was out

592
00:28:12,520 --> 00:28:15,119
Speaker 1: in that Bengals game, and you know, Chenna had had

593
00:28:15,160 --> 00:28:18,240
Speaker 1: an awesome game. They're really getting after the quarterback. They're

594
00:28:18,280 --> 00:28:20,720
Speaker 1: gonna have to do that. But I also think, you know,

595
00:28:20,840 --> 00:28:23,680
Speaker 1: we talk about this run defense, and I think the

596
00:28:23,800 --> 00:28:28,080
Speaker 1: narrative has flipped a little bit in that regard the Chiefs.

597
00:28:28,680 --> 00:28:30,280
Speaker 1: I don't know if you guys think it's a coincidence

598
00:28:30,600 --> 00:28:33,399
Speaker 1: Edwards Alaire comes back and they start to have I

599
00:28:33,440 --> 00:28:37,200
Speaker 1: think their running game has has helped them in this

600
00:28:37,400 --> 00:28:40,959
Speaker 1: six game winning streak and money. I just wonder can

601
00:28:41,200 --> 00:28:45,080
Speaker 1: can the Chargers a get enough pressure on Mahomes to

602
00:28:45,240 --> 00:28:47,680
Speaker 1: force him into mistakes, you know, and force him into

603
00:28:47,720 --> 00:28:50,720
Speaker 1: the three or four tartovers that they got in week

604
00:28:50,800 --> 00:28:54,520
Speaker 1: three and be can they stop the run and avoid

605
00:28:54,640 --> 00:28:58,600
Speaker 1: this time of possession deficit? Um, well, you know, I'll

606
00:28:58,640 --> 00:29:00,800
Speaker 1: start with the force. I don't think you're going to

607
00:29:00,840 --> 00:29:03,040
Speaker 1: force me into four turnovers. You know that was that was,

608
00:29:03,160 --> 00:29:06,560
Speaker 1: But I will say the last two weeks, yeah, I

609
00:29:06,880 --> 00:29:09,240
Speaker 1: know that. You know I know that. Going into that game,

610
00:29:09,360 --> 00:29:11,720
Speaker 1: Brandon Staley told us, He's like, look, we feel really

611
00:29:11,800 --> 00:29:14,080
Speaker 1: good about our game plan. We feel like we've we've

612
00:29:14,080 --> 00:29:16,520
Speaker 1: found some things. And I think you saw it out there.

613
00:29:16,760 --> 00:29:18,440
Speaker 1: You know they did not let him throw on the

614
00:29:18,520 --> 00:29:21,160
Speaker 1: run to his right. If he was running, he was

615
00:29:21,240 --> 00:29:23,120
Speaker 1: running to his left, so you weren't getting those shot

616
00:29:23,160 --> 00:29:25,720
Speaker 1: plays down field that Mahomes feels most confident. He just

617
00:29:25,800 --> 00:29:27,680
Speaker 1: that's where that's where all those shot plays come from.

618
00:29:27,720 --> 00:29:29,360
Speaker 1: He's running to his right and they go. So they

619
00:29:29,440 --> 00:29:32,440
Speaker 1: were very good about, you know, managing that. I felt

620
00:29:32,480 --> 00:29:35,040
Speaker 1: like they were able to contain him and prevent those

621
00:29:35,080 --> 00:29:37,880
Speaker 1: explosive plays from happening. So I believe in the scheme

622
00:29:38,240 --> 00:29:41,160
Speaker 1: it worked last time. I think the Chiefs are very

623
00:29:41,200 --> 00:29:44,200
Speaker 1: similar to the Chargers. You know, they run reluctantly, they

624
00:29:44,280 --> 00:29:47,000
Speaker 1: don't want to you know, I know it's it's looked better,

625
00:29:47,200 --> 00:29:49,640
Speaker 1: but look, the Raiders are trash. I mean that that

626
00:29:49,760 --> 00:29:52,040
Speaker 1: that defense like it's it's just the most baffling thing

627
00:29:52,080 --> 00:29:55,200
Speaker 1: you've ever seen. The team averages eighteen points over the

628
00:29:55,280 --> 00:29:57,560
Speaker 1: other four games on this six game win streak. Mahomes

629
00:29:57,600 --> 00:30:00,800
Speaker 1: got two touchdowns and three interceptions, and the offense just

630
00:30:00,920 --> 00:30:03,440
Speaker 1: is in there and freaking gus and the Raiders roll

631
00:30:03,480 --> 00:30:06,520
Speaker 1: into town playing single high and they get absolutely humiliated.

632
00:30:06,640 --> 00:30:10,040
Speaker 1: So it's just it's so hard for you, so hard

633
00:30:10,080 --> 00:30:12,640
Speaker 1: to reconcile. Okay, what is this Chief's offense now on

634
00:30:12,720 --> 00:30:14,720
Speaker 1: this six game win streak, because in those four games,

635
00:30:15,160 --> 00:30:17,560
Speaker 1: it's still ain't there. You know, those tackles are bad.

636
00:30:18,040 --> 00:30:20,920
Speaker 1: Mahomes is under pressure. I mean Orlando Brown, like all

637
00:30:20,960 --> 00:30:22,920
Speaker 1: the Charger fans that were clamoring for that trade. I

638
00:30:23,000 --> 00:30:25,120
Speaker 1: was like, have you not watched him? He doesn't pass

639
00:30:25,200 --> 00:30:27,760
Speaker 1: if there's no pass pro he's in a running offense,

640
00:30:27,840 --> 00:30:29,560
Speaker 1: and that's great for him, and that's what the Chiefs

641
00:30:29,600 --> 00:30:32,360
Speaker 1: should be doing, but they're still not doing it. It's

642
00:30:32,440 --> 00:30:37,040
Speaker 1: it's it truly is confounding. Yeah, So the game plan

643
00:30:37,160 --> 00:30:39,120
Speaker 1: in week three, I thought the biggest part of that

644
00:30:39,360 --> 00:30:42,520
Speaker 1: was how disciplined Joey Bosa and Chennan Nuosu were in

645
00:30:42,640 --> 00:30:45,760
Speaker 1: their pass rush lanes, like they rushed, and then they've

646
00:30:46,040 --> 00:30:49,720
Speaker 1: cut off Mahomes from escaping the pocket. So I don't

647
00:30:49,760 --> 00:30:50,920
Speaker 1: know if it's going to be a game where they

648
00:30:50,960 --> 00:30:53,040
Speaker 1: get five or six sacs, even with the issues you're

649
00:30:53,040 --> 00:30:55,160
Speaker 1: saying with their pass reduction, just because the game plan

650
00:30:55,280 --> 00:30:56,840
Speaker 1: is going to be do not let him roll out

651
00:30:56,880 --> 00:31:00,320
Speaker 1: because the priority is no explosive passes. And what you're

652
00:31:00,320 --> 00:31:02,040
Speaker 1: saying is that's where they exposed to passes come as

653
00:31:02,040 --> 00:31:04,600
Speaker 1: when Mahomes gets outside the pocket. So I think that's

654
00:31:04,640 --> 00:31:06,200
Speaker 1: going to be a big part of it is just Okay,

655
00:31:06,600 --> 00:31:09,120
Speaker 1: get stay in your lane, stay discipline, don't let him escape.

656
00:31:09,360 --> 00:31:11,440
Speaker 1: The other thing that's interesting is in that game plan,

657
00:31:11,520 --> 00:31:14,000
Speaker 1: they had to Von Campbell playing in the slot to

658
00:31:14,160 --> 00:31:16,520
Speaker 1: match up with the speed of of Tyreek Hill and

659
00:31:16,680 --> 00:31:19,560
Speaker 1: Nicole Hardman. Do they do that again? And can they

660
00:31:19,680 --> 00:31:21,320
Speaker 1: do that again? The only way they can really do

661
00:31:21,480 --> 00:31:23,760
Speaker 1: that is if they get Assante back and then they

662
00:31:23,800 --> 00:31:25,400
Speaker 1: can move to Von to the inside, But they really

663
00:31:25,440 --> 00:31:29,160
Speaker 1: need to Von on the outside if Asante isn't playing,

664
00:31:29,200 --> 00:31:31,120
Speaker 1: and then but then you have Chris Harris in the slot,

665
00:31:31,480 --> 00:31:33,760
Speaker 1: and he's been playing better lately, he's healthier, but at

666
00:31:33,800 --> 00:31:35,280
Speaker 1: this stage of his career, he doesn't have the speed

667
00:31:35,320 --> 00:31:36,760
Speaker 1: to match up with Tyreek Hill. So how do they

668
00:31:36,840 --> 00:31:39,640
Speaker 1: how do they create that advantage in the slot? I

669
00:31:39,680 --> 00:31:42,680
Speaker 1: think is really interesting considering the injury to Asante and Jeff.

670
00:31:42,720 --> 00:31:45,680
Speaker 1: Before you answer, we haven't talked about Darwin James and

671
00:31:46,240 --> 00:31:49,200
Speaker 1: if he's going to be if he's going to be

672
00:31:49,280 --> 00:31:58,040
Speaker 1: ready to go for this game. That is pretter Beach. Yeah,

673
00:31:58,280 --> 00:32:00,960
Speaker 1: I think we all can agree that. You know, and

674
00:32:01,080 --> 00:32:04,400
Speaker 1: Pop's list there, you know chargers who are most significant

675
00:32:04,760 --> 00:32:07,640
Speaker 1: in this game, especially Darwin's right there right to me

676
00:32:07,760 --> 00:32:10,160
Speaker 1: with with Kelsey and and just everything else that he

677
00:32:10,280 --> 00:32:15,120
Speaker 1: means the defense that him not playing would be, that

678
00:32:15,160 --> 00:32:17,120
Speaker 1: would be something that again, the Chargers would have to

679
00:32:17,600 --> 00:32:20,520
Speaker 1: really try to scheme and try to try to disguise

680
00:32:20,640 --> 00:32:22,400
Speaker 1: that as best they can or overcome that, which is,

681
00:32:22,480 --> 00:32:24,080
Speaker 1: you know, good luck trying to do that with everything

682
00:32:24,120 --> 00:32:26,480
Speaker 1: he does. The one thing I would say about Mahomes is,

683
00:32:27,480 --> 00:32:30,360
Speaker 1: you know, prime time, we all know what happened in

684
00:32:30,440 --> 00:32:33,400
Speaker 1: the first game. He knows what happened in the first game. Um,

685
00:32:34,120 --> 00:32:37,480
Speaker 1: So the you know, players like him, they tend to

686
00:32:37,880 --> 00:32:41,000
Speaker 1: get their revenge and these in these situations, and just

687
00:32:41,200 --> 00:32:43,360
Speaker 1: like it's there for the Chargers, it's there for the Chiefs.

688
00:32:43,480 --> 00:32:46,560
Speaker 1: They know if we win this game, Man, this division

689
00:32:46,680 --> 00:32:49,200
Speaker 1: is ours, like we you know, it's our. We got

690
00:32:49,240 --> 00:32:51,840
Speaker 1: it again if we win this game. So it's just

691
00:32:51,920 --> 00:32:54,719
Speaker 1: one of the situations, I you know, and you get

692
00:32:54,840 --> 00:32:57,160
Speaker 1: these these types of situations late in the season. Man,

693
00:32:57,200 --> 00:32:59,200
Speaker 1: it's hard to bet against the guy like Mahomes who's

694
00:32:59,240 --> 00:33:00,800
Speaker 1: done it and he knows as it's on the line,

695
00:33:00,920 --> 00:33:04,440
Speaker 1: and he could just kind of players like him, players

696
00:33:04,480 --> 00:33:06,920
Speaker 1: like Herbert, they just kind of could take over games

697
00:33:06,960 --> 00:33:10,920
Speaker 1: and just kind of will their team to victory. And

698
00:33:11,520 --> 00:33:13,480
Speaker 1: that's one thing if I was a Charger fan, I'd

699
00:33:13,520 --> 00:33:16,160
Speaker 1: be concerned about it, just you know, Mahomes taking the

700
00:33:16,240 --> 00:33:19,680
Speaker 1: singing over at the end and winning it for the Chiefs. Well,

701
00:33:19,960 --> 00:33:22,200
Speaker 1: we'll get you at here on this and Jeff will

702
00:33:22,240 --> 00:33:24,160
Speaker 1: start with you go around the horn. Give me a

703
00:33:24,200 --> 00:33:27,200
Speaker 1: player to watch on the Chargers and what you think

704
00:33:27,680 --> 00:33:31,760
Speaker 1: we'll decide this one player to watch. Um, that's a

705
00:33:31,840 --> 00:33:35,240
Speaker 1: good question. Um yeah, I'm gonna go with Keenan Allen.

706
00:33:35,880 --> 00:33:38,840
Speaker 1: He's back. And you know, if you know the Chargers,

707
00:33:39,120 --> 00:33:41,120
Speaker 1: if we're gonna they go to this quick passing game,

708
00:33:41,200 --> 00:33:43,000
Speaker 1: if they do some of the stuff we're talking about,

709
00:33:43,120 --> 00:33:45,360
Speaker 1: Keenan becomes even more important because that you know, he's

710
00:33:45,360 --> 00:33:47,360
Speaker 1: a guy who's going to be able to get open

711
00:33:47,440 --> 00:33:49,600
Speaker 1: and he doesn't need time, he doesn't need much space

712
00:33:49,720 --> 00:33:52,360
Speaker 1: to do it and and hit you know those some

713
00:33:52,480 --> 00:33:55,400
Speaker 1: of those you know, six eight ten yard completions and

714
00:33:55,480 --> 00:33:58,160
Speaker 1: stuff that converts third downs or even fourth downs we're

715
00:33:58,160 --> 00:34:01,280
Speaker 1: seeing you know this season especially, and that stuff could

716
00:34:01,320 --> 00:34:04,840
Speaker 1: really be you know, we've talked, you know, the Chargers

717
00:34:04,840 --> 00:34:07,080
Speaker 1: always talk about and teams always talked about this extension

718
00:34:07,120 --> 00:34:08,880
Speaker 1: of the run game. He's kind of some of the

719
00:34:08,960 --> 00:34:11,680
Speaker 1: short passing stuff, and that could be what the Chargers

720
00:34:11,800 --> 00:34:14,200
Speaker 1: end up having to do because I think we're all

721
00:34:14,239 --> 00:34:16,239
Speaker 1: in agreement that they're gonna have our time running the ball.

722
00:34:16,280 --> 00:34:18,360
Speaker 1: So I'm gonna go with Keenan and just the idea

723
00:34:18,480 --> 00:34:21,680
Speaker 1: that since he's back, and uh, if we know how

724
00:34:21,760 --> 00:34:23,759
Speaker 1: much Herbert likes throwing to him, that he could end

725
00:34:23,880 --> 00:34:26,160
Speaker 1: up having a big game, a lot of targets, and

726
00:34:26,280 --> 00:34:28,200
Speaker 1: that could be one way the Chargers try to try

727
00:34:28,239 --> 00:34:30,839
Speaker 1: to combat, you know, those some of these losses they've got,

728
00:34:33,239 --> 00:34:38,360
Speaker 1: I give too, Can I give to give three? All right?

729
00:34:38,640 --> 00:34:40,399
Speaker 1: I'm trying to play by their rules here and okay,

730
00:34:40,440 --> 00:34:42,279
Speaker 1: go ahead, but no, no, no, I just want so

731
00:34:42,440 --> 00:34:44,200
Speaker 1: my player to watch is obviously Trey Pipkins. But we

732
00:34:44,200 --> 00:34:46,080
Speaker 1: already had were already talked about him. I didn't I

733
00:34:46,080 --> 00:34:48,080
Speaker 1: didn't really get to talk about him, but um, you know,

734
00:34:48,440 --> 00:34:50,400
Speaker 1: I'm gonna wait and see on Trey Pipkins, all right,

735
00:34:50,600 --> 00:34:52,480
Speaker 1: Like I know, the guy has struggled in the league.

736
00:34:52,719 --> 00:34:55,400
Speaker 1: But Brandon Saley has put together a coaching staff and

737
00:34:55,440 --> 00:34:58,920
Speaker 1: has really prioritized developing young players, and he's done it

738
00:34:59,000 --> 00:35:01,440
Speaker 1: well with some of these young offensive players, right. And

739
00:35:01,719 --> 00:35:03,880
Speaker 1: he's talked very highly of Frank Smith, He's talked very

740
00:35:03,960 --> 00:35:06,160
Speaker 1: highly of Sean Sarette. They've had an entire season to

741
00:35:06,239 --> 00:35:08,200
Speaker 1: coach this guy up. This is the this is the

742
00:35:08,280 --> 00:35:13,000
Speaker 1: opportunity here. Okay, can you develop offensive lineman and can

743
00:35:13,080 --> 00:35:14,839
Speaker 1: you put your money where your mouth is in terms

744
00:35:14,880 --> 00:35:18,200
Speaker 1: of that part of your process as a coaching staff. Um,

745
00:35:18,480 --> 00:35:21,719
Speaker 1: we'll see what happens. I'm not necessarily confident, but I'm

746
00:35:21,719 --> 00:35:23,399
Speaker 1: in sort of waiting see mode, and maybe he comes

747
00:35:23,440 --> 00:35:26,520
Speaker 1: out and shows a little something. Maybe that happens. Defensively,

748
00:35:26,760 --> 00:35:30,319
Speaker 1: I'll go with Michael Davis because he's had a really

749
00:35:30,400 --> 00:35:33,120
Speaker 1: up and down year, but he played really well on Sunday.

750
00:35:33,160 --> 00:35:37,120
Speaker 1: And I know it was against Mike Glennon and that's obvious, right,

751
00:35:37,160 --> 00:35:38,960
Speaker 1: but just go back and watch that game. He was

752
00:35:39,080 --> 00:35:42,200
Speaker 1: everywhere man like and he was like on those pass breakups,

753
00:35:42,239 --> 00:35:43,920
Speaker 1: he was in really good coverage, like even on the

754
00:35:43,960 --> 00:35:45,960
Speaker 1: one to Kenny Galladay down the sideline. I initially thought

755
00:35:45,960 --> 00:35:47,400
Speaker 1: he got beat pretty badly, but I went back and

756
00:35:47,480 --> 00:35:49,200
Speaker 1: watched it. He was right there and he made an

757
00:35:49,239 --> 00:35:50,640
Speaker 1: not standing play on the ball. I know he got

758
00:35:50,680 --> 00:35:52,239
Speaker 1: beat by say Quan at the end of the game.

759
00:35:52,280 --> 00:35:53,680
Speaker 1: That was garbage time. I don't put a ton of

760
00:35:53,680 --> 00:35:55,120
Speaker 1: stock in that. He was trying to jump it for

761
00:35:55,160 --> 00:35:57,879
Speaker 1: a pick. Six. But so he's really showed a step

762
00:35:57,960 --> 00:35:59,880
Speaker 1: forward in that game. But this is where it matters.

763
00:36:00,760 --> 00:36:02,839
Speaker 1: This is against an elite quarterback. Can you show up

764
00:36:03,120 --> 00:36:05,239
Speaker 1: in this game and be the number one corner that

765
00:36:05,280 --> 00:36:10,920
Speaker 1: they're paying him to be? Yeah, positive, pop on Pipkins.

766
00:36:11,040 --> 00:36:13,000
Speaker 1: That's the most positive thing that the media is said

767
00:36:13,040 --> 00:36:15,440
Speaker 1: about Trey Pipkins. And yeah, quite some time. So you

768
00:36:15,520 --> 00:36:17,880
Speaker 1: know what I see. I like that. I do think that.

769
00:36:18,120 --> 00:36:20,160
Speaker 1: You know, Pop, you make a good point, which is

770
00:36:20,520 --> 00:36:22,279
Speaker 1: I mean, remember this was a team that was down

771
00:36:22,360 --> 00:36:24,839
Speaker 1: their entire defensive line and we're like, what are they

772
00:36:24,880 --> 00:36:27,279
Speaker 1: gonna do? I mean, they've got no Linball, Joseph, no,

773
00:36:27,400 --> 00:36:30,200
Speaker 1: Justin Jones. You signed some guy named Andrey Brown off

774
00:36:30,239 --> 00:36:33,880
Speaker 1: the scrap heap, and now Fohoko's starting with Forest and

775
00:36:34,000 --> 00:36:36,920
Speaker 1: it worked and Gaziano had a monster game and Phoko

776
00:36:37,000 --> 00:36:39,279
Speaker 1: had a huge game. So I think it speaks to

777
00:36:39,480 --> 00:36:42,600
Speaker 1: you know, if you got good coaches, there's a reason. Look,

778
00:36:43,040 --> 00:36:45,319
Speaker 1: it's been a tough go for Trey, there's no doubt.

779
00:36:45,400 --> 00:36:47,279
Speaker 1: I think you said it, Jeff. It's you know, they

780
00:36:47,360 --> 00:36:49,320
Speaker 1: tried to use them as an extra linement and just

781
00:36:49,560 --> 00:36:54,560
Speaker 1: that little thing failed miserably. But you know, Truster coaches.

782
00:36:54,600 --> 00:36:56,600
Speaker 1: He's a big guy. We've seen him move around. He's

783
00:36:56,640 --> 00:36:59,160
Speaker 1: got the athleticism, so maybe there's something in there that

784
00:36:59,239 --> 00:37:02,120
Speaker 1: can can be safe. I'll go, I'll go. Justin Jones,

785
00:37:02,760 --> 00:37:05,239
Speaker 1: you know you talked about it that you're probably gonna see.

786
00:37:05,600 --> 00:37:09,880
Speaker 1: You know, Chenna and Joey, just make sure they contain Lindvall. Joseph,

787
00:37:09,960 --> 00:37:11,759
Speaker 1: we know how good he is. He can he can

788
00:37:11,840 --> 00:37:14,239
Speaker 1: pick up two blockers easy. He's been good at getting pushed.

789
00:37:14,280 --> 00:37:17,440
Speaker 1: But Justin's just these last two weeks. You know, it's

790
00:37:17,520 --> 00:37:18,920
Speaker 1: not just how good he's been in the run, but

791
00:37:18,960 --> 00:37:20,840
Speaker 1: you're starting to see him get up field more. And

792
00:37:21,000 --> 00:37:23,120
Speaker 1: if you've got all that attention being paid and helped

793
00:37:23,120 --> 00:37:25,400
Speaker 1: to the tackles for Joey and Chenna, and we know

794
00:37:25,560 --> 00:37:27,640
Speaker 1: Lindvall is gonna eat up that interior. The Chief's line

795
00:37:27,640 --> 00:37:29,440
Speaker 1: has been really good, as bad as the tackles have been.

796
00:37:29,560 --> 00:37:32,040
Speaker 1: Creed Humphrey has been great this year, like that's been

797
00:37:32,719 --> 00:37:35,359
Speaker 1: That's been a real solid kind of spot for them.

798
00:37:35,440 --> 00:37:37,480
Speaker 1: Just tuney, but if you can, if you can pin

799
00:37:37,640 --> 00:37:39,319
Speaker 1: him in, And now all of a sudden, Justin Jones

800
00:37:39,440 --> 00:37:41,000
Speaker 1: is firing up the field. You know, I have faith

801
00:37:41,040 --> 00:37:43,160
Speaker 1: that Derwin's going to make a play and every game,

802
00:37:43,280 --> 00:37:45,359
Speaker 1: so I don't feel like we need to mention him.

803
00:37:45,360 --> 00:37:47,640
Speaker 1: And you just alluded to how good Mike played last week.

804
00:37:47,719 --> 00:37:51,480
Speaker 1: Just the timing on those past breakups was exceptional. So

805
00:37:51,600 --> 00:37:54,680
Speaker 1: I'll go. I'll go maybe a Justin Jones game, all right.

806
00:37:54,840 --> 00:37:56,959
Speaker 1: I predicted Justin Jones to have eight sacks this season

807
00:37:57,000 --> 00:37:59,200
Speaker 1: before the season seven. Let's getting there now, we're always

808
00:37:59,239 --> 00:38:05,239
Speaker 1: doing sixth Thursday. You're on your way, buddy. It gets

809
00:38:05,360 --> 00:38:07,799
Speaker 1: Leatherwood in week eighteen. So as long as he gets

810
00:38:07,840 --> 00:38:10,960
Speaker 1: to the Raider game at three, you're probably in good

811
00:38:11,000 --> 00:38:14,839
Speaker 1: shape on your prediction. I'm actually feeling pretty confident. I'm

812
00:38:14,880 --> 00:38:18,600
Speaker 1: knock gonna lie. Listen, dude, if he gets like six,

813
00:38:18,680 --> 00:38:21,640
Speaker 1: it'd be it would justify everything that you said at

814
00:38:21,640 --> 00:38:24,280
Speaker 1: the beginning of the year with him getting after the quarterback. Listen.

815
00:38:24,600 --> 00:38:27,400
Speaker 1: And I don't know if this is just nostalgia or

816
00:38:27,719 --> 00:38:29,600
Speaker 1: the fact that it's happened a couple of times, or

817
00:38:30,000 --> 00:38:32,520
Speaker 1: Money's epic call a few years ago. I want to go,

818
00:38:32,640 --> 00:38:36,560
Speaker 1: Mike Williams. Mike Williams shows up against the Kansas City Chiefs.

819
00:38:36,719 --> 00:38:39,839
Speaker 1: He did it on Thursday, night agains. He showed up

820
00:38:39,880 --> 00:38:43,800
Speaker 1: earlier this year. He's having an awesome year. And I

821
00:38:43,880 --> 00:38:48,040
Speaker 1: think getting Keenan Allen back will only help Mike Williams

822
00:38:48,280 --> 00:38:50,080
Speaker 1: maybe make a big player two down the field. And

823
00:38:50,280 --> 00:38:53,440
Speaker 1: I think this guy's Justin's been fine under pressure this year.

824
00:38:53,480 --> 00:38:55,799
Speaker 1: He's been just fine if you give him just enough

825
00:38:55,880 --> 00:38:58,560
Speaker 1: time to get the ball down the field. To eighty one.

826
00:38:59,080 --> 00:39:01,840
Speaker 1: And to Jayleen Guyon, who's had his best two games

827
00:39:02,280 --> 00:39:04,919
Speaker 1: really of his career, um in each of the last

828
00:39:04,960 --> 00:39:08,640
Speaker 1: two weeks back to back touchdowns, I don't know. I

829
00:39:09,080 --> 00:39:12,160
Speaker 1: think Trey, let's let's have a little faith. I think

830
00:39:12,200 --> 00:39:14,000
Speaker 1: the backs and tight ends are also gonna have to

831
00:39:14,040 --> 00:39:16,919
Speaker 1: step up in pass protection and give Justin that extra time.

832
00:39:17,320 --> 00:39:21,040
Speaker 1: But I'm gonna go eighty one simply because my favorite

833
00:39:21,239 --> 00:39:24,000
Speaker 1: call of Matt money Smith's was when the two point

834
00:39:24,080 --> 00:39:27,759
Speaker 1: conversion was had in Kansas City in twenty eighteen and

835
00:39:27,800 --> 00:39:30,040
Speaker 1: the Chargers made the playoffs. That was a lot of fun.

836
00:39:30,280 --> 00:39:33,720
Speaker 1: That was a that was a fun game, And credit

837
00:39:33,760 --> 00:39:36,480
Speaker 1: Anthony Lynn for going for it. Man. You know, let's

838
00:39:36,680 --> 00:39:38,480
Speaker 1: let's get out of here with a win or we'll

839
00:39:38,520 --> 00:39:41,400
Speaker 1: go home saying we gave it everything we had. I absolutely,

840
00:39:41,440 --> 00:39:44,719
Speaker 1: you know, that was one of the great Uh. I

841
00:39:44,840 --> 00:39:46,640
Speaker 1: remember being in the booth when he made that call

842
00:39:46,800 --> 00:39:49,080
Speaker 1: and we were so geeked that he that he did it.

843
00:39:49,200 --> 00:39:51,719
Speaker 1: Obviously selfishly we didn't want to go over time, but

844
00:39:51,880 --> 00:39:54,960
Speaker 1: we were like, yes, this is what playoff football fields like.

845
00:39:55,120 --> 00:39:56,920
Speaker 1: Go for it, you know, one player to win the

846
00:39:57,000 --> 00:40:01,200
Speaker 1: game the exactly and hopefully it comes down to that.

847
00:40:01,400 --> 00:40:04,280
Speaker 1: I mean, you know, let's look, Herbert is uh, Herbert

848
00:40:04,360 --> 00:40:07,279
Speaker 1: go for I think they'll go for it money exactly. Yeah.

849
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Speaker 1: Right to say, Herbert's two and one against the Chiefs

850
00:40:10,880 --> 00:40:12,960
Speaker 1: and you can make a compelling case that he should

851
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Speaker 1: be three and ozer. Uh. You know that was a

852
00:40:15,440 --> 00:40:19,840
Speaker 1: want I know, Hey, that was Andy Reid's decision, not

853
00:40:19,960 --> 00:40:21,960
Speaker 1: justin you don't want to put the balls out there.

854
00:40:22,000 --> 00:40:24,480
Speaker 1: That's not you, Andy. You just give the guy more

855
00:40:24,520 --> 00:40:27,759
Speaker 1: confidence anytime the old Red, white and Yellow come to town. Yeah,

856
00:40:27,840 --> 00:40:31,200
Speaker 1: and that was justin Herbert's first ever start, and the

857
00:40:31,360 --> 00:40:35,160
Speaker 1: Chargers led wire to wire until over time until a

858
00:40:35,920 --> 00:40:38,000
Speaker 1: fifty what was it two back to back fifty six

859
00:40:38,080 --> 00:40:40,919
Speaker 1: yards fifty eight yards, fifty eight you know, yeah, yeah,

860
00:40:41,040 --> 00:40:43,440
Speaker 1: fifty I know we're gonna move the fourth and one

861
00:40:43,480 --> 00:40:45,719
Speaker 1: punt or no, yeah, yeah, right, the old fourth and

862
00:40:45,840 --> 00:40:48,160
Speaker 1: one punt on the uh that was that was a

863
00:40:48,200 --> 00:40:50,359
Speaker 1: great one. I just give it back to my home.

864
00:40:50,640 --> 00:40:52,600
Speaker 1: You know what I'm want to quickly. I'm gonna quickly

865
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Speaker 1: before we bid everyone farewell, um as my dog is

866
00:40:55,640 --> 00:40:57,000
Speaker 1: in my lap and I'm trying to hold her off

867
00:40:57,120 --> 00:41:01,520
Speaker 1: right now. Um, Dustin Hopkins. The fact that I have

868
00:41:01,640 --> 00:41:03,680
Speaker 1: confidence in this field goal game. I mean every time

869
00:41:03,719 --> 00:41:05,680
Speaker 1: they would try to field goal kicker out prior to

870
00:41:05,760 --> 00:41:07,759
Speaker 1: Hopkins joining this team, DJ and I would look at

871
00:41:07,800 --> 00:41:11,400
Speaker 1: each other like it here we go. I have confidence

872
00:41:11,440 --> 00:41:13,439
Speaker 1: this guy's gonna bang field goals every time he runs

873
00:41:13,480 --> 00:41:15,520
Speaker 1: out there. And I think when you're playing what we

874
00:41:15,719 --> 00:41:17,239
Speaker 1: I think all of us feel like it's going to

875
00:41:17,280 --> 00:41:19,600
Speaker 1: be a tight game. Man. It's huge to have that

876
00:41:19,719 --> 00:41:22,359
Speaker 1: guy out there. Um that. And I think there's something

877
00:41:22,400 --> 00:41:25,759
Speaker 1: to that, right you know that it's self fulfilling. Like

878
00:41:25,960 --> 00:41:28,800
Speaker 1: you would just see Bachelory jog out on the field,

879
00:41:28,920 --> 00:41:31,359
Speaker 1: you know, or Viscayno jog on the field. You're like, oh, man,

880
00:41:31,680 --> 00:41:33,640
Speaker 1: I do not like the way this feels. Right now,

881
00:41:33,760 --> 00:41:35,520
Speaker 1: Dustin walks out. I don't even think twice about it,

882
00:41:35,719 --> 00:41:38,000
Speaker 1: so like to me, that's that could end up making

883
00:41:38,040 --> 00:41:39,840
Speaker 1: a huge difference in this one that they have not

884
00:41:39,960 --> 00:41:42,000
Speaker 1: had someone like this the last couple of years, and

885
00:41:42,120 --> 00:41:45,000
Speaker 1: the confidence from from forty plus, like that's that's the difference.

886
00:41:45,080 --> 00:41:46,640
Speaker 1: Is like when you when these jobs that they're from

887
00:41:46,680 --> 00:41:51,680
Speaker 1: forty three forty six, they're like, Okay, this guy's got this. Yeah, yeah, exactly.

888
00:41:52,280 --> 00:41:54,040
Speaker 1: I'm still just trying to wrap my head around. Someone

889
00:41:54,080 --> 00:41:57,680
Speaker 1: asked Money if if Justin Herbert is ready for prime time? Yeah,

890
00:41:58,560 --> 00:42:00,640
Speaker 1: as my I don't know if you guys can hear

891
00:42:00,680 --> 00:42:03,920
Speaker 1: me still my camera, My camera just went out as

892
00:42:03,960 --> 00:42:06,960
Speaker 1: you can see. So maybe I think that's time time

893
00:42:07,000 --> 00:42:09,960
Speaker 1: for us to go fellas. All right, appreciate it. We'll

894
00:42:09,960 --> 00:42:14,400
Speaker 1: see you on Thursday night. Dress warm dress, warm wear, boots,

895
00:42:14,560 --> 00:42:18,560
Speaker 1: two pairs of socks. All right, Well, Money, I don't

896
00:42:18,560 --> 00:42:20,600
Speaker 1: think anything else needs to be said. Man, I'm just

897
00:42:20,800 --> 00:42:23,759
Speaker 1: excited for this game. I mean, it's it's an opportunity

898
00:42:24,360 --> 00:42:28,000
Speaker 1: to win the AFC West. Now win it on Thursday,

899
00:42:28,160 --> 00:42:30,120
Speaker 1: but really feel yourself, feel pretty good about it. You

900
00:42:30,160 --> 00:42:32,720
Speaker 1: feel pretty good about it, and to sweep the Chiefs

901
00:42:32,719 --> 00:42:36,160
Speaker 1: span for the first time since twenty thirteen, no doubt,

902
00:42:36,239 --> 00:42:38,719
Speaker 1: and it's there you know, I think regardless of how

903
00:42:38,800 --> 00:42:41,640
Speaker 1: it goes. You know, I know fans probably don't want

904
00:42:41,640 --> 00:42:44,240
Speaker 1: to hear this, and especially you know, on a Chargers podcast,

905
00:42:44,320 --> 00:42:46,640
Speaker 1: but you know, I'm just I'm excited the team is

906
00:42:46,640 --> 00:42:48,960
Speaker 1: in this position. You know, I think kind of the

907
00:42:49,000 --> 00:42:52,320
Speaker 1: way the last two seasons have gone, not playing meaningful football.

908
00:42:52,360 --> 00:42:54,160
Speaker 1: You know, last year it was all about the development

909
00:42:54,200 --> 00:42:56,359
Speaker 1: of Remember we were having this debate in December, like, hey,

910
00:42:56,520 --> 00:42:58,040
Speaker 1: is it better to lose games and have a higher

911
00:42:58,080 --> 00:43:00,160
Speaker 1: pick or and we were like, no, win them, you know,

912
00:43:00,320 --> 00:43:02,360
Speaker 1: get Justin Herbert on the winning side of the ledger

913
00:43:02,400 --> 00:43:04,080
Speaker 1: and playing win in football. And that's what we were

914
00:43:04,120 --> 00:43:07,200
Speaker 1: talking about. Now we're talking about, Okay, what's going to

915
00:43:07,280 --> 00:43:10,280
Speaker 1: happen with the Browns, the Bengals, the Bills and the Colts,

916
00:43:10,320 --> 00:43:13,239
Speaker 1: and how's the playoff seating work? And this win could

917
00:43:13,280 --> 00:43:15,160
Speaker 1: mean the division crown and a sweep of that. You're like,

918
00:43:15,480 --> 00:43:18,680
Speaker 1: I'm just happy that we're in this position. You know

919
00:43:18,800 --> 00:43:21,719
Speaker 1: that on December sixteenth, we're going to be calling a

920
00:43:21,800 --> 00:43:23,919
Speaker 1: game between the Chiefs and the Chargers and it's gonna

921
00:43:24,040 --> 00:43:28,840
Speaker 1: probably decide the AFC West's That's that's look, is it

922
00:43:28,920 --> 00:43:31,399
Speaker 1: an It's not enough for the Chargers, that's for sure.

923
00:43:31,480 --> 00:43:33,680
Speaker 1: But for me, man, it's such a win to have

924
00:43:34,040 --> 00:43:36,040
Speaker 1: these sort of games in December, and I could not

925
00:43:36,160 --> 00:43:38,480
Speaker 1: be more excited that we got the Chiefs at home

926
00:43:38,520 --> 00:43:41,840
Speaker 1: on a Thursday night. For the division essentially, no question.

927
00:43:41,920 --> 00:43:43,759
Speaker 1: And you know, I think looking at this thing on

928
00:43:43,920 --> 00:43:46,319
Speaker 1: parallel pass two, man, I mean, the Charges are eight

929
00:43:46,360 --> 00:43:49,359
Speaker 1: and five. They're essentially a game or game and half

930
00:43:49,400 --> 00:43:52,440
Speaker 1: had of first place in the conference. And this is

931
00:43:52,520 --> 00:43:55,040
Speaker 1: the first year of this operation with Brandon Staley too,

932
00:43:55,080 --> 00:43:56,680
Speaker 1: and I think I think we should look at it

933
00:43:56,800 --> 00:43:59,400
Speaker 1: that way as well, Like, yes, you want to win

934
00:43:59,440 --> 00:44:01,440
Speaker 1: the division, you want to go deep into the playoffs,

935
00:44:01,440 --> 00:44:03,000
Speaker 1: you want to make a Super Bowl run in twenty

936
00:44:03,080 --> 00:44:06,440
Speaker 1: twenty one, but Brandon Staley is putting something together for

937
00:44:06,520 --> 00:44:09,600
Speaker 1: the long haul and had Justin Herbert as his quarterback

938
00:44:09,640 --> 00:44:12,200
Speaker 1: in year two. The fact that they're they're making progress,

939
00:44:12,280 --> 00:44:17,279
Speaker 1: they're winning games against really quality teams, and you see

940
00:44:17,360 --> 00:44:21,359
Speaker 1: this consistency that you hope will continue into twenty twenty two,

941
00:44:21,440 --> 00:44:24,480
Speaker 1: twenty twenty three. I think fantasies also need to look

942
00:44:24,520 --> 00:44:26,319
Speaker 1: at it that way. It's like, hey, yeah, we're looking

943
00:44:26,320 --> 00:44:28,520
Speaker 1: at twenty twenty one, but I think we're set up

944
00:44:28,520 --> 00:44:31,279
Speaker 1: really nicely with Brandon Staley as the head coach. Yeah,

945
00:44:31,320 --> 00:44:33,480
Speaker 1: I think just you know, the I think the pushback

946
00:44:33,560 --> 00:44:35,279
Speaker 1: on that is and look, I set it with you.

947
00:44:35,360 --> 00:44:37,080
Speaker 1: I'm just happy there where they are right now is

948
00:44:37,400 --> 00:44:39,920
Speaker 1: team's good enough. Team is good enough to win the AFC.

949
00:44:40,160 --> 00:44:42,080
Speaker 1: You know, I believe that regardless of how they looked

950
00:44:42,080 --> 00:44:44,360
Speaker 1: against the Ravens or how they looked against the Patriots

951
00:44:45,280 --> 00:44:46,960
Speaker 1: or whatever it looks like Thursday. And I think this

952
00:44:47,120 --> 00:44:49,279
Speaker 1: roster is good enough to win the conference. I know

953
00:44:49,400 --> 00:44:52,480
Speaker 1: that has some holes and they need some some health luck.

954
00:44:53,000 --> 00:44:56,160
Speaker 1: But I think if if you have and you know,

955
00:44:56,440 --> 00:45:00,680
Speaker 1: if you have of your roster ready to go when

956
00:45:00,680 --> 00:45:02,759
Speaker 1: the postseason starts, I think you'd feel good about that

957
00:45:02,840 --> 00:45:05,360
Speaker 1: team that takes the field against whatever opponent they're facing

958
00:45:05,400 --> 00:45:07,719
Speaker 1: this year. And the afcdfc's just wide open, and I

959
00:45:07,800 --> 00:45:10,879
Speaker 1: think you've got to take advantage of those opportunities because

960
00:45:10,960 --> 00:45:13,719
Speaker 1: you know, you really did feel like last year or

961
00:45:13,760 --> 00:45:15,759
Speaker 1: the year before, like, man, the Chiefs look so good,

962
00:45:15,840 --> 00:45:18,000
Speaker 1: there's just a separation there between that team and that

963
00:45:18,160 --> 00:45:20,200
Speaker 1: roster and the rest of the league, and does not

964
00:45:20,320 --> 00:45:22,120
Speaker 1: feel that way this year, And you never know, how

965
00:45:22,160 --> 00:45:24,640
Speaker 1: long that's going to last. You know, considering the Patriots

966
00:45:24,680 --> 00:45:26,840
Speaker 1: of ascended back to the top of the conference and

967
00:45:27,239 --> 00:45:30,040
Speaker 1: where they might be at in their future. You you

968
00:45:30,160 --> 00:45:33,640
Speaker 1: really would love to see a team, you know that

969
00:45:33,800 --> 00:45:36,800
Speaker 1: this team take advantage of that and all the holes

970
00:45:36,880 --> 00:45:38,759
Speaker 1: that all the other teams in this conference happen to

971
00:45:38,800 --> 00:45:41,640
Speaker 1: have right now as we're approaching the postseason. Yeah, it

972
00:45:41,680 --> 00:45:43,640
Speaker 1: wouldn't be a changing of the guard, but it would

973
00:45:43,640 --> 00:45:47,919
Speaker 1: be finally someone challenging the chiefs and making it known

974
00:45:48,040 --> 00:45:50,240
Speaker 1: that this AFC West is not gonna be a cakewalk

975
00:45:50,280 --> 00:45:54,680
Speaker 1: an all right, brother, love doing this with you. I

976
00:45:54,760 --> 00:45:57,400
Speaker 1: will sit you on Thursday. Be sure to download and

977
00:45:57,440 --> 00:46:01,000
Speaker 1: subscribe to the Chargers podcast network Big One on Thursday night,

978
00:46:01,040 --> 00:46:02,960
Speaker 1: and look forward to seeing you guys there. For Matt

979
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Speaker 1: money Smith, I'm Chris Harry h