1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,200 Speaker 1: All right, guys. Before we get started today, a big 2 00:00:02,240 --> 00:00:05,720 Speaker 1: thank you to our partner Microsoft, Windows eleven, the official 3 00:00:05,760 --> 00:00:09,159 Speaker 1: operating system of the NFL and the exclusive sponsor of 4 00:00:09,200 --> 00:00:12,720 Speaker 1: the LA Chargers. Y'all do Windows eleven. They're here to 5 00:00:12,760 --> 00:00:14,920 Speaker 1: bring you closer to what you love, like the LA 6 00:00:15,080 --> 00:00:18,400 Speaker 1: Chargers in the Final Drive. Learned about all the awesome 7 00:00:18,400 --> 00:00:23,240 Speaker 1: new features of Windows eleven at Windows dot com. Welcome 8 00:00:23,239 --> 00:00:27,040 Speaker 1: in everybody to a winning edition of the Final Drive 9 00:00:27,080 --> 00:00:32,400 Speaker 1: alongside Haley Elwood. I'm Chris Harry. Chargers win thirty twenty 10 00:00:32,440 --> 00:00:36,320 Speaker 1: four in Arrowhead. I tell you I've been watching football 11 00:00:36,320 --> 00:00:38,479 Speaker 1: a long time. I know you have too, Haley. That 12 00:00:38,680 --> 00:00:42,440 Speaker 1: was one of the more entertaining games I've ever seen, 13 00:00:42,520 --> 00:00:45,680 Speaker 1: And not because it was beautiful or anything, but it 14 00:00:45,800 --> 00:00:49,760 Speaker 1: just when you are plus four in the turnover differential 15 00:00:49,920 --> 00:00:54,000 Speaker 1: and your quarterback has a one hundred twenty five passer rating, 16 00:00:54,440 --> 00:00:58,200 Speaker 1: you would think you crushed that opponent. Right. The Chiefs 17 00:00:58,200 --> 00:01:01,320 Speaker 1: are a different animal from star to finish, just so 18 00:01:01,400 --> 00:01:03,760 Speaker 1: much excitement and the Chargers one or no in the 19 00:01:03,800 --> 00:01:06,680 Speaker 1: AFCU West for the first time since twenty fourteen. Yeah, 20 00:01:06,720 --> 00:01:09,280 Speaker 1: that's huge, and I think that's it's a really good 21 00:01:09,280 --> 00:01:11,960 Speaker 1: point I mean, you have three of those turnovers end 22 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:14,960 Speaker 1: up happening in the first half, first quarter, first half 23 00:01:15,560 --> 00:01:18,080 Speaker 1: where you feel like I was sitting on my couch 24 00:01:18,120 --> 00:01:21,240 Speaker 1: going you almost probably Kansas City was giving this game away. 25 00:01:21,680 --> 00:01:24,920 Speaker 1: Twenty points that the charter scored of the thirty ultimately 26 00:01:24,959 --> 00:01:27,479 Speaker 1: were scored off of turnovers. So they can't realize awee, 27 00:01:28,120 --> 00:01:31,160 Speaker 1: tweet about that. I did, I did. I had a 28 00:01:31,200 --> 00:01:33,560 Speaker 1: Croissan for breakfast, but turnovers for French. That was what 29 00:01:33,720 --> 00:01:37,200 Speaker 1: happened yesterday. Great great chocolate Croissan from Trader Joe's. Go 30 00:01:37,280 --> 00:01:39,039 Speaker 1: hit that up in the frozen Aisle if if you 31 00:01:39,040 --> 00:01:41,520 Speaker 1: haven't already. But as you said, the Chiefs are a 32 00:01:41,560 --> 00:01:45,760 Speaker 1: different animal. Also, these two teams, we know sometimes divisional games, 33 00:01:45,880 --> 00:01:48,040 Speaker 1: it doesn't matter records, you sort of throw them out 34 00:01:48,040 --> 00:01:49,960 Speaker 1: the window. Granted this is so early, and both these 35 00:01:49,960 --> 00:01:52,520 Speaker 1: teams were one one, one and one, but they know 36 00:01:52,600 --> 00:01:56,000 Speaker 1: each other so well and they always it's always tight, 37 00:01:56,400 --> 00:01:58,920 Speaker 1: and the Chiefs end up scoring seventeen unanswered at one 38 00:01:58,960 --> 00:02:01,160 Speaker 1: point to you know, take the lead for the first 39 00:02:01,160 --> 00:02:02,840 Speaker 1: time on the day, and you're kind of sitting there 40 00:02:02,880 --> 00:02:05,680 Speaker 1: going up of course, like here they go, you know, 41 00:02:05,760 --> 00:02:08,120 Speaker 1: because they are who they are but then the Chargers 42 00:02:08,120 --> 00:02:10,280 Speaker 1: really kicked it in gear and got it together. And 43 00:02:10,320 --> 00:02:11,720 Speaker 1: I think, you know, one of the key things that 44 00:02:11,800 --> 00:02:14,480 Speaker 1: Derwin James said after the game was you have to 45 00:02:14,520 --> 00:02:17,359 Speaker 1: take the ball away to beat this team. You just do. 46 00:02:17,520 --> 00:02:20,359 Speaker 1: You have to force a team like Kansas City into mistakes, 47 00:02:20,880 --> 00:02:22,600 Speaker 1: keep them off the field, give the ball back to 48 00:02:22,639 --> 00:02:26,000 Speaker 1: your offense, and have your offense capitalized. And as I said, 49 00:02:26,360 --> 00:02:28,720 Speaker 1: twenty of the thirty points scored by the Chargers yesterday 50 00:02:28,720 --> 00:02:31,600 Speaker 1: were off of turnovers. They certainly did that. They did 51 00:02:31,639 --> 00:02:35,399 Speaker 1: Asante Samuel Junior with his second straight week with a 52 00:02:35,400 --> 00:02:39,600 Speaker 1: pick and I'll tell you Tavine Campbell. Not many people 53 00:02:39,680 --> 00:02:41,919 Speaker 1: knew about Tavin Campbell last year he had a pick 54 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:47,079 Speaker 1: six against the New York Jets. Flacco two straight force 55 00:02:47,200 --> 00:02:52,280 Speaker 1: fumbles after that Assante Samuel interception picked up by Michael Davis. 56 00:02:52,639 --> 00:02:56,239 Speaker 1: You know, we heard Ronaldo Hill and Brandon Staley talk 57 00:02:56,360 --> 00:02:59,760 Speaker 1: about to Vine Campbell and his development during the prese 58 00:03:00,280 --> 00:03:03,639 Speaker 1: and training camp. And you know, with Chris Harris Junior out, 59 00:03:03,720 --> 00:03:06,560 Speaker 1: guys had to step up tvon campbellman. You don't win 60 00:03:06,639 --> 00:03:10,240 Speaker 1: that game without him, You certainly don't. And I think 61 00:03:10,240 --> 00:03:12,120 Speaker 1: it's funny too that Michael Davis was both on the 62 00:03:12,160 --> 00:03:16,880 Speaker 1: receiving end of one hundred percent. I think to another 63 00:03:16,919 --> 00:03:18,880 Speaker 1: funny thing that Derwin said after the game when he 64 00:03:18,919 --> 00:03:22,200 Speaker 1: was asked about these young guys making plays, was doesn't 65 00:03:22,200 --> 00:03:23,760 Speaker 1: have an age on it. We don't put an age 66 00:03:23,760 --> 00:03:26,119 Speaker 1: on it. It's just kind of seaball, get ball whoever. 67 00:03:26,200 --> 00:03:28,079 Speaker 1: You know. It's why not me? Why can't I make 68 00:03:28,080 --> 00:03:30,760 Speaker 1: a play? And yesterday happened to be to Van Campbell's 69 00:03:30,840 --> 00:03:33,720 Speaker 1: day to do it. Having losing a guy I guess, 70 00:03:33,800 --> 00:03:36,440 Speaker 1: like Chris Harris, especially up against the Chiefs team that 71 00:03:36,520 --> 00:03:39,320 Speaker 1: has so much speed on offense and so much speed 72 00:03:39,320 --> 00:03:42,160 Speaker 1: in their receiving corps, you needed someone to go in 73 00:03:42,200 --> 00:03:44,120 Speaker 1: and make the plays, and Campbell certainly did that. And 74 00:03:44,160 --> 00:03:46,680 Speaker 1: then you have the contributions of Asante Samuel, who had 75 00:03:47,000 --> 00:03:49,680 Speaker 1: one of the craziest interceptions I think I've ever seen 76 00:03:49,800 --> 00:03:54,000 Speaker 1: like that was so athletic ultimately to make that play. 77 00:03:54,600 --> 00:03:57,920 Speaker 1: But but it really was encouraging to see depth and 78 00:03:58,200 --> 00:04:00,720 Speaker 1: younger guys on this team really step up. He laid 79 00:04:00,720 --> 00:04:03,839 Speaker 1: out for it, and it's your point to see him 80 00:04:04,400 --> 00:04:06,840 Speaker 1: get an interception back to back weeks so early in 81 00:04:06,880 --> 00:04:11,120 Speaker 1: the year. It gives a young rookie confidence and I 82 00:04:11,160 --> 00:04:13,400 Speaker 1: think when you have a leader like Derwin James in 83 00:04:13,400 --> 00:04:16,560 Speaker 1: the second Dary, that also breeds confidence to Von Campbell, 84 00:04:16,600 --> 00:04:19,080 Speaker 1: another young guy making big place for his team in 85 00:04:19,120 --> 00:04:22,760 Speaker 1: the first half the Chargers in the first two weeks 86 00:04:22,800 --> 00:04:25,680 Speaker 1: of the season, Haley, they were three of ten in 87 00:04:25,720 --> 00:04:29,760 Speaker 1: the red zone four of five against the Chiefs. You mentioned. 88 00:04:29,920 --> 00:04:33,320 Speaker 1: They capitalize on some of those turnovers to go up 89 00:04:33,360 --> 00:04:36,960 Speaker 1: fourteen nothing. I want to flashback to the end of 90 00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:40,320 Speaker 1: the second quarter because it was fourteen nothing. It was 91 00:04:40,400 --> 00:04:44,840 Speaker 1: third and long. Justin Herbert throws a dime to jailing 92 00:04:44,920 --> 00:04:48,000 Speaker 1: Guidon and albeit it would have been difficult to haul in, 93 00:04:48,320 --> 00:04:51,000 Speaker 1: but Justin put it on the money. That could have 94 00:04:51,040 --> 00:04:55,120 Speaker 1: been twenty one nothing, very very easily before you get 95 00:04:55,120 --> 00:04:59,400 Speaker 1: in a halftime and then another illegal shift penalty. Keenan 96 00:04:59,440 --> 00:05:01,120 Speaker 1: Allen had a had a thirty yard game that got 97 00:05:01,200 --> 00:05:04,400 Speaker 1: nullified as well. So you're looking at that first half 98 00:05:04,560 --> 00:05:08,520 Speaker 1: and what was fourteen to three could have easily been 99 00:05:08,640 --> 00:05:12,320 Speaker 1: twenty one nothing. And I think either result, you go 100 00:05:12,360 --> 00:05:15,400 Speaker 1: into the locker room knowing that this Chief's team is 101 00:05:15,440 --> 00:05:18,520 Speaker 1: far from finished. I think you're totally right, and I'm 102 00:05:18,560 --> 00:05:20,440 Speaker 1: going to kind of flip it and talk about the 103 00:05:20,480 --> 00:05:23,200 Speaker 1: defense for a second, because the Chiefs started driving at 104 00:05:23,240 --> 00:05:25,919 Speaker 1: the end of that first half. Alloie Gilman had a 105 00:05:25,920 --> 00:05:28,720 Speaker 1: really key tackle on third down that ultimately ended up 106 00:05:28,720 --> 00:05:32,560 Speaker 1: probably saving a touchdown or the for Kansas City, which 107 00:05:32,560 --> 00:05:35,520 Speaker 1: forced at least them to just take three at that point, 108 00:05:35,920 --> 00:05:38,280 Speaker 1: so you possibly, you know, for what the Chargers didn't 109 00:05:38,320 --> 00:05:41,560 Speaker 1: kind of faltered there to maybe go up the Chiefs. Also, 110 00:05:41,760 --> 00:05:43,760 Speaker 1: the defense did their job to just hold them to 111 00:05:43,880 --> 00:05:45,680 Speaker 1: three and make it a fourteen to three game at 112 00:05:45,680 --> 00:05:48,560 Speaker 1: the half, which I thought was huge because again, you know, 113 00:05:48,560 --> 00:05:50,680 Speaker 1: and they said this all yesterday too after the game, 114 00:05:50,800 --> 00:05:53,880 Speaker 1: you have to score touchdowns against this team in order 115 00:05:53,880 --> 00:05:56,200 Speaker 1: to win, and you have to limit their production too, 116 00:05:56,240 --> 00:05:58,400 Speaker 1: and they did that. Yeah. It We'll get to the 117 00:05:58,480 --> 00:06:00,960 Speaker 1: end of the fourth quarter because it was wild, but 118 00:06:02,600 --> 00:06:06,480 Speaker 1: the third quarter dominated by Kansas City, and you knew 119 00:06:06,520 --> 00:06:08,880 Speaker 1: that this was coming, you know. I go back to 120 00:06:08,960 --> 00:06:12,440 Speaker 1: that playoff game where the Texans went up on the Chiefs. 121 00:06:12,440 --> 00:06:14,680 Speaker 1: I think it was like twenty one nothing, and that 122 00:06:14,839 --> 00:06:17,720 Speaker 1: was nothing to them. You know. It's like I know, 123 00:06:17,920 --> 00:06:20,640 Speaker 1: Coach Staley has compared the Chiefs to like the Warriors. 124 00:06:20,640 --> 00:06:23,479 Speaker 1: You go on runs and it's really hard to stop 125 00:06:23,520 --> 00:06:26,600 Speaker 1: those runs when you have superstars that perform at a 126 00:06:26,720 --> 00:06:29,960 Speaker 1: historic clip on the other side. So the third quarter, 127 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:33,520 Speaker 1: it's almost like you're just trying to withstand what you 128 00:06:33,600 --> 00:06:37,359 Speaker 1: knew was coming. And what I loved about that fourth 129 00:06:37,440 --> 00:06:41,880 Speaker 1: quarter was Number ten responded, I mean, Justin Herbert was 130 00:06:41,920 --> 00:06:45,560 Speaker 1: going with toe for toe with that Chief's offense. And 131 00:06:45,839 --> 00:06:49,880 Speaker 1: I got the sense to Haley that the Chargers kind 132 00:06:49,920 --> 00:06:52,800 Speaker 1: of view themselves now as a team that we're not 133 00:06:52,839 --> 00:06:55,840 Speaker 1: going to just try to like have a formula to 134 00:06:55,920 --> 00:06:58,640 Speaker 1: be Kansas City. We're actually gonna be the team that 135 00:06:59,160 --> 00:07:01,680 Speaker 1: takes matters to our own hands. It you have to 136 00:07:01,680 --> 00:07:04,400 Speaker 1: actually kind of beat us, right, Like, we're gonna go 137 00:07:04,480 --> 00:07:07,720 Speaker 1: for it on fourth down, We're going to take more chances, 138 00:07:08,200 --> 00:07:11,800 Speaker 1: We're going to score points. Coach Stanley said in locker room. 139 00:07:11,800 --> 00:07:14,680 Speaker 1: We're here to compete, not to participate in. Yeah, that's 140 00:07:14,680 --> 00:07:16,920 Speaker 1: what they did in that second half. Yeah, they were 141 00:07:16,920 --> 00:07:19,520 Speaker 1: really aggressive, especially in that fourth quarter, and that is 142 00:07:19,520 --> 00:07:21,360 Speaker 1: what you have to do, right, I mean, especially when 143 00:07:21,360 --> 00:07:23,720 Speaker 1: you're going up against the team that's made the Super 144 00:07:23,720 --> 00:07:26,160 Speaker 1: Bowl the last two years, is the AFC champion won 145 00:07:26,200 --> 00:07:28,640 Speaker 1: the AFC West. Dear Lord you know, you lose track 146 00:07:28,680 --> 00:07:31,760 Speaker 1: at this point because they've just had complete dominance. And 147 00:07:31,800 --> 00:07:33,320 Speaker 1: I think, you know, when you kind of look at 148 00:07:33,360 --> 00:07:35,880 Speaker 1: how these Chargers teams have played, especially let's go back 149 00:07:35,920 --> 00:07:38,480 Speaker 1: to Week two of last year. The Chargers were really 150 00:07:38,520 --> 00:07:40,920 Speaker 1: in control of that game too. Kansas City came back, 151 00:07:40,960 --> 00:07:43,480 Speaker 1: that game went to overtime and then Harrison Becker kicked 152 00:07:43,480 --> 00:07:45,760 Speaker 1: a crazy long field goal at the end to win. 153 00:07:45,880 --> 00:07:48,200 Speaker 1: But it is kind of going toe to toe, and 154 00:07:48,200 --> 00:07:51,200 Speaker 1: it is kind of knowing, Look, if you you have 155 00:07:51,280 --> 00:07:53,080 Speaker 1: to beat the best, and you have to go in, 156 00:07:53,320 --> 00:07:58,080 Speaker 1: like you said, aggressive and make decisions and take chances. 157 00:07:58,480 --> 00:08:01,120 Speaker 1: Sometimes those risks might not always work out, but you 158 00:08:01,160 --> 00:08:03,280 Speaker 1: have to do it, especially when you go up against 159 00:08:03,320 --> 00:08:06,320 Speaker 1: a team like this, especially when you go up against 160 00:08:06,320 --> 00:08:08,680 Speaker 1: a team that carries so much weight not only in 161 00:08:08,680 --> 00:08:10,800 Speaker 1: your own division but also in the AFC in general, 162 00:08:11,160 --> 00:08:12,880 Speaker 1: and getting a win over them is huge. I mean, 163 00:08:12,920 --> 00:08:15,840 Speaker 1: Derwin said, look, this ain't no statement, but you know, okay, 164 00:08:15,840 --> 00:08:17,240 Speaker 1: we don't play we can kind of say it. I 165 00:08:17,240 --> 00:08:19,360 Speaker 1: think it was. I think it was huge for them 166 00:08:19,400 --> 00:08:22,400 Speaker 1: to win this game, and win this game in Kansas 167 00:08:22,440 --> 00:08:25,360 Speaker 1: City too, in a crazy environment, which I kind of 168 00:08:25,360 --> 00:08:27,680 Speaker 1: love that the guys said after the game they liked 169 00:08:27,720 --> 00:08:31,080 Speaker 1: it like they Mike Williams, you know, he loves Arrowhead 170 00:08:31,120 --> 00:08:34,280 Speaker 1: Stadium like no other, and Arrowhead Stadium, I think loves 171 00:08:34,360 --> 00:08:36,720 Speaker 1: him back and he's waving at the end and all 172 00:08:36,800 --> 00:08:40,360 Speaker 1: of that. But they love that energy. They feed off 173 00:08:40,360 --> 00:08:42,200 Speaker 1: of it, and I think they were really fired up 174 00:08:42,200 --> 00:08:44,760 Speaker 1: about it. And I think to go in and now 175 00:08:44,800 --> 00:08:47,359 Speaker 1: be one to oh in this division against this team 176 00:08:47,400 --> 00:08:50,319 Speaker 1: at their house is really big. Granted, it's a very 177 00:08:50,440 --> 00:08:52,520 Speaker 1: very long season, there's an extra game this year, there's 178 00:08:52,559 --> 00:08:55,000 Speaker 1: so much football left to be played. But I think 179 00:08:55,040 --> 00:08:57,800 Speaker 1: the aggression that you saw from this team was really 180 00:08:57,800 --> 00:09:01,800 Speaker 1: really key and huge and maybe a motivating factor too, 181 00:09:01,880 --> 00:09:04,520 Speaker 1: and something to build off of moving forward. You know, 182 00:09:04,559 --> 00:09:07,920 Speaker 1: the Chargers won three straight division games to close the year, 183 00:09:08,000 --> 00:09:11,600 Speaker 1: but the season was already lost. So to get started 184 00:09:11,640 --> 00:09:13,880 Speaker 1: one or no, you haven't done that since twenty fourteen, 185 00:09:14,200 --> 00:09:16,079 Speaker 1: So I agree with you, Hilly. I do think it's 186 00:09:16,080 --> 00:09:19,040 Speaker 1: a statement game, especially if you can beat the Raiders 187 00:09:19,120 --> 00:09:20,680 Speaker 1: next week and go to two and oh you know, 188 00:09:20,760 --> 00:09:24,480 Speaker 1: because because I look at that game in Arrowhead, you 189 00:09:24,559 --> 00:09:27,120 Speaker 1: lose to the Cowboys, if you lose to Kansas City, 190 00:09:27,320 --> 00:09:29,720 Speaker 1: your own one in the hole. You're one and two, 191 00:09:29,960 --> 00:09:32,640 Speaker 1: the Raiders are three and oz, the Broncos are three 192 00:09:32,679 --> 00:09:34,240 Speaker 1: and oh, the Chiefs would have been two and one. 193 00:09:35,120 --> 00:09:38,760 Speaker 1: That's a big win that could potentially kind of set 194 00:09:38,800 --> 00:09:41,640 Speaker 1: the course of your season. And we'll get to that 195 00:09:41,720 --> 00:09:44,199 Speaker 1: Raiders matchup a little bit later. But you mentioned Mike 196 00:09:44,240 --> 00:09:47,600 Speaker 1: Williams a career high one hundred and twenty two yards, receiving, 197 00:09:47,720 --> 00:09:52,760 Speaker 1: a pair of touchdowns, a two point conversion. I think 198 00:09:52,800 --> 00:09:55,520 Speaker 1: that this was the biggest regular season win for the 199 00:09:55,600 --> 00:09:59,959 Speaker 1: Chargers since that game in Kansas City in twenty eighteen. 200 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:04,920 Speaker 1: And it's just it's crazy to me just how awesome 201 00:10:05,080 --> 00:10:07,400 Speaker 1: Mike Williams has been through the first three weeks of 202 00:10:07,400 --> 00:10:10,040 Speaker 1: the season. When you put his numbers up against every 203 00:10:10,080 --> 00:10:12,920 Speaker 1: other receiver in the league right now, he's up there 204 00:10:13,080 --> 00:10:17,160 Speaker 1: top five when we talk about touchdowns, receiving yards and oh, 205 00:10:17,160 --> 00:10:20,760 Speaker 1: by the way, Keenan Allen is on this team too. Yeah, casual, 206 00:10:21,280 --> 00:10:24,880 Speaker 1: really really casual. I think the emergence of Mike Williams 207 00:10:24,880 --> 00:10:28,000 Speaker 1: has been something that's been such a pleasant surprise through 208 00:10:28,040 --> 00:10:30,280 Speaker 1: these three games. And look, we didn't see a whole 209 00:10:30,320 --> 00:10:32,040 Speaker 1: lot of him in training camp two because he was 210 00:10:32,120 --> 00:10:34,960 Speaker 1: nursing an injury and obviously didn't play in the preseason. 211 00:10:35,120 --> 00:10:38,079 Speaker 1: No one really did. But I asked Tracy Wolfson about 212 00:10:38,080 --> 00:10:40,400 Speaker 1: this too, because she brought up, obviously the connection that 213 00:10:40,480 --> 00:10:43,200 Speaker 1: Herbert and Keenan Allen have and then she goes, wait, wait, wait, 214 00:10:43,200 --> 00:10:46,240 Speaker 1: now you're factoring Mike Williams, who is a huge, a 215 00:10:46,360 --> 00:10:48,960 Speaker 1: huge factor now in these games because he's not just 216 00:10:49,040 --> 00:10:51,160 Speaker 1: the guy running down the field and jumping and grabbing 217 00:10:51,160 --> 00:10:53,160 Speaker 1: the ball and you know on third and long or whatever. 218 00:10:53,559 --> 00:10:56,839 Speaker 1: He is the ex receiver currently involved, heavily involved in 219 00:10:56,880 --> 00:10:59,600 Speaker 1: the game plan, and he is really really I think 220 00:10:59,679 --> 00:11:01,520 Speaker 1: hit his stride and Tracy said, a lot of it 221 00:11:01,559 --> 00:11:04,000 Speaker 1: I think goes to this Joe Lombardi offense that it's 222 00:11:04,160 --> 00:11:06,679 Speaker 1: really working out for him and what they're doing for 223 00:11:06,760 --> 00:11:10,200 Speaker 1: him is really really working to have a career high 224 00:11:10,240 --> 00:11:12,679 Speaker 1: in yards one hundred twenty two yards yesterday and those 225 00:11:12,720 --> 00:11:16,720 Speaker 1: two scores. He's awesome. He has really really been awesome. 226 00:11:16,720 --> 00:11:19,120 Speaker 1: There's no other way to put it. And I think 227 00:11:19,200 --> 00:11:23,000 Speaker 1: this is, you know, he was drafted seventh overall, and 228 00:11:23,040 --> 00:11:25,560 Speaker 1: when you're drafted that high, yeah, there's a lot that 229 00:11:25,600 --> 00:11:29,280 Speaker 1: comes with it. And I think when he was taken 230 00:11:29,320 --> 00:11:32,599 Speaker 1: initially a few years ago. This is what we were expecting. 231 00:11:33,080 --> 00:11:35,600 Speaker 1: We were expecting to see this out of Mike Williams, 232 00:11:35,600 --> 00:11:37,240 Speaker 1: and here it is, and now we're getting it and 233 00:11:37,280 --> 00:11:39,640 Speaker 1: it's great and it is a huge factor for this 234 00:11:39,720 --> 00:11:42,880 Speaker 1: team because you really feel like, okay, when all the 235 00:11:42,920 --> 00:11:45,880 Speaker 1: attention goes to Keenan you got this horse, this huge 236 00:11:45,920 --> 00:11:48,720 Speaker 1: guy to actually play a huge role and take the 237 00:11:48,720 --> 00:11:51,280 Speaker 1: pressure off him and make plays. And he's being used 238 00:11:51,280 --> 00:11:53,760 Speaker 1: all over the field. He's not just this fifty fifty 239 00:11:53,760 --> 00:11:56,600 Speaker 1: guy or twenty five guy that we've been talking about 240 00:11:56,640 --> 00:12:00,000 Speaker 1: the last several years. Nine targets Keenan Allen twelve targets 241 00:12:00,200 --> 00:12:03,640 Speaker 1: just fifty yards. But if we're talking degree of difficulty 242 00:12:03,720 --> 00:12:06,599 Speaker 1: with some of the catches yesterday of it. But what 243 00:12:06,679 --> 00:12:10,120 Speaker 1: a Keenan Ellen's best games, Haley, I'd tell you he 244 00:12:11,160 --> 00:12:14,320 Speaker 1: each and every week, he never ceases to amaze. He 245 00:12:14,400 --> 00:12:17,400 Speaker 1: got his first touchdown of the year. When you have 246 00:12:17,720 --> 00:12:21,079 Speaker 1: two receivers like that that are healthy and playing at 247 00:12:21,120 --> 00:12:24,480 Speaker 1: their best, and you have a guy like Justin Herbert 248 00:12:24,520 --> 00:12:27,120 Speaker 1: who can get those guys the ball all the time, 249 00:12:27,480 --> 00:12:30,920 Speaker 1: just imagine what this is gonna be like for Austin 250 00:12:30,960 --> 00:12:34,000 Speaker 1: Eckler and Jared Cook and Donald Parham and Jalen Guidon 251 00:12:34,160 --> 00:12:37,480 Speaker 1: and some of these other guys as we get you 252 00:12:37,520 --> 00:12:40,920 Speaker 1: know through this twenty twenty one season, they're gonna be 253 00:12:41,320 --> 00:12:44,560 Speaker 1: wide wide open because you're gonna have to account for 254 00:12:44,640 --> 00:12:47,320 Speaker 1: number thirteen and number eighty one. Yeah, there's a lot. 255 00:12:47,360 --> 00:12:48,960 Speaker 1: I think that was another thing that I talked with 256 00:12:49,000 --> 00:12:51,040 Speaker 1: Tracy about two was you know when she brought up 257 00:12:51,160 --> 00:12:54,480 Speaker 1: Keenan said, Look, Keenan and Philip Rivers had that rapport, 258 00:12:54,520 --> 00:12:58,840 Speaker 1: but they had years to build and cultivate and let 259 00:12:58,960 --> 00:13:02,720 Speaker 1: that grows. This relationship between Herbert and Allen hasn't had 260 00:13:02,800 --> 00:13:05,080 Speaker 1: a whole lot of time. But I guess Alan told 261 00:13:05,480 --> 00:13:08,319 Speaker 1: the CBS crew a week ago when they met that 262 00:13:08,520 --> 00:13:10,720 Speaker 1: really it was that Week two game against Kansas City 263 00:13:10,760 --> 00:13:13,040 Speaker 1: last year where he realized, Oh, this kid's got something. 264 00:13:13,320 --> 00:13:16,160 Speaker 1: This justin Herbert, he's the real deal. And you've seen 265 00:13:16,200 --> 00:13:19,400 Speaker 1: them build and grow. And I think the really kind 266 00:13:19,400 --> 00:13:21,840 Speaker 1: of cool thing when you mentioned those acrobatic catches is 267 00:13:22,200 --> 00:13:23,960 Speaker 1: it very much reminds me if you watch the Sunday 268 00:13:24,040 --> 00:13:26,280 Speaker 1: Night football game of the report that Aaron Rodgers has 269 00:13:26,320 --> 00:13:29,520 Speaker 1: with Davante Adams that they just they're on the same page, 270 00:13:29,640 --> 00:13:32,720 Speaker 1: much like you could say Travis Kelsey and Patrick Mahomes. 271 00:13:33,040 --> 00:13:35,160 Speaker 1: Travis Kelsey said, they just make stuff up out there. 272 00:13:35,200 --> 00:13:38,040 Speaker 1: You know, they kind of know Herbert will throw that 273 00:13:38,080 --> 00:13:40,520 Speaker 1: ball and the only person who can go up and 274 00:13:40,559 --> 00:13:43,080 Speaker 1: get it sometimes, as we saw yesterday, was Keenan Allen, 275 00:13:43,160 --> 00:13:46,040 Speaker 1: who just goes up makes these crazy catches. But they 276 00:13:46,080 --> 00:13:48,560 Speaker 1: have that trust within each other and that was clearly 277 00:13:48,559 --> 00:13:51,640 Speaker 1: on display in yesterday's game against the Chiefs. And then 278 00:13:51,720 --> 00:13:55,600 Speaker 1: that connection with Justin and Mike Williams. We didn't see 279 00:13:55,600 --> 00:13:59,040 Speaker 1: it the way that Justin and Keenan were in twenty twenty, 280 00:13:59,120 --> 00:14:03,199 Speaker 1: but that's blossoming. So you know, you talk about a 281 00:14:03,200 --> 00:14:05,640 Speaker 1: statement game, Helly, let me ask you this. How about 282 00:14:05,640 --> 00:14:09,560 Speaker 1: a statement game for Justin Herbert Yeah, to go into 283 00:14:09,800 --> 00:14:14,600 Speaker 1: arrowhead play the way he did all Dulpatrick Mahomes, I'll 284 00:14:14,600 --> 00:14:17,800 Speaker 1: play him with a one twenty five passer rating, four 285 00:14:17,840 --> 00:14:22,960 Speaker 1: touchdowns and just as cool as it comes. I look 286 00:14:23,000 --> 00:14:25,120 Speaker 1: at the end of that game, when you have a 287 00:14:25,120 --> 00:14:27,640 Speaker 1: head coach who has so much confidence in his quarterback 288 00:14:27,680 --> 00:14:29,960 Speaker 1: to go for it on fourth and four, have a 289 00:14:30,000 --> 00:14:33,240 Speaker 1: fall star penalty, go for it again on fourth and nine. 290 00:14:33,600 --> 00:14:37,400 Speaker 1: I mean, not only I know that the team has 291 00:14:37,400 --> 00:14:41,320 Speaker 1: always had confidence in Justin, but when your coach puts 292 00:14:41,320 --> 00:14:43,960 Speaker 1: it out on the field, I mean, I just I 293 00:14:43,960 --> 00:14:46,200 Speaker 1: think it does wonders. And I do think Justin Herbert 294 00:14:46,240 --> 00:14:48,800 Speaker 1: made quite the statement to the NFL on Sunday. I 295 00:14:48,840 --> 00:14:51,440 Speaker 1: think he did too. And I think sometimes when you 296 00:14:51,440 --> 00:14:54,680 Speaker 1: have these games that have marquee quarterback matchups, they're apprehensive 297 00:14:54,760 --> 00:14:57,600 Speaker 1: to be like, oh, Mahomes versus Herbert and all of 298 00:14:57,600 --> 00:14:59,200 Speaker 1: that that goes with it, because you know they're not 299 00:14:59,240 --> 00:15:01,800 Speaker 1: on the field at the same time, they're not directly 300 00:15:01,840 --> 00:15:05,680 Speaker 1: competing against each other. But Patrick Mahomes is putting his 301 00:15:05,760 --> 00:15:07,840 Speaker 1: name on the map. He's a former league MVP, He's 302 00:15:07,840 --> 00:15:10,320 Speaker 1: won a Super Bowl. You know what he can do, 303 00:15:10,720 --> 00:15:12,600 Speaker 1: and you now know him as one of the upper 304 00:15:12,600 --> 00:15:15,160 Speaker 1: echelon QB's not just in the AFC, but in the NFL. 305 00:15:15,920 --> 00:15:19,840 Speaker 1: Justin Herbert yesterday, Yeah, he cemented himself up there too 306 00:15:19,880 --> 00:15:21,840 Speaker 1: to go And I think you said, just that poise 307 00:15:21,920 --> 00:15:24,880 Speaker 1: and that sort of cool, calm, collectedness that he has 308 00:15:25,440 --> 00:15:27,640 Speaker 1: really really makes a difference. And I think that fourth 309 00:15:27,720 --> 00:15:30,080 Speaker 1: down was so huge, and it was something that was 310 00:15:30,120 --> 00:15:33,720 Speaker 1: talked about throughout you know, in the postgame, just that 311 00:15:33,920 --> 00:15:37,120 Speaker 1: c word, that confidence word that Brandon Staley had in 312 00:15:37,200 --> 00:15:39,640 Speaker 1: Justin Herbert and in this offense, it's like, yeah, okay, 313 00:15:39,640 --> 00:15:41,760 Speaker 1: you're gonna give Kansas City the ball back with time, 314 00:15:41,840 --> 00:15:44,760 Speaker 1: but it's more important to score a touchdown here. It 315 00:15:44,800 --> 00:15:47,760 Speaker 1: was also extremely windy, as we heard yesterday in Casey, 316 00:15:48,200 --> 00:15:51,280 Speaker 1: but it's more important to have the confidence to again 317 00:15:51,320 --> 00:15:53,800 Speaker 1: be aggressive and go, hey, we're gonna take we need 318 00:15:53,840 --> 00:15:55,280 Speaker 1: to convert some of these We got to take some 319 00:15:55,320 --> 00:15:57,760 Speaker 1: of these shots. We got to convert some of these plays. 320 00:15:58,160 --> 00:16:01,080 Speaker 1: And they did that, and it I think, you know, 321 00:16:01,080 --> 00:16:03,080 Speaker 1: obviously I don't play the game, but I think having 322 00:16:03,120 --> 00:16:05,280 Speaker 1: your head coach have that trust in you is key 323 00:16:05,400 --> 00:16:08,600 Speaker 1: and huge, especially as you move forward. This again as 324 00:16:08,640 --> 00:16:12,160 Speaker 1: a brand new offense for everyone in that group, but 325 00:16:12,200 --> 00:16:14,840 Speaker 1: to have that confidence is really really big and a 326 00:16:14,880 --> 00:16:17,360 Speaker 1: huge motivating factor. I think that'll bode well for this 327 00:16:17,400 --> 00:16:19,400 Speaker 1: team as they move forward throughout the rest of the season. 328 00:16:20,160 --> 00:16:22,920 Speaker 1: That's right, we can't forget about Austin Eckler and just 329 00:16:23,000 --> 00:16:25,680 Speaker 1: what he brings in both the running game in the 330 00:16:25,680 --> 00:16:28,840 Speaker 1: passing game over one hundred total yards and a touchdown. 331 00:16:29,440 --> 00:16:33,240 Speaker 1: Austin's presence obviously a big deal the running game, as 332 00:16:33,240 --> 00:16:35,800 Speaker 1: far as that's concerned. Against Kansas City, you know, you're 333 00:16:35,800 --> 00:16:40,560 Speaker 1: trying to score, you're throwing the ball. Justin Jackson Larry 334 00:16:40,640 --> 00:16:43,920 Speaker 1: Rowntree just four carries a piece. You know. I think 335 00:16:44,120 --> 00:16:46,880 Speaker 1: each game is going to be its own movie, as 336 00:16:46,920 --> 00:16:49,800 Speaker 1: Brandon Saleley likes to say, and you know, hopefully they 337 00:16:49,800 --> 00:16:52,320 Speaker 1: can get that running game going when they need to. 338 00:16:53,320 --> 00:16:56,520 Speaker 1: The Chiefs took advantage of the ground two one hundred 339 00:16:56,520 --> 00:17:00,640 Speaker 1: and eighty six yards Clyde Edwards a layer seventeen one hundred. 340 00:17:00,680 --> 00:17:02,400 Speaker 1: But this is one of those games where I would 341 00:17:02,400 --> 00:17:05,280 Speaker 1: prefer them to run the football as opposed to have 342 00:17:05,280 --> 00:17:08,080 Speaker 1: Patrick mahomesto it all over the yard. Yeah, I think 343 00:17:08,119 --> 00:17:09,879 Speaker 1: that's what you want, right You kind of force him 344 00:17:09,920 --> 00:17:12,119 Speaker 1: to be one dimensional, and yeah, you give up the 345 00:17:12,200 --> 00:17:14,760 Speaker 1: yardage on the ground, but they didn't beat you through 346 00:17:14,760 --> 00:17:17,159 Speaker 1: the air, so you contain him that way. There's one 347 00:17:17,200 --> 00:17:18,800 Speaker 1: thing I'm trying to find on my phone right now 348 00:17:18,880 --> 00:17:22,480 Speaker 1: that James Palmer had talked about yesterday with Austin Eckler 349 00:17:22,920 --> 00:17:26,399 Speaker 1: that truly, as much as he is a factor in 350 00:17:26,440 --> 00:17:28,919 Speaker 1: the game, he talked about his leadership. I don't think 351 00:17:28,920 --> 00:17:31,000 Speaker 1: I'm gonna be able to find it now. But he 352 00:17:31,080 --> 00:17:33,119 Speaker 1: talked about how after that game last week, I think 353 00:17:33,160 --> 00:17:36,320 Speaker 1: Austin talked to the team and just said, you know, hey, 354 00:17:36,400 --> 00:17:37,920 Speaker 1: this is on us. We got to write the ship. 355 00:17:38,000 --> 00:17:40,159 Speaker 1: It's on all of us. Let's turn it around. And 356 00:17:40,240 --> 00:17:42,840 Speaker 1: I think we think a lot of guys like Derwin 357 00:17:43,040 --> 00:17:46,280 Speaker 1: on this team being leaders, but someone like Austin, especially 358 00:17:46,359 --> 00:17:49,520 Speaker 1: for where he's come from being an undrafted, rooky free 359 00:17:49,520 --> 00:17:52,359 Speaker 1: agent to sort of blossom into this, you know, you laugh, 360 00:17:52,440 --> 00:17:54,119 Speaker 1: He's like a veteran on this team now and what 361 00:17:54,200 --> 00:17:56,159 Speaker 1: he's only been in the league for five years or 362 00:17:56,200 --> 00:18:00,320 Speaker 1: something like that. But his presence is being felt, and 363 00:18:00,359 --> 00:18:03,720 Speaker 1: I think from that side of it too, it's huge. 364 00:18:03,880 --> 00:18:05,920 Speaker 1: It's huge because you know that, yeah, he can get 365 00:18:05,920 --> 00:18:07,800 Speaker 1: it done on the field in a variety of ways, 366 00:18:07,840 --> 00:18:10,280 Speaker 1: but the off field presence that he brings as well 367 00:18:10,400 --> 00:18:13,080 Speaker 1: is really really big and really key for this marginally 368 00:18:13,119 --> 00:18:17,200 Speaker 1: pretty young team. I'd be remiss, Haley if we didn't 369 00:18:17,200 --> 00:18:22,960 Speaker 1: mention the performance of Joey Bosa. Yesh, my gosh, hurt 370 00:18:23,160 --> 00:18:27,440 Speaker 1: didn't practice all week. Was just an animal out there 371 00:18:27,600 --> 00:18:31,880 Speaker 1: in terms of applying pressure to Patrick Mahomes and when 372 00:18:31,880 --> 00:18:36,600 Speaker 1: you see your best player out there hobbled and given 373 00:18:36,680 --> 00:18:39,640 Speaker 1: it his all throughout the game in a game they 374 00:18:39,640 --> 00:18:42,040 Speaker 1: have to have. You know, you talk about must wins, 375 00:18:42,080 --> 00:18:44,240 Speaker 1: and you know you could it's debatable. I guess it's 376 00:18:44,240 --> 00:18:46,320 Speaker 1: Week three, but it's the Kansas City Chiefs. He just 377 00:18:46,320 --> 00:18:50,680 Speaker 1: came off a loss. To have number ninety seven out 378 00:18:50,720 --> 00:18:54,080 Speaker 1: there playing the way he did, I think it helped 379 00:18:54,119 --> 00:18:58,320 Speaker 1: elevate the play around him. And you know we've seen 380 00:18:58,400 --> 00:19:02,440 Speaker 1: him have some monster games. Just his performance in terms 381 00:19:02,480 --> 00:19:04,880 Speaker 1: of just gutting it out, I mean, I think that's 382 00:19:04,920 --> 00:19:08,200 Speaker 1: up there. I think warrior was the term that Brandon 383 00:19:08,280 --> 00:19:11,359 Speaker 1: Staley used after the game to describe Joey's performance. I 384 00:19:11,400 --> 00:19:15,399 Speaker 1: think Joey Bosa he's so special. And I think a 385 00:19:15,400 --> 00:19:18,240 Speaker 1: lot too about going back to his rookie season where 386 00:19:18,359 --> 00:19:22,000 Speaker 1: he battled injuries. He goes on to win Defensive Rookie 387 00:19:22,000 --> 00:19:25,480 Speaker 1: of the Year on a team that didn't make the playoffs. 388 00:19:26,080 --> 00:19:28,520 Speaker 1: What did they finish that year? Four and twelve, I believe, 389 00:19:28,600 --> 00:19:31,199 Speaker 1: or five and eleven. I've lost track, not even in 390 00:19:31,400 --> 00:19:35,399 Speaker 1: close to being in contention. His play never falters. His 391 00:19:35,600 --> 00:19:39,960 Speaker 1: play never it never. You're always going to get Joey 392 00:19:40,560 --> 00:19:42,719 Speaker 1: even even like yesterday when he was kind of hobbled 393 00:19:42,720 --> 00:19:45,600 Speaker 1: and when you mentioned elevating the play around him, Jerry Tillery, 394 00:19:45,720 --> 00:19:48,040 Speaker 1: I think as a guy who really was elevated yesterday 395 00:19:48,040 --> 00:19:52,240 Speaker 1: and the first I'm not gonna say he was put 396 00:19:52,240 --> 00:19:54,520 Speaker 1: on notice, but he was asked about a lot last 397 00:19:54,560 --> 00:19:57,440 Speaker 1: week in postgame pressers, and Brandon Staley talked about, yeah, 398 00:19:57,480 --> 00:19:59,800 Speaker 1: there's some things that he can do better, and Staley 399 00:19:59,840 --> 00:20:01,880 Speaker 1: all so put the onus on himself and said, there 400 00:20:01,880 --> 00:20:04,000 Speaker 1: are things that I could do better as a coach 401 00:20:04,080 --> 00:20:07,159 Speaker 1: to explain how these plays work and what needs to 402 00:20:07,160 --> 00:20:10,359 Speaker 1: be done. Some is mental, some as physical whatever. I 403 00:20:10,400 --> 00:20:12,560 Speaker 1: think what we saw from Jerry Tillery yesterday, you know, 404 00:20:12,600 --> 00:20:15,840 Speaker 1: one tack of our last two quarterback hits a play 405 00:20:16,119 --> 00:20:18,639 Speaker 1: or I'm sorry, a player like Joey really elevated the 406 00:20:18,680 --> 00:20:20,919 Speaker 1: play of Tillery and some other guys around him. And 407 00:20:20,960 --> 00:20:24,639 Speaker 1: I think when you can get that going, that's huge, 408 00:20:24,800 --> 00:20:27,119 Speaker 1: especially like you said, against a team like the Chiefs, 409 00:20:27,119 --> 00:20:29,679 Speaker 1: which also you mentioned all those things, but the loser 410 00:20:29,720 --> 00:20:31,760 Speaker 1: of this game drops to one and two. You're a 411 00:20:31,840 --> 00:20:34,480 Speaker 1: little five hundred. You're in the basement of the AFC West, 412 00:20:34,800 --> 00:20:37,320 Speaker 1: so you can you know, yeah, must one is debatable 413 00:20:37,359 --> 00:20:40,240 Speaker 1: in Week three, but this game did have big implications 414 00:20:40,240 --> 00:20:43,480 Speaker 1: and could have big implications too down the road. I 415 00:20:43,600 --> 00:20:46,560 Speaker 1: was pleased to see Drew Tranquill out there, yeah, getting 416 00:20:46,560 --> 00:20:48,840 Speaker 1: in that linebacker rotation, and I thought he brought a 417 00:20:48,880 --> 00:20:51,080 Speaker 1: spark to Spishy in the first half, eight total tackles, 418 00:20:51,080 --> 00:20:52,919 Speaker 1: you had a half a sack. I think he shared 419 00:20:52,920 --> 00:20:57,040 Speaker 1: that with Joey. We talked about the lineback and corps 420 00:20:57,080 --> 00:20:59,080 Speaker 1: being one of the strengths of the defense in terms 421 00:20:59,119 --> 00:21:01,600 Speaker 1: of you know, listen to guy like Drew trankles on 422 00:21:01,640 --> 00:21:04,560 Speaker 1: the sidelines, you have a pretty good group. And to 423 00:21:04,640 --> 00:21:06,680 Speaker 1: see him kind of get in the mix with Kaiser 424 00:21:07,200 --> 00:21:10,640 Speaker 1: and Kenneth I thought was a welcome sight as well. 425 00:21:10,680 --> 00:21:14,800 Speaker 1: And then another Irish guy, Lloie Gilman an interception in 426 00:21:14,840 --> 00:21:16,920 Speaker 1: the fourth quarter. So Notre Dames stepping up when we 427 00:21:17,000 --> 00:21:21,160 Speaker 1: talking about Hillary, Tranquil and Gilman Hailey stepping up. Coming 428 00:21:21,200 --> 00:21:24,000 Speaker 1: off a big win too over Wisconsin on Saturday, if 429 00:21:24,200 --> 00:21:28,119 Speaker 1: if you will, huge, huge for those guys and all 430 00:21:28,160 --> 00:21:30,080 Speaker 1: those guys, you know, those were key draft picks over 431 00:21:30,119 --> 00:21:32,800 Speaker 1: the last couple of years too. Hillary obviously a first rounder, 432 00:21:32,840 --> 00:21:35,840 Speaker 1: but the play I think too, I was really also 433 00:21:35,840 --> 00:21:37,840 Speaker 1: impressed with the Looe yesterday. You know, we talked about 434 00:21:37,840 --> 00:21:39,760 Speaker 1: the interception and then we also talked about just that 435 00:21:39,960 --> 00:21:42,560 Speaker 1: that third down stop, that tackle he had early in 436 00:21:42,600 --> 00:21:45,040 Speaker 1: the second quarter or I'm sorry late in the second quarter. 437 00:21:45,480 --> 00:21:48,240 Speaker 1: I just think that's what you want, right That's what 438 00:21:48,280 --> 00:21:50,159 Speaker 1: you want to see out of these young guys. You 439 00:21:50,280 --> 00:21:54,880 Speaker 1: want to see them progress. And again, it's a new defense, 440 00:21:55,000 --> 00:21:57,440 Speaker 1: it's a new system, and we've heard the word complex 441 00:21:57,520 --> 00:21:59,840 Speaker 1: being thrown around a lot that it's it's a lot 442 00:22:00,040 --> 00:22:02,560 Speaker 1: that's built on disguise and knowing where you're supposed to 443 00:22:02,600 --> 00:22:04,720 Speaker 1: be and then after the ball is snap moving around 444 00:22:04,840 --> 00:22:08,199 Speaker 1: and have you know, doing that and everything. So I 445 00:22:08,280 --> 00:22:10,320 Speaker 1: think to be able to see those guys really take 446 00:22:10,320 --> 00:22:13,919 Speaker 1: a step and elevate. Again, it's only week three. You 447 00:22:13,920 --> 00:22:16,160 Speaker 1: can really only go up, you can only get better. 448 00:22:16,320 --> 00:22:18,320 Speaker 1: And I think it's really encouraging though to see their 449 00:22:18,359 --> 00:22:22,200 Speaker 1: performances right now. Chargers fans should enjoy this one. But 450 00:22:22,560 --> 00:22:25,120 Speaker 1: I think one of the reasons you enjoyed that much 451 00:22:25,160 --> 00:22:27,719 Speaker 1: more is you know what's coming up next. Yeah, Monday 452 00:22:27,800 --> 00:22:31,600 Speaker 1: Night Football. It's Raiders week. The Raiders at three and oh, 453 00:22:31,640 --> 00:22:35,960 Speaker 1: the Chargers are two and one. It's an early division matchup, 454 00:22:36,440 --> 00:22:39,240 Speaker 1: And honestly, I was looking last night because I know 455 00:22:39,280 --> 00:22:41,160 Speaker 1: the Raiders have not been good for a long time 456 00:22:41,880 --> 00:22:45,600 Speaker 1: and the Chargers have had some down years from you know, 457 00:22:45,760 --> 00:22:48,560 Speaker 1: two thousand and two. On December eighth, two thousand and 458 00:22:48,600 --> 00:22:51,159 Speaker 1: two was the last time both these teams entered the 459 00:22:51,240 --> 00:22:54,600 Speaker 1: game above five hundred. So it just it shows you 460 00:22:54,680 --> 00:22:58,800 Speaker 1: how long it's been, and it's good for the NFL, 461 00:22:58,960 --> 00:23:02,359 Speaker 1: It's good for the division. This rivalry is so much fun. 462 00:23:02,400 --> 00:23:05,040 Speaker 1: If you talked to Sean Merriman and with Damian Thomlinson 463 00:23:05,160 --> 00:23:08,440 Speaker 1: and Rivers and Gates, they'll tell you how much they 464 00:23:08,600 --> 00:23:11,119 Speaker 1: enjoyed Raiders a week because they enjoyed beating the Raiders. 465 00:23:11,560 --> 00:23:13,880 Speaker 1: How about this three and o versus two and one 466 00:23:14,280 --> 00:23:16,480 Speaker 1: Chargers win, they go to two and oh in the 467 00:23:16,520 --> 00:23:20,879 Speaker 1: AFC West, A big game on Monday night, Hailey, I 468 00:23:20,920 --> 00:23:22,440 Speaker 1: think this game is going to be so much fun. 469 00:23:22,640 --> 00:23:24,840 Speaker 1: I am so excited for this game for a lot 470 00:23:24,880 --> 00:23:28,280 Speaker 1: of different reasons. I think also to the rivalry is 471 00:23:28,320 --> 00:23:31,920 Speaker 1: better when both teams are good. When both I mean, 472 00:23:32,040 --> 00:23:35,280 Speaker 1: which sounds dumb to say, but you know, in years past, 473 00:23:35,400 --> 00:23:38,120 Speaker 1: one of them, sometimes even both of them, have been 474 00:23:38,200 --> 00:23:40,480 Speaker 1: kind of Wounded Animals and just you know, it's another 475 00:23:40,520 --> 00:23:42,480 Speaker 1: game on the schedule and you're both you both have 476 00:23:42,560 --> 00:23:45,119 Speaker 1: losing records, and it's like, oh, you know, Okay, someone's 477 00:23:45,119 --> 00:23:48,000 Speaker 1: gonna win this one. Great. These two teams, though, they're 478 00:23:48,000 --> 00:23:51,160 Speaker 1: hot right now, and the Raiders are really hot right now. Again, 479 00:23:51,200 --> 00:23:54,520 Speaker 1: another overtime game yesterday for them. That team loves overtime, 480 00:23:54,640 --> 00:23:58,240 Speaker 1: especially in Vegas. But they're three and oz and can't 481 00:23:58,240 --> 00:24:01,280 Speaker 1: help but talk about this game without talking about all 482 00:24:01,320 --> 00:24:04,080 Speaker 1: the Chargers connections too that are on that team now, 483 00:24:04,160 --> 00:24:08,200 Speaker 1: with Gus Bradley and the plethora of players his Disciples 484 00:24:08,200 --> 00:24:10,879 Speaker 1: of People as people have annointed them and other coaches 485 00:24:10,880 --> 00:24:13,240 Speaker 1: to run my list, and their secondary Richard Smith with 486 00:24:13,320 --> 00:24:16,800 Speaker 1: the linebackers. It's a really fun one. And I'm actually 487 00:24:16,800 --> 00:24:21,040 Speaker 1: extremely intrigued obviously that this defensive staff knows justin Herbert 488 00:24:21,160 --> 00:24:23,440 Speaker 1: it is a new offense, but just how it's all 489 00:24:23,480 --> 00:24:26,359 Speaker 1: going to play out is so interesting to me. I 490 00:24:26,359 --> 00:24:29,320 Speaker 1: am so excited for Monday night. I can't wait. We've 491 00:24:29,320 --> 00:24:32,600 Speaker 1: made the jokes. We should probably leave now because traffic 492 00:24:32,720 --> 00:24:37,760 Speaker 1: is gonna be insane. I'm leaving in yeah, and I'm 493 00:24:37,800 --> 00:24:41,480 Speaker 1: just gonna sleep. It's so far for the next eight 494 00:24:41,560 --> 00:24:43,959 Speaker 1: days or whatever it is. But I'm really excited. This 495 00:24:44,040 --> 00:24:45,640 Speaker 1: is going to be such a fun matchup. I think 496 00:24:45,840 --> 00:24:49,080 Speaker 1: ESPN is probably very excited too, because you have two 497 00:24:49,119 --> 00:24:50,560 Speaker 1: you know, you have the Raiders who are three and oh, 498 00:24:50,640 --> 00:24:52,000 Speaker 1: you have the Chargers who were two and one and 499 00:24:52,000 --> 00:24:56,040 Speaker 1: are extremely extremely exciting, especially with number ten at quarterback, 500 00:24:56,480 --> 00:24:59,320 Speaker 1: and the way both of those games last season ended, 501 00:24:59,600 --> 00:25:03,080 Speaker 1: both Sofi Stadium and in Vegas. You mentioned over time 502 00:25:03,119 --> 00:25:08,080 Speaker 1: and yeah, I was in justin Yeah, I guess the 503 00:25:08,200 --> 00:25:11,960 Speaker 1: part touchdown that wasn't at Sofi Stadium. Um, there's there's 504 00:25:12,000 --> 00:25:13,720 Speaker 1: a lot of lairs you mentioned. I mean, we got 505 00:25:13,720 --> 00:25:19,119 Speaker 1: guys like Denzel Perriman, Casey Hayward, Philon. Um, it's gonna 506 00:25:19,160 --> 00:25:22,879 Speaker 1: be a blast Sofi Stadium Monday night. Can't wait to 507 00:25:22,880 --> 00:25:26,920 Speaker 1: see you guys there, Haley. Any closing thoughts, I don't 508 00:25:26,920 --> 00:25:30,080 Speaker 1: even know. We could probably go another hour on this game. 509 00:25:30,440 --> 00:25:33,600 Speaker 1: There was so much. There was so much to talk about, 510 00:25:34,119 --> 00:25:36,200 Speaker 1: but I think we packed a lot in we did. 511 00:25:36,320 --> 00:25:38,639 Speaker 1: I think, you know, I'll just kind of close it 512 00:25:38,680 --> 00:25:40,680 Speaker 1: out by just saying, you know, credit to the defense 513 00:25:40,760 --> 00:25:43,240 Speaker 1: for for doing what they did those four turnovers. I 514 00:25:43,240 --> 00:25:45,960 Speaker 1: means the most they've had in a game since twenty eighteen, 515 00:25:46,480 --> 00:25:50,640 Speaker 1: so the first time the defense has forced a takeaway 516 00:25:50,680 --> 00:25:53,320 Speaker 1: on the first three series of a game, I think 517 00:25:53,359 --> 00:25:55,920 Speaker 1: in the last three seasons or something like that. So 518 00:25:56,480 --> 00:25:58,520 Speaker 1: they're really you know, to get it into gear and 519 00:25:58,600 --> 00:26:00,960 Speaker 1: again to do it against the team like Kansas City 520 00:26:01,240 --> 00:26:03,320 Speaker 1: is it is huge. And I was just really proud 521 00:26:03,359 --> 00:26:05,160 Speaker 1: of them yesterday and proud of the effort that they 522 00:26:05,160 --> 00:26:07,840 Speaker 1: put in and the aggression that they showed too. And 523 00:26:08,040 --> 00:26:11,159 Speaker 1: we'll see again, it's only Week three. A lot of 524 00:26:11,160 --> 00:26:13,480 Speaker 1: football left, a lot of ballgame left, as they say, 525 00:26:13,480 --> 00:26:16,160 Speaker 1: in this season, but this is a really encouraging one. 526 00:26:16,320 --> 00:26:18,679 Speaker 1: And now you're two and one and now the two one, 527 00:26:18,960 --> 00:26:22,399 Speaker 1: and this is just the start of Patrick Mahomes and 528 00:26:22,520 --> 00:26:26,679 Speaker 1: Justin Herbert in the AFC West for the next decade plus. 529 00:26:27,000 --> 00:26:29,560 Speaker 1: I think that's what's most fun to me is because 530 00:26:29,560 --> 00:26:31,960 Speaker 1: we saw a Week two last year. We saw how 531 00:26:31,960 --> 00:26:36,000 Speaker 1: that one ended in overtime, we saw this instant classic 532 00:26:36,240 --> 00:26:39,120 Speaker 1: Mike Williams showing up, Justin Herbert doing his thing at Arrowhead. 533 00:26:39,640 --> 00:26:42,760 Speaker 1: And the next one, the next installment of this Thursday 534 00:26:42,840 --> 00:26:48,760 Speaker 1: Night Football in December at Sofi Stadium we're gonna be 535 00:26:48,760 --> 00:26:52,719 Speaker 1: at so far Monday Night Raiders Chargers. This has been 536 00:26:52,760 --> 00:26:55,800 Speaker 1: a blast. It's always fun doing this podcast when the 537 00:26:55,920 --> 00:26:58,800 Speaker 1: Chargers win. This has been the final Drive presented by 538 00:26:58,960 --> 00:27:02,880 Speaker 1: Microsoft Windows eleven for Haley Elwood. I'm Chris Harry. We'll 539 00:27:02,880 --> 00:27:10,919 Speaker 1: see you guys next week. M m hm