1 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:13,960 Speaker 1: Well it's up, guys. Welcome into a week fourteen edition 2 00:00:14,120 --> 00:00:18,320 Speaker 1: of Chargers Weekly alongside Matt mndey Smith. I'm Chris Heyry 3 00:00:18,520 --> 00:00:22,919 Speaker 1: Chargers seven and five money, and I'm looking at the standings. 4 00:00:22,960 --> 00:00:25,360 Speaker 1: I'm looking at how the rest of the schedule shakes out. Man. 5 00:00:25,560 --> 00:00:29,639 Speaker 1: That was a massive, massive win against the Bengals. You 6 00:00:29,680 --> 00:00:32,239 Speaker 1: know one thing that they've they seemingly have done all 7 00:00:32,280 --> 00:00:35,400 Speaker 1: season long, right, is after a disappointing loss, is they 8 00:00:35,479 --> 00:00:38,040 Speaker 1: get you that win that maybe you had circled as 9 00:00:38,040 --> 00:00:39,760 Speaker 1: a loss. Right, it's like, you know what we got 10 00:00:39,800 --> 00:00:42,440 Speaker 1: the Broncos one here with their struggles is the win 11 00:00:42,520 --> 00:00:44,479 Speaker 1: and the Bengals that's gonna be tough. They're playing really 12 00:00:44,479 --> 00:00:46,839 Speaker 1: good football as the loss and they just swapped them. 13 00:00:46,960 --> 00:00:50,160 Speaker 1: Happened with the Cowboys and the Chiefs, And I think, 14 00:00:50,200 --> 00:00:51,880 Speaker 1: you know, that's one thing this team has been really 15 00:00:51,920 --> 00:00:54,560 Speaker 1: good about doing. And you can, you know, you can 16 00:00:54,600 --> 00:00:57,320 Speaker 1: either flip it positive or negative. Right, they're not able 17 00:00:57,320 --> 00:00:59,800 Speaker 1: to sustain success since they're four in one start, they've 18 00:00:59,800 --> 00:01:01,760 Speaker 1: been alternating, or you can say, well, they're able to 19 00:01:01,760 --> 00:01:05,040 Speaker 1: rebound from losses. So however you want to frame it, 20 00:01:05,120 --> 00:01:07,319 Speaker 1: at least they're able to do that, and they're not 21 00:01:07,440 --> 00:01:10,039 Speaker 1: stringing these losses together either. It'd be nice to string 22 00:01:10,120 --> 00:01:13,280 Speaker 1: some wins, and it certainly set up that way this week, 23 00:01:13,360 --> 00:01:16,720 Speaker 1: but to get out to Cincinnati, it's certainly and I 24 00:01:16,720 --> 00:01:19,839 Speaker 1: know you saw it too, crazy. It's just a team 25 00:01:19,920 --> 00:01:22,040 Speaker 1: felt different. Felt it in the meal, you know, in 26 00:01:22,400 --> 00:01:25,080 Speaker 1: the meal room before the game that morning, felt it 27 00:01:25,080 --> 00:01:27,560 Speaker 1: on the bus ride over, felt it on the pregame. 28 00:01:27,600 --> 00:01:29,920 Speaker 1: It's just I don't know, the team just had a 29 00:01:29,959 --> 00:01:33,440 Speaker 1: different vibe about it. It's December, these games are meaningful. 30 00:01:33,680 --> 00:01:35,760 Speaker 1: You got a shot to not only get in the tournament, 31 00:01:35,760 --> 00:01:38,640 Speaker 1: but the AFC is wide open to win the damn 32 00:01:38,720 --> 00:01:40,280 Speaker 1: thing and go to the Super Bowl. And it just 33 00:01:40,360 --> 00:01:42,880 Speaker 1: felt like, I know, there's just a sense of urgency 34 00:01:42,920 --> 00:01:45,399 Speaker 1: that I don't that I felt like was there. I'm 35 00:01:45,440 --> 00:01:47,000 Speaker 1: not saying it wasn't there for any of the the other games. 36 00:01:47,040 --> 00:01:48,480 Speaker 1: I don't know. I just felt it a little bit 37 00:01:48,520 --> 00:01:51,520 Speaker 1: more in this contest. Yeah, I did too. And we're 38 00:01:51,560 --> 00:01:54,040 Speaker 1: sitting here. It's December ninth, there's seven and five with 39 00:01:54,120 --> 00:01:57,560 Speaker 1: five games to go, and hopefully they're peaking at the 40 00:01:57,640 --> 00:01:59,720 Speaker 1: right time and we'll find out over the next couple 41 00:01:59,760 --> 00:02:02,480 Speaker 1: of game games especially, but you're right. I mean to 42 00:02:02,560 --> 00:02:05,520 Speaker 1: outscore the Bengals in the first and the fourth quarters 43 00:02:05,600 --> 00:02:07,960 Speaker 1: thirty three to nothing. And I know it got interesting 44 00:02:08,600 --> 00:02:11,720 Speaker 1: in the middle, always does, always does, right, but to 45 00:02:11,880 --> 00:02:14,120 Speaker 1: get out in front twenty four nothing Like you said. 46 00:02:14,240 --> 00:02:16,400 Speaker 1: They came in with the purpose and when it did 47 00:02:16,440 --> 00:02:19,680 Speaker 1: get interesting, guess what they finished. And they finished very strong. 48 00:02:20,200 --> 00:02:22,600 Speaker 1: And you look at the standings. Money, you lose that 49 00:02:22,680 --> 00:02:25,799 Speaker 1: game with the Steelers win, I don't think the Chargers 50 00:02:25,840 --> 00:02:28,000 Speaker 1: are in the playoffs if we're talking today, I think 51 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:31,160 Speaker 1: they're out right they are, Yeah, they'd be outside looking in. Yeah. 52 00:02:31,200 --> 00:02:34,239 Speaker 1: So right now, you're the fifth seed. You play Kansas 53 00:02:34,280 --> 00:02:37,120 Speaker 1: City at Arrowhead if the season ended today. But if 54 00:02:37,160 --> 00:02:39,320 Speaker 1: you beat the Giants, you got a game for first 55 00:02:39,320 --> 00:02:42,360 Speaker 1: place in the division on Thursday Night football, right, So 56 00:02:42,600 --> 00:02:45,160 Speaker 1: I don't think. I don't think it gets much better 57 00:02:45,200 --> 00:02:48,680 Speaker 1: than this. Obviously, you know, there's some some situations on 58 00:02:48,720 --> 00:02:50,720 Speaker 1: offense where you know, as we're taping this, we're not 59 00:02:50,720 --> 00:02:52,560 Speaker 1: sure exactly if Keenan and Mike are going to be 60 00:02:52,560 --> 00:02:54,440 Speaker 1: on the field on Sunday. We hope they will be. 61 00:02:55,600 --> 00:02:57,520 Speaker 1: But I just I look at this defense. I think 62 00:02:57,520 --> 00:03:00,240 Speaker 1: the defense, money is peeking at the right time. Six acts, 63 00:03:00,280 --> 00:03:04,720 Speaker 1: ten quarterback hits, forced turnovers. We had not seen them 64 00:03:04,760 --> 00:03:08,040 Speaker 1: really forced many turnovers the last five weeks, and I 65 00:03:08,040 --> 00:03:10,560 Speaker 1: think that was a big part of what Brandon Saley 66 00:03:10,639 --> 00:03:12,760 Speaker 1: wanted to do and how he wants to steep us 67 00:03:12,800 --> 00:03:15,600 Speaker 1: to be identified. And they certainly did that. Yeah, you know, 68 00:03:15,639 --> 00:03:17,799 Speaker 1: a couple things, you know, kind of to to pick 69 00:03:17,880 --> 00:03:19,440 Speaker 1: up on there, and I guess I'll just start with 70 00:03:19,440 --> 00:03:22,320 Speaker 1: what you just mentioned. Look, they've forced fumbles that just 71 00:03:22,360 --> 00:03:24,880 Speaker 1: they've had bad fumble luck, so you know it was 72 00:03:24,960 --> 00:03:28,560 Speaker 1: bound to you know, pardon the pun bounced their way, um, 73 00:03:28,919 --> 00:03:30,680 Speaker 1: you know, because it did early in the season. And 74 00:03:30,720 --> 00:03:33,560 Speaker 1: then for whatever reason, they're getting these balls to squirt out. 75 00:03:33,560 --> 00:03:35,760 Speaker 1: They just you know, act they're squirting for first downs 76 00:03:35,760 --> 00:03:39,360 Speaker 1: against Denver or you know that, which I still don't understand. 77 00:03:39,400 --> 00:03:42,080 Speaker 1: They called it an incomplete pass for for Teddy instead 78 00:03:42,080 --> 00:03:44,840 Speaker 1: of what should have been a sack fumble recovered by Kaiser, 79 00:03:44,920 --> 00:03:47,200 Speaker 1: and it was and so I think it was bound 80 00:03:47,200 --> 00:03:49,440 Speaker 1: to even out, you know. And look, they've been dropping 81 00:03:49,480 --> 00:03:52,360 Speaker 1: interceptions too. You know. That's the other thing is they've 82 00:03:52,400 --> 00:03:56,119 Speaker 1: been they've put themselves in place, but the defensive bats 83 00:03:56,200 --> 00:03:58,800 Speaker 1: or whomever just haven't been able to secure the ball, 84 00:03:58,840 --> 00:04:00,800 Speaker 1: and they were able to do that in this one. 85 00:04:01,800 --> 00:04:04,120 Speaker 1: The one thing, look, I think it was a huge 86 00:04:04,160 --> 00:04:06,400 Speaker 1: game to put them in a position to have these 87 00:04:06,480 --> 00:04:10,120 Speaker 1: last five. You know, they can look, they're in charge 88 00:04:10,160 --> 00:04:13,080 Speaker 1: of it. They have the ability to win out and 89 00:04:13,160 --> 00:04:16,200 Speaker 1: end up as the number two seed or the number 90 00:04:16,240 --> 00:04:20,800 Speaker 1: three seed in the AFC and claim the division crown 91 00:04:20,880 --> 00:04:22,920 Speaker 1: and take it away from Kansas seed to set up 92 00:04:22,960 --> 00:04:25,200 Speaker 1: for them to do that. And I think they're playing, 93 00:04:25,400 --> 00:04:27,520 Speaker 1: you know, well enough to be able to do it. 94 00:04:27,880 --> 00:04:30,920 Speaker 1: But I think in that game, you know, I thought 95 00:04:30,960 --> 00:04:33,960 Speaker 1: there was a there was a big game moment in 96 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:37,200 Speaker 1: that game, and it was you go up twenty four nothing. 97 00:04:37,960 --> 00:04:41,520 Speaker 1: Now it's twenty four twenty two and you've got a 98 00:04:41,520 --> 00:04:44,440 Speaker 1: twelve man on the field penalty that has given the 99 00:04:44,480 --> 00:04:48,800 Speaker 1: Bengals a two point conversion from the one, and they 100 00:04:48,880 --> 00:04:50,719 Speaker 1: hand it to one of not just one of the 101 00:04:50,760 --> 00:04:53,960 Speaker 1: best backs, but one of the strongest backs in the NFL, 102 00:04:54,040 --> 00:04:57,960 Speaker 1: Joe Mixon six one, two thirty. And we know how 103 00:04:58,000 --> 00:05:00,240 Speaker 1: in battle this run defensis ban And I even said 104 00:05:00,240 --> 00:05:03,240 Speaker 1: it before the play to DJ, I said, look, silver Lining, 105 00:05:03,279 --> 00:05:06,400 Speaker 1: I know there's things going sideways, but I just got 106 00:05:06,400 --> 00:05:09,239 Speaker 1: this feeling if you stone them here and you don't 107 00:05:09,320 --> 00:05:11,599 Speaker 1: let them tie this game and you still have the lead, 108 00:05:11,680 --> 00:05:14,800 Speaker 1: you can say, hey, look things got sideways, but we're 109 00:05:14,839 --> 00:05:17,359 Speaker 1: still leading this game. And I think there's something to 110 00:05:17,360 --> 00:05:19,760 Speaker 1: be said about having that as you run off the field, 111 00:05:20,279 --> 00:05:23,240 Speaker 1: stopping a team from the one. And I just thought 112 00:05:23,279 --> 00:05:27,080 Speaker 1: it was such a huge play to stick Mixing there 113 00:05:27,080 --> 00:05:29,400 Speaker 1: in the hole and not let him get in, and 114 00:05:29,440 --> 00:05:32,240 Speaker 1: then you just saw this defense really take off from there. 115 00:05:32,279 --> 00:05:34,279 Speaker 1: I mean it was after that that a lot of 116 00:05:34,279 --> 00:05:37,360 Speaker 1: those sacks came the Derwin Adder League, you know, as 117 00:05:37,400 --> 00:05:39,840 Speaker 1: a team up on one the fumble, which was a 118 00:05:39,839 --> 00:05:42,080 Speaker 1: gift from from Mixing, but still I think it was 119 00:05:42,080 --> 00:05:44,640 Speaker 1: a product of how much contact he had received all games. 120 00:05:44,640 --> 00:05:47,280 Speaker 1: So that may be when we look back on this, 121 00:05:47,360 --> 00:05:49,800 Speaker 1: if they continue here and can build some momentum here 122 00:05:49,800 --> 00:05:53,600 Speaker 1: against the Giant's team that's severely undermanned, that may be 123 00:05:53,680 --> 00:05:55,200 Speaker 1: a play we look back on and go, you know what, 124 00:05:55,279 --> 00:05:58,280 Speaker 1: that that might have been it right there in that moment, 125 00:05:58,400 --> 00:06:00,600 Speaker 1: as embattled as they've been when it do a run 126 00:06:00,680 --> 00:06:02,760 Speaker 1: d and what people are saying about him, to hold 127 00:06:02,800 --> 00:06:04,680 Speaker 1: him there and to maintain that lean and then just 128 00:06:04,760 --> 00:06:06,640 Speaker 1: pick up the next seventeen points and get out of 129 00:06:06,640 --> 00:06:09,359 Speaker 1: there with a dominating win. Man, it's a great point 130 00:06:09,400 --> 00:06:12,440 Speaker 1: and mixing nineteen for fifty four two point eight to 131 00:06:12,560 --> 00:06:14,320 Speaker 1: carry and it's a product. Hey, when you go up 132 00:06:14,360 --> 00:06:17,599 Speaker 1: twenty four nothing, Yeah, it's gonna help your run defense. 133 00:06:17,640 --> 00:06:20,760 Speaker 1: And I think that the narrative of this thirty second 134 00:06:20,880 --> 00:06:24,320 Speaker 1: thirty first run defense it's flipping a little bit, right, 135 00:06:24,400 --> 00:06:26,320 Speaker 1: Like we were talking about how bad the Chiefs were 136 00:06:26,320 --> 00:06:27,800 Speaker 1: on defense at the beginning of the year, and I 137 00:06:27,880 --> 00:06:29,920 Speaker 1: look at what they've done. Right, It's an eighteen game 138 00:06:30,080 --> 00:06:33,760 Speaker 1: or seventeen game season, eighteen week season, and I feel 139 00:06:33,760 --> 00:06:35,640 Speaker 1: like that's starting to shift a little bit. I think 140 00:06:35,640 --> 00:06:38,280 Speaker 1: they're playing the run a little bit better. And you 141 00:06:38,320 --> 00:06:40,440 Speaker 1: said it, like, let's give to Vine Campbell a little 142 00:06:40,440 --> 00:06:41,760 Speaker 1: bit of credit. I know he's been in some tough 143 00:06:41,800 --> 00:06:45,359 Speaker 1: spots this year, filling in for guys, and I go 144 00:06:45,400 --> 00:06:47,919 Speaker 1: back to Week three when he forced two fumbles against 145 00:06:47,920 --> 00:06:49,560 Speaker 1: the Chiefs. They don't win that game without those two 146 00:06:49,600 --> 00:06:51,560 Speaker 1: forced fumbles, and I know it was a bit of 147 00:06:51,560 --> 00:06:53,520 Speaker 1: a gift, but he picked it up and with the 148 00:06:53,560 --> 00:06:55,440 Speaker 1: other way and they got six out of it. So 149 00:06:56,040 --> 00:06:58,479 Speaker 1: I give Campbell some credit. There too. Yeah. I mean, look, 150 00:06:58,839 --> 00:07:01,800 Speaker 1: I think they're I have still been coverage issues there 151 00:07:01,800 --> 00:07:04,320 Speaker 1: were in that game and in Tavan. Isn't alone in that. 152 00:07:04,480 --> 00:07:07,560 Speaker 1: I just to me that the back end is dramatically 153 00:07:07,560 --> 00:07:10,960 Speaker 1: different without Asante out there. He has been so good 154 00:07:11,000 --> 00:07:15,360 Speaker 1: this season and by far their most reliable cover corners. So, 155 00:07:16,080 --> 00:07:17,920 Speaker 1: you know, I thought Coach Staley addressed it a little 156 00:07:17,920 --> 00:07:21,000 Speaker 1: bit earlier this week, saying that, you know, the system 157 00:07:21,040 --> 00:07:24,520 Speaker 1: and the scheme that Mike Davis came from is considerably 158 00:07:24,560 --> 00:07:27,120 Speaker 1: different than what we're asking him to do, and he's 159 00:07:27,160 --> 00:07:30,200 Speaker 1: still trying to catch up and you know, get comfortable 160 00:07:30,200 --> 00:07:32,840 Speaker 1: and figure that out. And I think the same goes 161 00:07:32,880 --> 00:07:34,600 Speaker 1: with camp I mean, look, Campbell was someone we were 162 00:07:34,640 --> 00:07:37,440 Speaker 1: discussing with the fifty three, with the fifty third spot, 163 00:07:38,000 --> 00:07:40,200 Speaker 1: you know. I mean that's so now that you're asking 164 00:07:40,280 --> 00:07:43,240 Speaker 1: him to go up against, you know, a level of 165 00:07:43,280 --> 00:07:45,800 Speaker 1: competition that we did not anticipate. We figured he'd be 166 00:07:45,840 --> 00:07:49,200 Speaker 1: a special teams player, a depth piece, and instead he's 167 00:07:49,200 --> 00:07:51,960 Speaker 1: been a starter, you know, for three or four games, 168 00:07:53,120 --> 00:07:55,560 Speaker 1: and look they're picking on him and they're still giving 169 00:07:55,640 --> 00:07:58,200 Speaker 1: up a lot of third downs. But I think just 170 00:07:58,240 --> 00:07:59,600 Speaker 1: to kind of speak to your point. Look, you've got 171 00:07:59,600 --> 00:08:01,560 Speaker 1: to figure that out. Every team does. Every team is 172 00:08:01,600 --> 00:08:05,240 Speaker 1: dealing with attrition in Week fourteen, and so I think 173 00:08:05,240 --> 00:08:08,880 Speaker 1: the one thing that is encouraging is how good the 174 00:08:08,920 --> 00:08:11,040 Speaker 1: safeties have been in Adderly when he's out there, and 175 00:08:11,080 --> 00:08:13,680 Speaker 1: obviously Derwin is playing like the best safety and maybe 176 00:08:13,720 --> 00:08:17,040 Speaker 1: the best defensive player in the game right now. That helps. 177 00:08:17,120 --> 00:08:20,520 Speaker 1: The linebackers have been exceptional, Tranquil and White, they have 178 00:08:20,600 --> 00:08:23,520 Speaker 1: been exceptional, and I think you're starting to see, and 179 00:08:23,600 --> 00:08:26,720 Speaker 1: Coach Staley even discussed this, that front is starting to 180 00:08:26,720 --> 00:08:28,640 Speaker 1: figure it out. They're starting to get more comfortable with 181 00:08:28,680 --> 00:08:31,480 Speaker 1: gap and a half their start. Look since their bye week, 182 00:08:32,160 --> 00:08:34,640 Speaker 1: just look at their run defense. It's not the same. 183 00:08:34,800 --> 00:08:38,560 Speaker 1: It's a completely different defense. You know, they have been 184 00:08:38,920 --> 00:08:42,480 Speaker 1: much better against Dalvin Cook, against Joe Mixon, against some 185 00:08:42,520 --> 00:08:44,960 Speaker 1: of the best runners in the league. You know, I 186 00:08:44,960 --> 00:08:47,920 Speaker 1: think a lot of it's skewed from Jalen Hurts, just 187 00:08:48,000 --> 00:08:50,760 Speaker 1: kind of breaking out when he's intending to pass and 188 00:08:51,040 --> 00:08:54,560 Speaker 1: extending those plays. The Broncos game was not good for them. 189 00:08:54,559 --> 00:08:57,880 Speaker 1: I absolutely acknowledge that the Broncos got after him, but 190 00:08:57,920 --> 00:09:00,520 Speaker 1: I think they've done enough since the to make you 191 00:09:00,520 --> 00:09:03,760 Speaker 1: feel pretty good about it being at least average, at 192 00:09:03,840 --> 00:09:08,160 Speaker 1: least league average mid pack and maybe even better, you know, 193 00:09:08,200 --> 00:09:10,840 Speaker 1: after what they were able to do against Mixon, And 194 00:09:10,880 --> 00:09:13,640 Speaker 1: I think a lot of that too personnel. You know, 195 00:09:13,679 --> 00:09:17,240 Speaker 1: they're rotating guys like Gaziano and Fijoko out there and 196 00:09:17,280 --> 00:09:20,600 Speaker 1: they're making plays. And I think they're kicking Joey inside 197 00:09:20,600 --> 00:09:23,040 Speaker 1: a little bit more as opposed to have him playing 198 00:09:23,080 --> 00:09:25,200 Speaker 1: wide edge. He's kind of moving up and down that line. 199 00:09:25,200 --> 00:09:27,600 Speaker 1: I think that's helped a lot. And there's no doubt 200 00:09:27,679 --> 00:09:30,160 Speaker 1: Chenna has been just fantastic these last year. It was 201 00:09:30,480 --> 00:09:33,560 Speaker 1: Chenna was awesome on Sunday. And you know we mentioned 202 00:09:33,559 --> 00:09:35,360 Speaker 1: that the six sex. I think it's the first time 203 00:09:35,720 --> 00:09:38,120 Speaker 1: a Chargers defense has gotten six sex. It's the twenty 204 00:09:38,160 --> 00:09:40,599 Speaker 1: sixteen season, and they did it for a majority of 205 00:09:40,600 --> 00:09:42,679 Speaker 1: the game without Joey Bright. I was thinking about. I 206 00:09:42,720 --> 00:09:44,560 Speaker 1: thought it might have been after that. Did they end 207 00:09:44,640 --> 00:09:49,000 Speaker 1: up with just five against Peterman in the They must have, 208 00:09:49,400 --> 00:09:51,400 Speaker 1: because I know there were what five interceptions? I think, 209 00:09:51,400 --> 00:09:52,959 Speaker 1: but I thought there might have been. You know what, 210 00:09:53,000 --> 00:09:54,679 Speaker 1: You're right, it was probably I can't imagine it was six. 211 00:09:54,800 --> 00:09:57,800 Speaker 1: Are good for the charges? Communication said twenty sixteen season. 212 00:09:57,840 --> 00:09:59,640 Speaker 1: There we go. We'll take it. They know better than me. 213 00:10:00,080 --> 00:10:02,360 Speaker 1: But the fact that Joey was out though money for 214 00:10:02,400 --> 00:10:05,719 Speaker 1: a majority of that snaps and what you Chenna did, 215 00:10:05,800 --> 00:10:08,160 Speaker 1: and you know, Stanley was asked that. I think it 216 00:10:08,240 --> 00:10:10,199 Speaker 1: was on Wednesday that he was asked about, Hey, is 217 00:10:10,240 --> 00:10:12,040 Speaker 1: it is it hard? You know, when you're getting guys 218 00:10:12,080 --> 00:10:14,160 Speaker 1: back like Lynvall and Assante to put them in the 219 00:10:14,160 --> 00:10:16,560 Speaker 1: lineup and take other guys that He's like, no, it's 220 00:10:16,559 --> 00:10:21,480 Speaker 1: not out at all. It's actually fine. And it speaks 221 00:10:21,480 --> 00:10:23,960 Speaker 1: to your point about, hey, we're giving these guys who 222 00:10:24,040 --> 00:10:27,880 Speaker 1: are rotational players, you know, quality reps that if they 223 00:10:27,960 --> 00:10:31,000 Speaker 1: do have to come back in in December and January, um, 224 00:10:31,520 --> 00:10:34,640 Speaker 1: you know, there's somewhat more prepared. I think there's I 225 00:10:34,679 --> 00:10:36,320 Speaker 1: do think there's a flip side of that though, Chris. 226 00:10:36,320 --> 00:10:40,120 Speaker 1: I think what we've learned is that he's trying to 227 00:10:40,160 --> 00:10:42,760 Speaker 1: figure out the best role for Kenneth Murray and I 228 00:10:42,800 --> 00:10:45,800 Speaker 1: think he's quickly discovered that, you know, for whatever reason, 229 00:10:45,840 --> 00:10:48,240 Speaker 1: and this is nothing against what Kenneth is able to 230 00:10:48,240 --> 00:10:50,680 Speaker 1: do on the field, but there's just a special combo 231 00:10:50,760 --> 00:10:54,360 Speaker 1: there with Tranquil and White. They play really really well together. 232 00:10:54,480 --> 00:10:58,440 Speaker 1: And sometimes that just predicates who gets the snaps and 233 00:10:58,520 --> 00:11:02,120 Speaker 1: who doesn't and how those players fit into that puzzle. 234 00:11:02,160 --> 00:11:05,080 Speaker 1: I think what we've also seen two is, look, Jerry Tillery. 235 00:11:05,160 --> 00:11:07,360 Speaker 1: We know can get after a quarterback and he can 236 00:11:07,360 --> 00:11:10,600 Speaker 1: get up field, but he struggled to slow down the run. 237 00:11:10,640 --> 00:11:13,560 Speaker 1: And I think he's recognized, Okay, we can. We can 238 00:11:13,559 --> 00:11:15,840 Speaker 1: now maybe pull his snap count down a little bit, 239 00:11:16,000 --> 00:11:18,920 Speaker 1: rotate guys like Gaziano Fojoko in there, and we can 240 00:11:18,960 --> 00:11:21,280 Speaker 1: be a better defense. So I do think, yeah, you 241 00:11:21,320 --> 00:11:23,480 Speaker 1: want Linvall back, and you want Tillery out there, and 242 00:11:23,520 --> 00:11:25,200 Speaker 1: you want to have Kenneth Murray healthy. But I think 243 00:11:25,240 --> 00:11:27,240 Speaker 1: what it's also done is it's allowed him, as a 244 00:11:27,280 --> 00:11:30,800 Speaker 1: first year head coach and coordinator of that defense, to say, oh, 245 00:11:30,800 --> 00:11:33,240 Speaker 1: you know what, this combo works better, so we're going 246 00:11:33,280 --> 00:11:35,760 Speaker 1: to ride this out. And sometimes you know you're forced 247 00:11:35,760 --> 00:11:39,920 Speaker 1: into that, you know, based on injuries. And I think 248 00:11:39,920 --> 00:11:43,360 Speaker 1: we've I think, especially in the linebacking level, I think 249 00:11:43,360 --> 00:11:46,000 Speaker 1: we've really seen that. I mean, I'd put man, I'm 250 00:11:46,040 --> 00:11:49,520 Speaker 1: putting Shrankuil and Kaiser up against almost any two linebackers 251 00:11:49,520 --> 00:11:52,040 Speaker 1: in the league with the way they play together. They 252 00:11:52,040 --> 00:11:54,360 Speaker 1: are so good out there at the same time. Yeah, 253 00:11:54,400 --> 00:11:56,800 Speaker 1: let's talk about Kaisier for a second, because you know 254 00:11:57,040 --> 00:12:00,640 Speaker 1: our guys Breck and Danny. It charges communications another great one. 255 00:12:01,200 --> 00:12:04,839 Speaker 1: Derwin has a hundred tackles, right, Kaiser is four away 256 00:12:04,880 --> 00:12:07,280 Speaker 1: from one hundred tackles. The last combination to do that 257 00:12:07,320 --> 00:12:10,320 Speaker 1: was Junior Sayelle and Rodney Harrison. And there's five games 258 00:12:10,360 --> 00:12:12,560 Speaker 1: to go, man, Like, I mean, I realized there's an 259 00:12:12,600 --> 00:12:15,120 Speaker 1: extra game, but there's five games to go. Here. The 260 00:12:15,200 --> 00:12:18,320 Speaker 1: way Kaiser has played, like you said, Withdrew, and the 261 00:12:18,400 --> 00:12:22,480 Speaker 1: fact that that Kenneth is almost moving to edge at times, 262 00:12:22,800 --> 00:12:25,640 Speaker 1: I mean, it just speaks to how good those guys 263 00:12:25,679 --> 00:12:29,079 Speaker 1: are together. But you know the way Derwin has played 264 00:12:29,120 --> 00:12:31,520 Speaker 1: with Nas and coach Still who was asked about Nas 265 00:12:31,679 --> 00:12:34,880 Speaker 1: yesterday and he just basically said, listen, Nas has a 266 00:12:34,880 --> 00:12:37,600 Speaker 1: long ways to go, but but Nas is a player. 267 00:12:37,640 --> 00:12:40,240 Speaker 1: And I think we sometimes forget too Bunny, Like they're 268 00:12:40,280 --> 00:12:42,080 Speaker 1: seven and five right now. It's the first year of 269 00:12:42,080 --> 00:12:46,040 Speaker 1: this program. There's a first year of this defensive system 270 00:12:46,040 --> 00:12:49,680 Speaker 1: being implemented, and these coaches teaching these players how they 271 00:12:49,720 --> 00:12:52,679 Speaker 1: want to play defense. And I think you're seeing the 272 00:12:52,720 --> 00:12:56,640 Speaker 1: fruits of that in December and January. They're getting better defensively, 273 00:12:57,080 --> 00:12:59,560 Speaker 1: and this is going to be a process. Coach Nanley's 274 00:12:59,559 --> 00:13:01,800 Speaker 1: not leaving after the twenty twenty one season, right, I 275 00:13:01,800 --> 00:13:04,199 Speaker 1: mean he's trying to build something here. Um, not just 276 00:13:04,240 --> 00:13:07,240 Speaker 1: for this season but beyond. Yeah, I think, um, you know, 277 00:13:07,320 --> 00:13:09,000 Speaker 1: you hear it. It's it's you hear it so much. 278 00:13:09,000 --> 00:13:11,160 Speaker 1: It's almost a cliche. I mean it may be a cliche. 279 00:13:11,920 --> 00:13:13,640 Speaker 1: It's not the best team that wins the super Bowl. 280 00:13:13,640 --> 00:13:16,600 Speaker 1: It's typically the hottest team, you know, because the margins 281 00:13:16,600 --> 00:13:19,040 Speaker 1: are so slim in the NFL. Yeah, every team is 282 00:13:19,360 --> 00:13:21,559 Speaker 1: stacked with really good players, and that's why most of 283 00:13:21,600 --> 00:13:25,520 Speaker 1: the games, you know, are one possession game. So typically, 284 00:13:25,880 --> 00:13:28,000 Speaker 1: which you know, like the Bucks last year, like the 285 00:13:28,400 --> 00:13:31,360 Speaker 1: Giants when they won there too, is both wild cards, 286 00:13:31,760 --> 00:13:34,040 Speaker 1: you know, like it just ends up being the team 287 00:13:34,080 --> 00:13:38,640 Speaker 1: that hits it stride or or finds its peak when 288 00:13:38,679 --> 00:13:41,720 Speaker 1: the postseason starts. So I do think it's encouraging that 289 00:13:42,679 --> 00:13:45,520 Speaker 1: neither side has really regressed. I guess you could say 290 00:13:45,559 --> 00:13:47,960 Speaker 1: the offense has regressed a little bit from those first 291 00:13:48,000 --> 00:13:51,360 Speaker 1: five weeks when they were so explosive, and that's a 292 00:13:51,400 --> 00:13:54,520 Speaker 1: lot of it's due to attrition. U but you still 293 00:13:54,559 --> 00:13:56,680 Speaker 1: feel like, you know what, I can still see the 294 00:13:56,720 --> 00:13:59,480 Speaker 1: offense being able to put it out there when they 295 00:13:59,520 --> 00:14:01,360 Speaker 1: need to, and we just saw it in Cincinnati, you know, 296 00:14:01,360 --> 00:14:05,800 Speaker 1: after disappointing out in against against the Broncos, they're able 297 00:14:05,840 --> 00:14:08,439 Speaker 1: to bounce back and put up forty one point while 298 00:14:08,440 --> 00:14:10,600 Speaker 1: I guess technically thirty four since seven of them were 299 00:14:10,600 --> 00:14:14,199 Speaker 1: scored by the defense. But as far as the defense goes, 300 00:14:14,240 --> 00:14:17,200 Speaker 1: I look, I think they have enough players, and they 301 00:14:17,240 --> 00:14:19,480 Speaker 1: have them at each level. Right They've got Joey on 302 00:14:19,480 --> 00:14:21,920 Speaker 1: the line, They've got Kaiser and schwik Will at the 303 00:14:21,960 --> 00:14:24,400 Speaker 1: linebacker level, and they got Durwin at the safety level. 304 00:14:24,560 --> 00:14:27,280 Speaker 1: Elite players, And I do think that when you combine 305 00:14:27,320 --> 00:14:31,040 Speaker 1: those two shrank Will Man. He had that sack. Nobody, 306 00:14:31,200 --> 00:14:34,280 Speaker 1: I mean nobody times up Blitz better than that guy. 307 00:14:34,480 --> 00:14:37,520 Speaker 1: He has got this innate ability to know when that 308 00:14:37,560 --> 00:14:39,440 Speaker 1: ball is going to be snapped and you have no 309 00:14:39,560 --> 00:14:43,640 Speaker 1: chance he hits that gap precisely. I think one of 310 00:14:43,680 --> 00:14:45,600 Speaker 1: the things Kaiser has done. I mean, remember this guy 311 00:14:45,640 --> 00:14:48,520 Speaker 1: was his safety when Tom Talesco drafted him and they 312 00:14:48,520 --> 00:14:49,880 Speaker 1: were like, hey, we want you to put on some 313 00:14:49,920 --> 00:14:52,640 Speaker 1: weight and kind of start buzzing around at linebacker because 314 00:14:52,640 --> 00:14:54,840 Speaker 1: that's where this league is going. We need faster guys 315 00:14:54,840 --> 00:14:57,040 Speaker 1: and more athletes at that level with these tight ends 316 00:14:57,040 --> 00:15:00,600 Speaker 1: and how teams are attacking that level of field now. 317 00:15:00,640 --> 00:15:03,080 Speaker 1: And to his credit, he didn't just put the weight on. 318 00:15:03,240 --> 00:15:06,120 Speaker 1: He's starting a thumb like Kaiser is starting to bring 319 00:15:06,160 --> 00:15:09,440 Speaker 1: wood out there. So in camp he was really big 320 00:15:09,440 --> 00:15:12,880 Speaker 1: at camp too. Yeah, you saw it noticeably in July. 321 00:15:14,200 --> 00:15:16,640 Speaker 1: You know, the Giants, we'll talk about the Giants. Chris 322 00:15:16,680 --> 00:15:19,000 Speaker 1: Canty's gonna come on, a former Giant who actually did 323 00:15:19,000 --> 00:15:21,560 Speaker 1: win the Super Bowl as a wildcard with the New 324 00:15:21,640 --> 00:15:25,920 Speaker 1: York Giants beating the Patriots, So you know we'll talk football, 325 00:15:26,080 --> 00:15:29,240 Speaker 1: NFL in general with him, but also Giants. You mentioned it. 326 00:15:29,240 --> 00:15:32,600 Speaker 1: It's an underman team. I want to see the Chargers 327 00:15:32,680 --> 00:15:35,680 Speaker 1: run the football on Sunday money, and I realized that 328 00:15:35,720 --> 00:15:37,120 Speaker 1: this is kind of who they are right now, that 329 00:15:38,000 --> 00:15:42,600 Speaker 1: they're not necessarily a running team. Austin had fourteen rushes 330 00:15:42,720 --> 00:15:46,200 Speaker 1: justin Jackson six for fifteen. They really haven't identified that 331 00:15:46,240 --> 00:15:48,720 Speaker 1: second running back position. But I think at some point 332 00:15:49,200 --> 00:15:51,640 Speaker 1: in January, you don't know where you're gonna be, and 333 00:15:51,720 --> 00:15:54,240 Speaker 1: you may need to run the football. And I think 334 00:15:54,240 --> 00:15:56,320 Speaker 1: this would be a good opportunity to maybe try to 335 00:15:56,400 --> 00:15:59,840 Speaker 1: run the rock against the Giants. Yeah, you certainly don't 336 00:15:59,840 --> 00:16:02,840 Speaker 1: want to expose, you know, Justin to Leonard Williams too much, 337 00:16:03,640 --> 00:16:06,880 Speaker 1: such a big, strong guy, and you know that's something 338 00:16:06,920 --> 00:16:09,320 Speaker 1: that you do not want to see him hitting, Herbert repeated, 339 00:16:09,320 --> 00:16:11,720 Speaker 1: because they're dropping back a look, Justin's throwing the ball 340 00:16:11,760 --> 00:16:15,480 Speaker 1: thirty times plus every single game. To some degree, it's 341 00:16:15,520 --> 00:16:17,920 Speaker 1: the identity of this offense. You'd love to see it 342 00:16:18,000 --> 00:16:22,480 Speaker 1: more balanced. And I was just talking with the Giants 343 00:16:22,720 --> 00:16:26,400 Speaker 1: radio broadcast and is I was answering the question that 344 00:16:27,040 --> 00:16:29,920 Speaker 1: Paul and Lance asked about Eckler, and you know, if 345 00:16:29,920 --> 00:16:32,200 Speaker 1: it's no Keenan or Mike, you would just assume more 346 00:16:32,280 --> 00:16:33,640 Speaker 1: is going to be put on his plate. And I said, 347 00:16:33,640 --> 00:16:35,200 Speaker 1: I don't, you know, I think the one thing to 348 00:16:35,200 --> 00:16:38,560 Speaker 1: remember about Eckler is the guy never goes down on 349 00:16:38,680 --> 00:16:42,400 Speaker 1: first contact ever, so you kind of remember, like when 350 00:16:42,400 --> 00:16:46,120 Speaker 1: he's out there, that dude has taken shots every single 351 00:16:46,160 --> 00:16:48,320 Speaker 1: time he touches the ball, and he's not taken one, 352 00:16:48,400 --> 00:16:51,280 Speaker 1: he's taken three and four because he refuses to go down, 353 00:16:51,400 --> 00:16:54,480 Speaker 1: So he's taken that initial pop and then he's probably 354 00:16:54,480 --> 00:16:57,680 Speaker 1: taken a second and a third. So like, that's why 355 00:16:57,720 --> 00:17:00,680 Speaker 1: I think you've heard even Austin talk about it. Certainly, 356 00:17:00,720 --> 00:17:03,680 Speaker 1: no one's ever gonna question that guy's toughness, but that's 357 00:17:03,720 --> 00:17:06,679 Speaker 1: just his style. Man. The guy never goes down on 358 00:17:06,760 --> 00:17:10,080 Speaker 1: first contact. So it's almost like you look at his numbers, 359 00:17:10,080 --> 00:17:13,360 Speaker 1: it's fourteen and however seven targets. But man, you've got 360 00:17:13,359 --> 00:17:16,159 Speaker 1: to have a fifty percent multiplier in there because of 361 00:17:16,200 --> 00:17:18,679 Speaker 1: how many hits he takes in every game. It's just 362 00:17:18,880 --> 00:17:21,000 Speaker 1: different than a lot of other backs who are taking 363 00:17:21,000 --> 00:17:22,920 Speaker 1: a carr. He gets stoned in the hole and go down. 364 00:17:23,040 --> 00:17:26,000 Speaker 1: That's not the way Austin operates. So they got to 365 00:17:26,080 --> 00:17:28,320 Speaker 1: find it, you know. It's just like it's it's got 366 00:17:28,320 --> 00:17:31,080 Speaker 1: to hab a time. You know, it's it's either Justin 367 00:17:31,640 --> 00:17:34,320 Speaker 1: or Larry or Josh or whomever it may be. But 368 00:17:35,640 --> 00:17:38,520 Speaker 1: I think, and look, it's been Herbert more and that's 369 00:17:38,560 --> 00:17:42,280 Speaker 1: not typically what you want. But I agree with you. 370 00:17:42,480 --> 00:17:45,280 Speaker 1: They they got to find it. It's just unfortunate they 371 00:17:45,280 --> 00:17:47,520 Speaker 1: have not been able to find it this year. I 372 00:17:47,560 --> 00:17:49,679 Speaker 1: think Austin is going to be extra motivated too. You 373 00:17:49,680 --> 00:17:52,040 Speaker 1: don't see him put the ball on the ground as 374 00:17:52,080 --> 00:17:54,199 Speaker 1: many times as he did on Sunday too, So you 375 00:17:54,240 --> 00:17:57,399 Speaker 1: know they won, but Austin is gonna be hungry to 376 00:17:57,600 --> 00:18:00,480 Speaker 1: redeem himself and hey, he's having a special season. Fifteen 377 00:18:00,560 --> 00:18:04,679 Speaker 1: total touchdowns, Um, this is what this guy's capable of. 378 00:18:04,800 --> 00:18:07,080 Speaker 1: And I think it's a great point. I mean, the 379 00:18:07,200 --> 00:18:10,119 Speaker 1: dude does not go down on first contact. He had 380 00:18:10,119 --> 00:18:13,359 Speaker 1: fourteen carries. How many catches did he have on Sunday 381 00:18:13,400 --> 00:18:18,159 Speaker 1: at five catches, touching the ball nineteen times, and he 382 00:18:18,200 --> 00:18:22,240 Speaker 1: really has had to carry this runoffense. I think he 383 00:18:22,320 --> 00:18:25,359 Speaker 1: wasn't expecting to maybe have as big of a load 384 00:18:25,440 --> 00:18:29,000 Speaker 1: this year. He's always talked about being very comfortable with 385 00:18:29,040 --> 00:18:31,639 Speaker 1: who he is and knowing that, hey, he can't carry 386 00:18:31,640 --> 00:18:34,240 Speaker 1: the full load. Um, and they just haven't been able 387 00:18:34,280 --> 00:18:37,160 Speaker 1: to find that second guy yet. So it would be nice, 388 00:18:37,240 --> 00:18:40,600 Speaker 1: especially with the uncertainty at wide receiver position as we 389 00:18:40,640 --> 00:18:43,439 Speaker 1: tape this, if they can really try to find something 390 00:18:43,560 --> 00:18:46,080 Speaker 1: in the running game. And then you know, as far 391 00:18:46,119 --> 00:18:49,040 Speaker 1: as the Giants go at the quarterback position, it sounds 392 00:18:49,040 --> 00:18:51,399 Speaker 1: like it's gonna be Mike Glennon m Jake from is 393 00:18:51,920 --> 00:18:54,520 Speaker 1: on deck and they're getting him ready if he needs 394 00:18:54,520 --> 00:18:58,440 Speaker 1: to be the guy likely know. Daniel Jones, Um, it's 395 00:18:58,520 --> 00:19:00,359 Speaker 1: it's a game you have to win. And I know 396 00:19:00,800 --> 00:19:03,120 Speaker 1: it's easy. It's easy for us to look four days 397 00:19:03,200 --> 00:19:06,120 Speaker 1: later and see the Kansas City Chiefs rolling into Sofi Stadium. 398 00:19:06,119 --> 00:19:10,040 Speaker 1: But this, this Chargers team cannot look ahead. You gotta 399 00:19:10,080 --> 00:19:11,960 Speaker 1: take care of the Giants to get dating five. Look, 400 00:19:11,960 --> 00:19:15,159 Speaker 1: they've been good defensively. I'm just pulling up the numbers. 401 00:19:15,200 --> 00:19:20,320 Speaker 1: They've allowed twenty seven thirty to the Bucks. But then 402 00:19:20,359 --> 00:19:24,159 Speaker 1: you allow sixteen to the Raiders, twenty to the Chiefs, 403 00:19:24,600 --> 00:19:27,720 Speaker 1: three to the Panthers. Like that, it's a good defense. Yeah, 404 00:19:27,800 --> 00:19:30,239 Speaker 1: So you know defensively they can get after you. And 405 00:19:30,720 --> 00:19:33,680 Speaker 1: if a defense can keep you in the game, you 406 00:19:33,680 --> 00:19:36,240 Speaker 1: certainly know anything's possible. You know, Like I said, they're 407 00:19:36,320 --> 00:19:39,520 Speaker 1: NFL players, you know, if their receiving corps is healthy, 408 00:19:39,520 --> 00:19:41,960 Speaker 1: which it hasn't been this year, but I mean that's 409 00:19:42,000 --> 00:19:44,520 Speaker 1: a good compliment of weapons. Tony's been great when he's 410 00:19:44,520 --> 00:19:46,960 Speaker 1: been healthy out there. He's a nightmare to bring down 411 00:19:47,000 --> 00:19:49,199 Speaker 1: with how fast and how good he is at misdirection. 412 00:19:49,320 --> 00:19:51,520 Speaker 1: Kenny Dolladay kind of Galladay. We know he's a number 413 00:19:51,520 --> 00:19:55,040 Speaker 1: one receiver in this league. Slayton like, that's it's a 414 00:19:55,400 --> 00:19:59,280 Speaker 1: good it's a good compliment of weapons. The old line 415 00:19:59,320 --> 00:20:02,800 Speaker 1: has been ARABLEU, but it's getting a little bit better. 416 00:20:02,920 --> 00:20:06,280 Speaker 1: So I mean, I feel good about Like you said this, 417 00:20:06,280 --> 00:20:09,240 Speaker 1: this is a matchup that the Chargers ought to dominate, 418 00:20:09,359 --> 00:20:11,720 Speaker 1: Like this is this is one where you want to say, hey, 419 00:20:12,400 --> 00:20:15,720 Speaker 1: come on, let's let's see it. Let's see a two 420 00:20:15,760 --> 00:20:19,080 Speaker 1: plus touchdown win and and show that that you can 421 00:20:19,119 --> 00:20:22,560 Speaker 1: out class a team that's down to a backup quarterback 422 00:20:22,600 --> 00:20:24,520 Speaker 1: that wasn't expected to play and perhaps even a guy 423 00:20:24,560 --> 00:20:26,680 Speaker 1: that was just signed off a practice squad and showed 424 00:20:26,720 --> 00:20:28,760 Speaker 1: up in the big town a week ago. Like, if 425 00:20:28,800 --> 00:20:31,639 Speaker 1: it's from out there, they really need to make a 426 00:20:31,680 --> 00:20:34,760 Speaker 1: statement and kind of show themselves like the Colts did 427 00:20:34,880 --> 00:20:37,560 Speaker 1: last week on the outside, looking into that playoff picture, 428 00:20:37,560 --> 00:20:39,560 Speaker 1: they're like, hey, here's a thirty one nothing burger on 429 00:20:39,640 --> 00:20:41,960 Speaker 1: the Texans. You don't want to mess with us. We 430 00:20:42,080 --> 00:20:45,119 Speaker 1: dominate bad teams and we're in every game against a 431 00:20:45,160 --> 00:20:47,199 Speaker 1: good team. And I think this is an opportunity for 432 00:20:47,240 --> 00:20:49,960 Speaker 1: them to do that, especially with all the stuff that's 433 00:20:50,000 --> 00:20:52,120 Speaker 1: flying around that market. You know, when it goes bad 434 00:20:52,160 --> 00:20:55,359 Speaker 1: in New York, it's it's compounded with the media and 435 00:20:55,480 --> 00:20:57,639 Speaker 1: Gettleman's out and is Judge going to be out and 436 00:20:57,720 --> 00:21:01,280 Speaker 1: what's going to snout right now? To stay away from 437 00:21:01,320 --> 00:21:03,639 Speaker 1: it exactly, they're trying to get the heck away from it. 438 00:21:03,720 --> 00:21:05,760 Speaker 1: So that's you gotta take advantage of that when it 439 00:21:05,800 --> 00:21:10,000 Speaker 1: shows up. And frankly, the Chargers really haven't played a 440 00:21:10,000 --> 00:21:11,960 Speaker 1: bad team this year. I mean, if you look look 441 00:21:11,960 --> 00:21:15,160 Speaker 1: at their schedule, I mean, they haven't a team that 442 00:21:15,560 --> 00:21:19,120 Speaker 1: hasn't been in playoff contention. Unless I'm missing to somebody, um, 443 00:21:20,000 --> 00:21:22,560 Speaker 1: I think you're I think you're right. Every single Yeah, 444 00:21:22,600 --> 00:21:26,199 Speaker 1: every single team on their schedule is currently either in 445 00:21:26,240 --> 00:21:29,920 Speaker 1: the playoffs or maybe back one game. I think the 446 00:21:30,320 --> 00:21:32,920 Speaker 1: Raiders are back a game, the Browns are back a game, 447 00:21:33,320 --> 00:21:36,240 Speaker 1: the Eagles are back one game, the Vikings are back 448 00:21:36,320 --> 00:21:38,359 Speaker 1: one game, and the rest of them are on. The 449 00:21:38,359 --> 00:21:41,320 Speaker 1: Denver Broncos are back a game. The Washington football teams 450 00:21:41,320 --> 00:21:44,120 Speaker 1: in the playoffs. That's what I mean, you know, it's 451 00:21:44,800 --> 00:21:48,400 Speaker 1: it's it's it's actually interesting how the schedule shook out. 452 00:21:48,440 --> 00:21:51,040 Speaker 1: I mean, you play a lot of premium teams in 453 00:21:51,080 --> 00:21:53,600 Speaker 1: the league, and now you're set up. Man, like we 454 00:21:53,640 --> 00:21:56,160 Speaker 1: said at the beginning, you are set up to beat 455 00:21:56,200 --> 00:21:58,359 Speaker 1: the Giants and to have a showdown with Kansas City 456 00:21:58,440 --> 00:22:01,560 Speaker 1: Chiefs that could decide the division on Thursday Night Football. 457 00:22:01,720 --> 00:22:04,280 Speaker 1: So all right, money, let's bring it Chris Canty to 458 00:22:04,359 --> 00:22:07,240 Speaker 1: get this week's opposing view, and also talks some general 459 00:22:07,320 --> 00:22:10,879 Speaker 1: Chargers in NFL stuff. But first, a quick note to 460 00:22:10,960 --> 00:22:13,359 Speaker 1: let you know that Pepsi they're handing out the Ultimate 461 00:22:13,440 --> 00:22:16,960 Speaker 1: Chargers Fan experience. Only get seven eleven. Rush in and 462 00:22:17,040 --> 00:22:19,200 Speaker 1: scan the code for your chance to win some awesome 463 00:22:19,280 --> 00:22:23,400 Speaker 1: Chargers prizes. 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All right, 471 00:22:49,480 --> 00:22:52,159 Speaker 1: to get this week's opposing view, Let's bring them in. 472 00:22:52,280 --> 00:22:59,360 Speaker 1: Former Giant ESPN's Canty and Goalic junior Chris Canty, how 473 00:22:59,400 --> 00:23:03,000 Speaker 1: are you first and foremost man and we're excited to 474 00:23:03,280 --> 00:23:06,040 Speaker 1: see the Giants in LA. They're in Arizona right now, 475 00:23:06,040 --> 00:23:09,400 Speaker 1: They're nowhere near you, guys. Yeah, And I don't understand 476 00:23:09,400 --> 00:23:13,080 Speaker 1: why Joe Jues decided to take this strategy because it's 477 00:23:13,119 --> 00:23:15,800 Speaker 1: typically not a situation where you would fly from an 478 00:23:15,840 --> 00:23:17,879 Speaker 1: East Coast game out to a West Coast game to 479 00:23:17,960 --> 00:23:20,720 Speaker 1: stay of the week, like it's usually back to back 480 00:23:20,800 --> 00:23:24,160 Speaker 1: West Coast games, and so this is an interesting strategy 481 00:23:24,200 --> 00:23:26,400 Speaker 1: that he's trying to employ. And I'm curious to see 482 00:23:26,400 --> 00:23:29,359 Speaker 1: how the team responds when they play the Chargers on Sunday. 483 00:23:29,920 --> 00:23:33,160 Speaker 1: How loud is it out there, Chris? How much heat 484 00:23:33,240 --> 00:23:35,280 Speaker 1: is there is it? Is this him trying to pull 485 00:23:35,280 --> 00:23:37,480 Speaker 1: them out of New York with everything that seems to 486 00:23:37,520 --> 00:23:41,400 Speaker 1: be swirling around this team right now and nobody's happy. Well, 487 00:23:41,600 --> 00:23:43,920 Speaker 1: I think there is an element of that that just 488 00:23:43,960 --> 00:23:46,600 Speaker 1: have the guys on the road, the opportunity to bond 489 00:23:46,640 --> 00:23:50,080 Speaker 1: without the distraction of family and friends here locally, you 490 00:23:50,119 --> 00:23:52,800 Speaker 1: get to put them in a bubble and essentially the 491 00:23:52,840 --> 00:23:55,280 Speaker 1: Giants are at a position in their season where they've 492 00:23:55,280 --> 00:23:57,159 Speaker 1: got to circle the wagons. There's already a lot of 493 00:23:57,160 --> 00:24:00,880 Speaker 1: controversy swirling around the organization that they're going to push 494 00:24:00,960 --> 00:24:03,240 Speaker 1: Dave Getleman, their general manager, out the door at the 495 00:24:03,320 --> 00:24:05,720 Speaker 1: end of the season. The question that comes whether or 496 00:24:05,720 --> 00:24:07,720 Speaker 1: not Joe Judge can show enough over the course of 497 00:24:07,800 --> 00:24:11,119 Speaker 1: the final five games to earn the opportunity to be 498 00:24:11,160 --> 00:24:13,880 Speaker 1: the head coach in twenty twenty two, even though they're 499 00:24:13,880 --> 00:24:17,800 Speaker 1: gonna go through a general manager's search. So I think 500 00:24:17,840 --> 00:24:21,000 Speaker 1: that's the part that Giants fans are curious to watch 501 00:24:21,040 --> 00:24:24,439 Speaker 1: play out. I would say that if you're going to 502 00:24:24,520 --> 00:24:27,680 Speaker 1: hire another general manager, you should probably move in the 503 00:24:27,760 --> 00:24:31,920 Speaker 1: direction of giving that person the autonomy to go through 504 00:24:32,040 --> 00:24:34,560 Speaker 1: his own coaching search, and if he lands on Joe 505 00:24:34,640 --> 00:24:37,960 Speaker 1: Judge being the best available option, then fine, But don't 506 00:24:37,960 --> 00:24:40,399 Speaker 1: saddle him with an incumbent head coach that hasn't proven 507 00:24:40,440 --> 00:24:43,440 Speaker 1: that he could actually do the job. You know, Chris, 508 00:24:43,440 --> 00:24:46,160 Speaker 1: this Chargers team seven and five, coming off a big 509 00:24:46,200 --> 00:24:48,719 Speaker 1: win against the Bengals, and the Giants obviously come to 510 00:24:48,720 --> 00:24:53,200 Speaker 1: town undermanned. How do you even evaluate this Giants team 511 00:24:53,240 --> 00:24:56,040 Speaker 1: without Daniel Jones and knowing that Mike Glennon will likely 512 00:24:56,119 --> 00:25:00,400 Speaker 1: be the starter at this point of the year. Well, 513 00:25:00,520 --> 00:25:05,480 Speaker 1: I think the Giants defensively have shown the ability to 514 00:25:05,520 --> 00:25:08,359 Speaker 1: take the football away. I mean, they had a streak 515 00:25:08,440 --> 00:25:11,320 Speaker 1: snap last week, but it was eight straight games with 516 00:25:11,480 --> 00:25:15,720 Speaker 1: at least one interception, and so that's something that they've 517 00:25:15,720 --> 00:25:17,679 Speaker 1: been able to rely on, being able to take the 518 00:25:17,680 --> 00:25:21,080 Speaker 1: football away. Right now, they're top ten in takeaways. They've 519 00:25:21,119 --> 00:25:23,720 Speaker 1: got nineteen on the season, So I think that part 520 00:25:23,760 --> 00:25:26,000 Speaker 1: of their identity is still in tact going back to 521 00:25:26,119 --> 00:25:29,000 Speaker 1: last year. But outside of that, there really isn't anything 522 00:25:29,040 --> 00:25:31,880 Speaker 1: that this Giants team does well. They've struggled to find 523 00:25:31,920 --> 00:25:35,320 Speaker 1: an identity this season, and I think that's in part 524 00:25:35,359 --> 00:25:38,679 Speaker 1: what led to the departure of offensive coordinator Jason Garrett 525 00:25:38,680 --> 00:25:41,600 Speaker 1: two games ago. So if you're asking me, you know, 526 00:25:41,760 --> 00:25:44,280 Speaker 1: what's the state of New York Giants football, I would 527 00:25:44,320 --> 00:25:47,440 Speaker 1: say they're influx. They don't have an identity, they don't 528 00:25:47,480 --> 00:25:50,640 Speaker 1: have clear veteran leadership in that locker room, and right now, 529 00:25:50,680 --> 00:25:54,199 Speaker 1: I don't think that they have stable footing when it 530 00:25:54,200 --> 00:25:56,720 Speaker 1: comes to the most important position in all of team sports, 531 00:25:56,720 --> 00:25:59,520 Speaker 1: which is the quarterback spot, whether it's Daniel Jones, Mike Glennon, 532 00:25:59,640 --> 00:26:02,919 Speaker 1: or Jake from Should they be better, Chris, I mean 533 00:26:02,920 --> 00:26:05,080 Speaker 1: you said it looked at defense and coach Brown they've 534 00:26:05,119 --> 00:26:06,960 Speaker 1: done a great job these last couple of years. It 535 00:26:07,000 --> 00:26:08,840 Speaker 1: looks like they got a lot of talent on that side. 536 00:26:08,840 --> 00:26:10,600 Speaker 1: When you look at the offense, is this a team 537 00:26:10,640 --> 00:26:12,919 Speaker 1: that should be able to put up enough points to 538 00:26:12,960 --> 00:26:16,080 Speaker 1: support that other side of the ball and win some games. Well, 539 00:26:16,119 --> 00:26:18,280 Speaker 1: they've invested a lot of resources on that side of 540 00:26:18,280 --> 00:26:21,520 Speaker 1: the ball this offseason, and that led to co owner 541 00:26:21,600 --> 00:26:24,760 Speaker 1: John Morris saying that he had expectations that this team 542 00:26:24,800 --> 00:26:26,720 Speaker 1: would be in the playoff hunt once we got to 543 00:26:26,720 --> 00:26:29,520 Speaker 1: the month of December, and the reality is that they 544 00:26:29,520 --> 00:26:32,520 Speaker 1: haven't played meaningful football on the other side of Thanksgiving 545 00:26:32,520 --> 00:26:35,520 Speaker 1: in quite some time, and that's continued this year and 546 00:26:35,560 --> 00:26:38,000 Speaker 1: they're on the verge of having their fifth consecutive double 547 00:26:38,040 --> 00:26:40,960 Speaker 1: digit law season. So should they be better? Yeah, I mean, 548 00:26:41,000 --> 00:26:43,120 Speaker 1: they went out and they paid Kenny Galladay big money. 549 00:26:43,119 --> 00:26:45,920 Speaker 1: They drafted Cadarius Tony with the first round pick. They 550 00:26:46,040 --> 00:26:50,199 Speaker 1: signed Kyle Rudolph, a veteran tight end. They've invested significant 551 00:26:50,280 --> 00:26:52,840 Speaker 1: resources on the offensive side of the ball, not to 552 00:26:52,880 --> 00:26:55,960 Speaker 1: mention getting back Tequon Barkley healthy this year, and that 553 00:26:56,119 --> 00:26:58,439 Speaker 1: just has not translated to the type of success that 554 00:26:58,480 --> 00:27:01,679 Speaker 1: they were expecting to have and then inversely, on the 555 00:27:01,720 --> 00:27:04,119 Speaker 1: defensive side of the ball, they've had a little bit 556 00:27:04,160 --> 00:27:06,679 Speaker 1: of a drop off in terms of their consistency with 557 00:27:06,760 --> 00:27:08,720 Speaker 1: their front seven. If you want to put that on 558 00:27:08,760 --> 00:27:11,960 Speaker 1: the absence of Blake Martinez. I can understand that. But 559 00:27:12,119 --> 00:27:15,240 Speaker 1: still there's a big drop off from where this unit 560 00:27:15,400 --> 00:27:17,760 Speaker 1: was a year ago when they were a top ten group. 561 00:27:17,840 --> 00:27:21,640 Speaker 1: So all in all, I think you have to characterize 562 00:27:22,080 --> 00:27:25,679 Speaker 1: this Giant season as a failure based on where it 563 00:27:25,720 --> 00:27:28,359 Speaker 1: looks like this team is headed. You know, Chris, we 564 00:27:28,400 --> 00:27:30,080 Speaker 1: were just talking to Money brought up a great point 565 00:27:30,080 --> 00:27:33,520 Speaker 1: about usually, you know, a team that wins the Super Bowl, 566 00:27:33,840 --> 00:27:36,119 Speaker 1: it's the hottest team. It may not necessarily be the 567 00:27:36,160 --> 00:27:39,160 Speaker 1: best team. And I go back to your Giants team 568 00:27:39,200 --> 00:27:42,240 Speaker 1: when you guys got hot and you beat the Patriots. 569 00:27:42,800 --> 00:27:45,120 Speaker 1: The Chargers are seven or five right now, and they 570 00:27:45,200 --> 00:27:48,280 Speaker 1: have the Giants. They got a big game against the Chiefs, 571 00:27:48,359 --> 00:27:51,320 Speaker 1: and they seem to be peaking at the right time. 572 00:27:51,720 --> 00:27:54,000 Speaker 1: At what point in your career with the Giants that 573 00:27:54,080 --> 00:27:57,000 Speaker 1: Super Bowl season did you realize that you guys could 574 00:27:57,000 --> 00:28:00,480 Speaker 1: get on a role and potentially win the thing. Well, 575 00:28:00,480 --> 00:28:02,600 Speaker 1: we started off that season six and two and we 576 00:28:02,600 --> 00:28:05,480 Speaker 1: beat the Patriots, in Foxboro for that six win, So 577 00:28:05,520 --> 00:28:08,240 Speaker 1: we knew that we could compete with anybody, yeah, because 578 00:28:08,280 --> 00:28:10,720 Speaker 1: that was a team that ended up representing that conference 579 00:28:10,720 --> 00:28:12,440 Speaker 1: in the Super Bowl. So the fact that we went 580 00:28:12,480 --> 00:28:15,600 Speaker 1: into their building and got the dub like that proved 581 00:28:15,640 --> 00:28:17,680 Speaker 1: to us how good we could be at the top 582 00:28:17,800 --> 00:28:20,280 Speaker 1: end when we were all playing at our best. But 583 00:28:20,359 --> 00:28:23,240 Speaker 1: we went through a mid season swoon where we ended 584 00:28:23,280 --> 00:28:26,000 Speaker 1: up losing four consecutive games, and I think it was 585 00:28:26,040 --> 00:28:29,080 Speaker 1: at that point where collectively we had to make a 586 00:28:29,080 --> 00:28:33,240 Speaker 1: decision as a team what we wanted to be, and 587 00:28:33,280 --> 00:28:36,280 Speaker 1: in that moment, we decided to go all in. And 588 00:28:36,640 --> 00:28:40,400 Speaker 1: the turning point for that season was that Christmas Eve 589 00:28:40,520 --> 00:28:43,920 Speaker 1: game against the New York Jets, where it was essentially 590 00:28:43,920 --> 00:28:46,920 Speaker 1: a playoff elimination game. Whoever lost was out of playoff 591 00:28:46,960 --> 00:28:50,480 Speaker 1: contention and whoever one lived to fight another day in 592 00:28:50,480 --> 00:28:52,960 Speaker 1: Week seventeen, and so we ended up winning the last 593 00:28:53,000 --> 00:28:55,400 Speaker 1: two games, game against the Jets and in the game 594 00:28:55,440 --> 00:28:57,960 Speaker 1: against the Giant, I mean the game against the Cowboys 595 00:28:58,720 --> 00:29:01,840 Speaker 1: in Giant Stadium, which ended up being the last regular 596 00:29:01,840 --> 00:29:05,160 Speaker 1: season game because it got flexed to Sunday night football. 597 00:29:05,840 --> 00:29:07,840 Speaker 1: And once we got into the tournament, we felt like 598 00:29:07,880 --> 00:29:09,440 Speaker 1: we had enough to be able to get it done. 599 00:29:09,680 --> 00:29:12,080 Speaker 1: A lot of the core pieces from the two thousand 600 00:29:12,080 --> 00:29:14,800 Speaker 1: and seven Super Bowl team were still there, so those 601 00:29:14,840 --> 00:29:17,800 Speaker 1: guys understood what it took in order to be able 602 00:29:17,840 --> 00:29:20,200 Speaker 1: to win in the playoffs, and so we were able 603 00:29:20,240 --> 00:29:22,880 Speaker 1: to ride that momentum. But when I look at the Chargers, 604 00:29:23,120 --> 00:29:25,640 Speaker 1: it's a lot of inconsistency. Man, They've fallen into this 605 00:29:25,760 --> 00:29:29,360 Speaker 1: pattern since Week five of win one, lose one, win one, 606 00:29:29,440 --> 00:29:32,840 Speaker 1: lose one, and that's just not where you want to be, 607 00:29:32,960 --> 00:29:35,560 Speaker 1: especially when you're in the month of December. You want 608 00:29:35,600 --> 00:29:37,520 Speaker 1: to be trying to find a way to play your 609 00:29:37,560 --> 00:29:41,120 Speaker 1: best football. And so I think this represents a tremendous 610 00:29:41,160 --> 00:29:45,320 Speaker 1: opportunity to stack some wins. But looking on the horizon 611 00:29:45,360 --> 00:29:48,440 Speaker 1: for them, they're gonna have a big test December sixteenth 612 00:29:48,480 --> 00:29:50,680 Speaker 1: against the Kansas City Chiefs. I think that will tell 613 00:29:50,720 --> 00:29:52,680 Speaker 1: the tale in terms of what we can expect for 614 00:29:52,720 --> 00:29:55,920 Speaker 1: this Chargers team down the stretch and whether or not 615 00:29:55,960 --> 00:29:57,720 Speaker 1: they're going to be a part of the playoff picture 616 00:29:58,080 --> 00:30:01,600 Speaker 1: in the AFC. Yeah, Chris, and look you see, for 617 00:30:01,600 --> 00:30:03,640 Speaker 1: those that are watching on zoom, you can see behind them. 618 00:30:03,800 --> 00:30:06,240 Speaker 1: You do it for a national show, So you're watching everything, 619 00:30:06,280 --> 00:30:08,479 Speaker 1: You're paying attention to everything. Certainly, you know the Chargers 620 00:30:08,520 --> 00:30:10,480 Speaker 1: don't know you know how much you've been able to 621 00:30:10,640 --> 00:30:13,080 Speaker 1: invest in them because they haven't really raised their hand 622 00:30:13,080 --> 00:30:15,360 Speaker 1: as an elite team yet. But going back to what 623 00:30:15,400 --> 00:30:17,360 Speaker 1: you said about the Patriots, this is a team that 624 00:30:17,680 --> 00:30:20,720 Speaker 1: lost a tough one to the Cowboys, went to Kansas City, 625 00:30:21,120 --> 00:30:24,640 Speaker 1: forced four turnovers and got that win over the Chiefs. 626 00:30:26,040 --> 00:30:29,320 Speaker 1: In your experience is could that win on Thursday night? 627 00:30:29,760 --> 00:30:31,880 Speaker 1: Is that something that you could see? Does this team, 628 00:30:31,880 --> 00:30:34,120 Speaker 1: in your opinion, have enough talent, like, hey, we swept 629 00:30:34,160 --> 00:30:36,280 Speaker 1: the Chiefs, we slayed that beast. They've been back to 630 00:30:36,320 --> 00:30:39,200 Speaker 1: back Super Bowls. Is that something that you think could 631 00:30:39,200 --> 00:30:42,200 Speaker 1: push this team to the elite of the AFC? Do 632 00:30:42,240 --> 00:30:46,400 Speaker 1: you think they have enough talent on the Chargers. I 633 00:30:46,560 --> 00:30:51,520 Speaker 1: think the Chargers have the talent. The question that I 634 00:30:51,560 --> 00:30:53,680 Speaker 1: would have is what's going on up front with their 635 00:30:53,720 --> 00:30:56,080 Speaker 1: offensive line because we've seen a little bit of slippage 636 00:30:56,080 --> 00:30:58,640 Speaker 1: and play with that group in comparison to what we 637 00:30:58,680 --> 00:31:01,640 Speaker 1: saw in the first half. So that part of it 638 00:31:01,880 --> 00:31:03,680 Speaker 1: I want to see more from and I need to 639 00:31:03,680 --> 00:31:07,640 Speaker 1: see more consistency from Justin Herbert. You know, he made 640 00:31:07,680 --> 00:31:10,959 Speaker 1: some plays in the game last week and that was impressive. 641 00:31:11,280 --> 00:31:13,719 Speaker 1: But at the same time, I think they had some 642 00:31:13,840 --> 00:31:18,320 Speaker 1: drives in the middle quarters that allowed the Cincinnati Bengals 643 00:31:18,320 --> 00:31:19,960 Speaker 1: to climb back into that game. I mean, you're talking 644 00:31:20,000 --> 00:31:23,239 Speaker 1: about a twenty four nothing lead that they had and 645 00:31:23,280 --> 00:31:25,560 Speaker 1: then had it not been for Joe Mixon fumble that 646 00:31:25,640 --> 00:31:27,480 Speaker 1: led the points. From the defensive side of the ball, 647 00:31:27,840 --> 00:31:30,640 Speaker 1: you're talking about the Cincinnati Bengals potentially taking the lead 648 00:31:30,680 --> 00:31:32,920 Speaker 1: because they had marched the ball into plus territory. So 649 00:31:33,680 --> 00:31:37,000 Speaker 1: the turnovers, the three consecutive turnovers on the drives at 650 00:31:37,000 --> 00:31:39,200 Speaker 1: the end of the second quarter and early in the 651 00:31:39,200 --> 00:31:43,040 Speaker 1: third quarter cracked the door for Cincinnati, and that's not 652 00:31:43,200 --> 00:31:45,680 Speaker 1: something that you want to see from a team that 653 00:31:46,240 --> 00:31:49,240 Speaker 1: has the talent to make a deep run in the postseason. 654 00:31:49,320 --> 00:31:52,360 Speaker 1: So I think there has to be a different level 655 00:31:52,360 --> 00:31:55,840 Speaker 1: of urgency and I would look to the offensive side 656 00:31:55,840 --> 00:31:58,760 Speaker 1: of the ball to lead the charge with the Chargers, 657 00:31:58,760 --> 00:32:03,160 Speaker 1: No pun intended, because based on the roster composition, that's 658 00:32:03,200 --> 00:32:04,800 Speaker 1: the side of the ball that has to be their 659 00:32:04,840 --> 00:32:07,320 Speaker 1: identity in order for them to have high level success. 660 00:32:08,400 --> 00:32:10,560 Speaker 1: And Chris, you know, the Charges defense has been playing 661 00:32:10,600 --> 00:32:12,960 Speaker 1: better did you play with Lindvall? Right, did you play 662 00:32:13,000 --> 00:32:16,600 Speaker 1: with Linvall? Yeah? Yeah, I played with Levo Joseph. Yeah. Yeah. So, 663 00:32:16,720 --> 00:32:18,960 Speaker 1: you know, we we identify some of these guys who have, 664 00:32:19,520 --> 00:32:23,560 Speaker 1: you know, playoff experienced, super Bowl championship pedigree, championship pedigree. 665 00:32:23,920 --> 00:32:26,560 Speaker 1: Lindvall's coming back into the lineup, and you know, Money 666 00:32:26,560 --> 00:32:29,000 Speaker 1: and I were just talking about Derwin James probably playing 667 00:32:29,040 --> 00:32:31,320 Speaker 1: the best of any safety in the league right now, 668 00:32:31,320 --> 00:32:33,880 Speaker 1: coming off at injury, already has one hundred tackles. He's 669 00:32:33,880 --> 00:32:36,040 Speaker 1: all over the place. Do you think that they have 670 00:32:36,200 --> 00:32:39,720 Speaker 1: enough defensively? We're seeing the narrative of them not being 671 00:32:39,760 --> 00:32:42,000 Speaker 1: able to stop the run kind of start to slowly 672 00:32:42,040 --> 00:32:44,320 Speaker 1: shift the way that they've kind of bottled up Mixon 673 00:32:44,400 --> 00:32:48,040 Speaker 1: last week and Dalvin Cook and Naji Harris in previous weeks. 674 00:32:48,640 --> 00:32:52,360 Speaker 1: Do you think they have enough defensively to make a run. Yeah, 675 00:32:52,400 --> 00:32:55,080 Speaker 1: to that, I would say, I'm not sure that they 676 00:32:55,200 --> 00:33:00,520 Speaker 1: bottled up Joe Mixon as much as the score dictated 677 00:33:00,600 --> 00:33:02,840 Speaker 1: that the Bengals had to get away from it, Like 678 00:33:02,880 --> 00:33:05,960 Speaker 1: I would look at it that way, right, yeah, exactly. 679 00:33:06,000 --> 00:33:08,239 Speaker 1: And then I would look at the Pittsburgh game and 680 00:33:08,280 --> 00:33:11,320 Speaker 1: say to that their offensive line has been suspect when 681 00:33:11,320 --> 00:33:13,760 Speaker 1: it comes to run block win percentage all season long, 682 00:33:14,240 --> 00:33:17,239 Speaker 1: So I don't know that they fixed those woes in 683 00:33:17,320 --> 00:33:19,120 Speaker 1: terms of being able to slow down the run. I 684 00:33:19,120 --> 00:33:21,840 Speaker 1: don't trust that, and that's why I go back to 685 00:33:21,920 --> 00:33:25,360 Speaker 1: the offensive side of the ball, like that them justin 686 00:33:25,440 --> 00:33:28,440 Speaker 1: Herbert in that unit. Being able to dictate the complexion 687 00:33:28,480 --> 00:33:32,160 Speaker 1: of the game is important because that helps the defense 688 00:33:32,200 --> 00:33:35,360 Speaker 1: to make the opposing offense one dimensional. So that's what 689 00:33:35,480 --> 00:33:38,000 Speaker 1: I would look for more so down the stretch, like 690 00:33:38,080 --> 00:33:40,240 Speaker 1: that offense being able to get out the fast starts, 691 00:33:40,240 --> 00:33:43,440 Speaker 1: being able to mount double digit leads, and by virtue 692 00:33:43,480 --> 00:33:45,840 Speaker 1: of the score, that talks the opposing team out of 693 00:33:45,840 --> 00:33:48,200 Speaker 1: being able to exploit what has been one of the 694 00:33:48,200 --> 00:33:51,560 Speaker 1: biggest deficiencies that the Chargers defense has shown all season long. 695 00:33:51,640 --> 00:33:53,840 Speaker 1: So that's kind of how I would view that. Do 696 00:33:53,960 --> 00:33:55,560 Speaker 1: they have enough to be able to get it done 697 00:33:55,600 --> 00:33:59,320 Speaker 1: on defense? Absolutely, because you can rush the quarterback and 698 00:33:59,440 --> 00:34:01,400 Speaker 1: I like the guys that they have on the back 699 00:34:01,520 --> 00:34:03,920 Speaker 1: end to be able to cover. Now, I know there 700 00:34:03,920 --> 00:34:07,520 Speaker 1: are some concerns with wins, some personnel, with some COVID 701 00:34:07,560 --> 00:34:09,440 Speaker 1: things on both sides of the ball, So we have 702 00:34:09,520 --> 00:34:12,839 Speaker 1: to see how that plays itself out, but I still 703 00:34:12,880 --> 00:34:14,600 Speaker 1: think the Charges have enough to beat the New York 704 00:34:14,640 --> 00:34:18,440 Speaker 1: Football Giants coming into this weekend. That's making the Who's 705 00:34:18,480 --> 00:34:22,200 Speaker 1: Proud a man? Chris Candy Last thing for me exactly, 706 00:34:22,400 --> 00:34:26,040 Speaker 1: let's go get that swashbuckling going. Last thing for me, Chris. 707 00:34:26,760 --> 00:34:29,520 Speaker 1: And this is on the radio show front. I have 708 00:34:29,719 --> 00:34:33,320 Speaker 1: this vision of Mike Golick Junior showing up for work 709 00:34:33,360 --> 00:34:35,600 Speaker 1: every day and like the pre show, meeting with a 710 00:34:35,680 --> 00:34:38,520 Speaker 1: dozen donuts every day and saying, hey, guys, I brought 711 00:34:38,520 --> 00:34:41,000 Speaker 1: some donuts for you, and everybody like, no, we don't 712 00:34:41,000 --> 00:34:42,960 Speaker 1: need to eat donuts at this time of the day, Mike, 713 00:34:43,000 --> 00:34:45,200 Speaker 1: and then him just going Okay, well then I guess 714 00:34:45,200 --> 00:34:46,920 Speaker 1: I'll just eat them all. And that's I just I 715 00:34:47,200 --> 00:34:49,680 Speaker 1: envisioned that that's the way he approaches any given day 716 00:34:49,680 --> 00:34:53,000 Speaker 1: of work. No, so you've got it right that we 717 00:34:53,080 --> 00:34:56,480 Speaker 1: have somebody on the team that shows up with suites 718 00:34:56,880 --> 00:34:59,800 Speaker 1: more often than not. But it's not Mike Goldick Junior. 719 00:35:00,200 --> 00:35:05,160 Speaker 1: It's our update anchor, Christine Leasy Sport, who does the 720 00:35:05,200 --> 00:35:08,680 Speaker 1: Sports Center. She's a huge Buffalo Bills fan, and so 721 00:35:09,000 --> 00:35:11,560 Speaker 1: when her bills are coming off of a win, she 722 00:35:11,680 --> 00:35:15,160 Speaker 1: always brings a tray and of sweets for everybody that's 723 00:35:15,200 --> 00:35:18,919 Speaker 1: in the studio on the show. And so of course 724 00:35:18,960 --> 00:35:20,880 Speaker 1: we didn't get that this week because they got thumped 725 00:35:20,920 --> 00:35:23,240 Speaker 1: on Monday night by the New England Patriots. But anytime 726 00:35:23,280 --> 00:35:25,960 Speaker 1: they win, she's bringing in sweets for the entire team. 727 00:35:26,280 --> 00:35:28,400 Speaker 1: But when they don't win, when they catch the fade, 728 00:35:28,800 --> 00:35:31,359 Speaker 1: Christine Leasy is definitely in the mood and you can 729 00:35:31,400 --> 00:35:33,480 Speaker 1: tell by the tone of her up there see, there 730 00:35:33,480 --> 00:35:35,480 Speaker 1: we go. She's smart. She's made all of you Bills 731 00:35:35,520 --> 00:35:41,160 Speaker 1: fans exactly exactly exactly, Christine knows Tom Brady's it's Tom 732 00:35:41,200 --> 00:35:43,439 Speaker 1: Brady on Sunday, right, so you made up he getting 733 00:35:43,440 --> 00:35:47,480 Speaker 1: sweets this weekend either exactly. I mean, listen, Usually when 734 00:35:47,480 --> 00:35:49,479 Speaker 1: you get beat by the New England Patriots, you don't 735 00:35:49,520 --> 00:35:52,279 Speaker 1: have to worry about dealing with Tom Brady anymore. But 736 00:35:52,360 --> 00:35:54,200 Speaker 1: this year is a little bit different because he plays 737 00:35:54,239 --> 00:35:56,480 Speaker 1: for the Bucks. That's a tough goal, that's a tough 738 00:35:56,520 --> 00:35:59,080 Speaker 1: back to back. Yeah it is. Hey, Chris, I know 739 00:35:59,280 --> 00:36:01,400 Speaker 1: you gotta get on air man. I can't thank you 740 00:36:01,480 --> 00:36:02,920 Speaker 1: enough for your time. She had a little light on 741 00:36:02,960 --> 00:36:05,960 Speaker 1: the Giants, talking a little Chargers with us. Really appreciate it, man, 742 00:36:06,000 --> 00:36:08,440 Speaker 1: and hope to catch it with you down the line. 743 00:36:08,520 --> 00:36:10,520 Speaker 1: All right, thanks for having me on, guys, enjoy the 744 00:36:10,560 --> 00:36:14,160 Speaker 1: ball game this Sunday. Appreciate it. Thank you, Chris. All right. 745 00:36:14,200 --> 00:36:16,319 Speaker 1: Money fun to hear from Chris because he was a 746 00:36:16,360 --> 00:36:19,360 Speaker 1: former Giant, but also, like you said, has a national 747 00:36:19,440 --> 00:36:23,400 Speaker 1: show and knows the NFL pretty well. Yeah, look, I 748 00:36:23,440 --> 00:36:25,960 Speaker 1: think he was. You know, I think that's the national 749 00:36:26,000 --> 00:36:28,719 Speaker 1: perspective of the Chargers. You know, I think, you know, 750 00:36:28,800 --> 00:36:30,799 Speaker 1: we tend to look at it through powder blue and 751 00:36:30,840 --> 00:36:34,280 Speaker 1: gold shaded glasses because you know, we're around the guys, 752 00:36:34,400 --> 00:36:36,799 Speaker 1: we're around the team, and we get a lot more 753 00:36:36,800 --> 00:36:39,640 Speaker 1: excited about the positives than the negatives. But I would 754 00:36:39,640 --> 00:36:42,200 Speaker 1: assume when you alternate wins and losses for six weeks, 755 00:36:43,120 --> 00:36:46,000 Speaker 1: when you look at the general numbers overall as the 756 00:36:46,040 --> 00:36:48,080 Speaker 1: thirty first ranked run defense, you're gonna be a little 757 00:36:48,120 --> 00:36:50,359 Speaker 1: bit more skeptical. But I thought the one thing that 758 00:36:50,400 --> 00:36:52,520 Speaker 1: you can take away from that is kind of what 759 00:36:52,600 --> 00:36:55,440 Speaker 1: the theme of this particular installment of the podcast has been, 760 00:36:55,480 --> 00:36:57,759 Speaker 1: and that's it's right there. It's right there for them 761 00:36:57,760 --> 00:37:00,760 Speaker 1: to take a huge win against the bengalsate the Giants 762 00:37:00,760 --> 00:37:02,359 Speaker 1: and then you get to be the home team for 763 00:37:02,400 --> 00:37:05,720 Speaker 1: once on a short week against the Chiefs to perhaps 764 00:37:05,719 --> 00:37:08,520 Speaker 1: sweep that series and really take control of this division. 765 00:37:08,800 --> 00:37:11,279 Speaker 1: And then we'll buy in. You know, everybody's wanted to 766 00:37:11,280 --> 00:37:13,040 Speaker 1: buy in. They wanted to buy in at four and one. 767 00:37:13,440 --> 00:37:15,360 Speaker 1: They want to buy in when Herbert's win an AFC 768 00:37:15,480 --> 00:37:17,560 Speaker 1: Offensive Player of the Week awards, you know, weekend and 769 00:37:17,600 --> 00:37:20,319 Speaker 1: week out. But every time they do, there's that sort 770 00:37:20,320 --> 00:37:22,719 Speaker 1: of two steps, one step, and it'd be nice to 771 00:37:22,800 --> 00:37:25,160 Speaker 1: see them kind of get this thing rolling here. Yeah, 772 00:37:25,160 --> 00:37:27,000 Speaker 1: And I think that's what we're saying, is that we 773 00:37:27,400 --> 00:37:29,719 Speaker 1: need to see it too, right, we need to see 774 00:37:29,719 --> 00:37:32,040 Speaker 1: it as well. But they are set up to beat 775 00:37:32,080 --> 00:37:35,040 Speaker 1: the Giants Sunday and to have that showdown with the Chiefs, 776 00:37:35,480 --> 00:37:38,720 Speaker 1: and if they are nine and five at that point, 777 00:37:38,920 --> 00:37:41,480 Speaker 1: I think it's time to start taking the charges a 778 00:37:41,520 --> 00:37:44,120 Speaker 1: little more serious with the game against the Texans in 779 00:37:44,160 --> 00:37:47,160 Speaker 1: a couple of questions and games. So it's right there, 780 00:37:47,480 --> 00:37:51,680 Speaker 1: and I guess for wrapping this thing up money just 781 00:37:51,800 --> 00:37:54,680 Speaker 1: your keys to Sunday. It's it's a game that they 782 00:37:54,719 --> 00:37:56,120 Speaker 1: should take care of it. What do you want to 783 00:37:56,120 --> 00:37:58,719 Speaker 1: see specifically, I want to see more turnovers. I think 784 00:37:58,760 --> 00:38:01,520 Speaker 1: with Mike Glennin back there, with the leakage on that 785 00:38:01,560 --> 00:38:03,520 Speaker 1: offensive line, I want to see the same kind of 786 00:38:03,520 --> 00:38:06,839 Speaker 1: pressure that we saw against Mixon. You know, I know 787 00:38:06,920 --> 00:38:08,800 Speaker 1: that that Chris talked about. You know, the Giants have 788 00:38:08,840 --> 00:38:11,399 Speaker 1: been able to force turnovers, interception and eighth straight going 789 00:38:11,440 --> 00:38:14,040 Speaker 1: back to last week, it was snapped who it took 790 00:38:14,040 --> 00:38:17,000 Speaker 1: care of the football. So that to me, it's it's 791 00:38:17,040 --> 00:38:19,680 Speaker 1: defensively is what I'm looking for. That's a really good defense. 792 00:38:20,200 --> 00:38:22,200 Speaker 1: And you know, I said it, and I keep saying 793 00:38:22,239 --> 00:38:25,120 Speaker 1: it's a It is a good defense. And you know, 794 00:38:25,120 --> 00:38:26,840 Speaker 1: I think the Chargers need to play, you know, a 795 00:38:26,880 --> 00:38:29,600 Speaker 1: safe brand of football. Let their defense shine in this one, 796 00:38:29,960 --> 00:38:32,200 Speaker 1: and it should be able to if, like I said, 797 00:38:32,200 --> 00:38:35,560 Speaker 1: with Mike Glennon out there and that offensive line, and 798 00:38:35,880 --> 00:38:37,839 Speaker 1: sa Quan has been banged up all year, even though 799 00:38:37,880 --> 00:38:41,000 Speaker 1: he's been healthy, he's still seemingly dinged up in every game. 800 00:38:42,360 --> 00:38:45,319 Speaker 1: I'd really like to see a special defensive performance picking 801 00:38:45,400 --> 00:38:48,279 Speaker 1: up where they left off last week against the Bengals. Yeah, 802 00:38:48,320 --> 00:38:50,239 Speaker 1: and it's it's funny we spent all this time we 803 00:38:50,239 --> 00:38:51,880 Speaker 1: didn't really talk about sa Quan I don't think he 804 00:38:51,920 --> 00:38:54,600 Speaker 1: has a hundred yard game this year, and you know, 805 00:38:54,680 --> 00:38:58,440 Speaker 1: still not right. Chris mentioned it though, like he's not 806 00:38:58,640 --> 00:39:01,479 Speaker 1: fully sold on the charge just run defense. I thought 807 00:39:01,480 --> 00:39:03,880 Speaker 1: that they played pretty well against Mixon or do two, 808 00:39:04,040 --> 00:39:05,600 Speaker 1: I would disagree with him. I think if you look 809 00:39:05,600 --> 00:39:09,120 Speaker 1: at the numbers, you know that's the danger. And look, 810 00:39:09,160 --> 00:39:11,319 Speaker 1: the guys got to watch, you know, sixteen games, so 811 00:39:11,360 --> 00:39:13,719 Speaker 1: I get it, you might not see everything, but you know, yes, 812 00:39:13,760 --> 00:39:15,600 Speaker 1: they were up twenty four nothing, but they were still 813 00:39:15,640 --> 00:39:17,520 Speaker 1: trying to run the ball and they were getting nothing. 814 00:39:18,000 --> 00:39:19,960 Speaker 1: You know, that was a thing. Like I said, first down, 815 00:39:20,040 --> 00:39:22,799 Speaker 1: second down, they're getting one yard, two yards, he'd rip 816 00:39:22,800 --> 00:39:26,040 Speaker 1: off a five maybe every third carry or something. But 817 00:39:26,560 --> 00:39:29,560 Speaker 1: their third down yardage was it was third and eights, 818 00:39:29,640 --> 00:39:33,120 Speaker 1: third nines like they were. They were holding them pretty 819 00:39:33,200 --> 00:39:36,280 Speaker 1: darn well. I thought the run defense played exceptional against 820 00:39:36,320 --> 00:39:39,279 Speaker 1: against Mixon when they tried to get something going there. Yeah, 821 00:39:39,280 --> 00:39:41,840 Speaker 1: and when you see Mike Glennon under center, obviously, I 822 00:39:41,880 --> 00:39:43,680 Speaker 1: think if the Giants are gonna stay in this game, 823 00:39:43,719 --> 00:39:45,640 Speaker 1: se Quon does have to have a big game, right. 824 00:39:45,640 --> 00:39:48,600 Speaker 1: They had a Yeah, they got a control clock, and 825 00:39:48,640 --> 00:39:50,279 Speaker 1: it's it's got to be a Seaquon Barkley game for 826 00:39:50,320 --> 00:39:52,120 Speaker 1: the Giants that have a chance, Yeah, no doubt. And 827 00:39:52,160 --> 00:39:54,480 Speaker 1: he's just not shown the ability to be able to 828 00:39:54,480 --> 00:39:57,000 Speaker 1: do that this season, so you know, maybe he just 829 00:39:57,040 --> 00:39:59,200 Speaker 1: needs another year to get fully healthy off that injury. 830 00:39:59,280 --> 00:40:02,319 Speaker 1: But you know, you would hate to see it all 831 00:40:02,640 --> 00:40:04,880 Speaker 1: all the good will they've built up on this podcast 832 00:40:04,920 --> 00:40:07,279 Speaker 1: from seemingly slowing down some really good backs. You would 833 00:40:07,280 --> 00:40:09,799 Speaker 1: hate to see Mike glennon quarterback team able to do 834 00:40:09,880 --> 00:40:13,319 Speaker 1: some damage against this Chargers defense because the runde wasn't 835 00:40:13,400 --> 00:40:16,200 Speaker 1: quite fixed yet. And look if sae Quon's heldas as 836 00:40:16,239 --> 00:40:19,719 Speaker 1: good as there is, so you know, maybe it's just 837 00:40:20,040 --> 00:40:23,400 Speaker 1: I don't know what it's been the last well twelve games, 838 00:40:23,560 --> 00:40:25,960 Speaker 1: but he just does not quiet showed up yet. Yeah, 839 00:40:26,160 --> 00:40:29,399 Speaker 1: and Lynvall Joseph Chris can help with her teammate. Yeah, 840 00:40:29,480 --> 00:40:31,680 Speaker 1: he comes back, so it's gonna help, all right, guys, 841 00:40:31,800 --> 00:40:33,640 Speaker 1: that's gonna do it for us. This was a fun one. 842 00:40:34,160 --> 00:40:36,360 Speaker 1: Be sure to download and subscribe to the Chargers Podcast 843 00:40:36,480 --> 00:40:39,320 Speaker 1: Network wherever you listen to podcasts. Come say hi to 844 00:40:39,360 --> 00:40:41,719 Speaker 1: meet and money if you're at the game. That's so 845 00:40:41,880 --> 00:40:44,680 Speaker 1: far on Sunday, we'd love to see you until next time. 846 00:40:44,960 --> 00:40:45,720 Speaker 1: I'm Chris Harry