1 00:00:01,040 --> 00:00:11,639 Speaker 1: Late fifteen to ten touched up What's Up? 2 00:00:11,640 --> 00:00:11,840 Speaker 2: Guys. 3 00:00:11,880 --> 00:00:15,120 Speaker 3: Welcome into a brand new episode of Chargers Weekly. It's 4 00:00:15,240 --> 00:00:17,799 Speaker 3: Championship week in the NFL and muddy hard to believe. 5 00:00:17,840 --> 00:00:19,960 Speaker 3: Two weeks ago, we were preparing for a wildcard game 6 00:00:19,960 --> 00:00:22,919 Speaker 3: in Houston. Houston's already out of it final four now. 7 00:00:23,160 --> 00:00:26,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, and look, I think just looking back on that game, 8 00:00:26,440 --> 00:00:28,120 Speaker 2: as this is Chargers Weekly and we think about how 9 00:00:28,160 --> 00:00:30,240 Speaker 2: the Chargers could have ended up here, I firmly believe 10 00:00:30,280 --> 00:00:33,960 Speaker 2: what coach Harbaugh and general manager Joe Horti said, and 11 00:00:33,960 --> 00:00:36,839 Speaker 2: that's that this team could have traded punches with anyone. 12 00:00:36,920 --> 00:00:39,199 Speaker 2: And it's just getting that first win is always so 13 00:00:39,680 --> 00:00:42,959 Speaker 2: darned tough, especially when you're on the road and you're 14 00:00:43,000 --> 00:00:45,000 Speaker 2: trying to take crowd out of it and you're trying 15 00:00:45,040 --> 00:00:48,599 Speaker 2: to build some momentum, and you know, you get a turnover, 16 00:00:48,680 --> 00:00:50,239 Speaker 2: you get a field goal on your first drive, and 17 00:00:50,240 --> 00:00:52,680 Speaker 2: it just doesn't feel like it's building like it might 18 00:00:52,720 --> 00:00:54,880 Speaker 2: have had you been it so far. And the crowd 19 00:00:54,960 --> 00:00:58,640 Speaker 2: is into it and they're piling on and here we 20 00:00:58,680 --> 00:01:01,360 Speaker 2: are the Chiefs. You know. Ever since Patrick Mahomes became 21 00:01:01,400 --> 00:01:04,280 Speaker 2: the starting quarterback in the AFC, championship game. Again, it 22 00:01:04,360 --> 00:01:07,640 Speaker 2: is remarkable and it's a reminder of how hard a 23 00:01:07,800 --> 00:01:09,880 Speaker 2: hill this is to climb for any team in the 24 00:01:09,880 --> 00:01:11,120 Speaker 2: AFC West. 25 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:12,959 Speaker 3: Especially when you, yeah, when you when you share a 26 00:01:12,959 --> 00:01:16,360 Speaker 3: division with the Chiefs, you know that you either if 27 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:18,280 Speaker 3: you're a wildcard team, you're gonna have to win a 28 00:01:18,280 --> 00:01:20,800 Speaker 3: couple to get to where Patrick Mahomes Coviedy been in 29 00:01:20,800 --> 00:01:23,920 Speaker 3: the last seven seasons. I think the one theme with 30 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:26,920 Speaker 3: these final four teams money they took care of the football, 31 00:01:27,000 --> 00:01:28,880 Speaker 3: and I think abodes well for the Charges because all 32 00:01:28,959 --> 00:01:31,600 Speaker 3: season they took care of the football, but they did 33 00:01:31,640 --> 00:01:34,080 Speaker 3: not in the wildcard game. But you're looking at total 34 00:01:34,160 --> 00:01:36,880 Speaker 3: yards and time of possession, none of that really seems 35 00:01:36,920 --> 00:01:40,320 Speaker 3: to matter. Is to play the quarterback and turnovers and 36 00:01:40,360 --> 00:01:42,400 Speaker 3: that's something the Chargers were not able to accomplish in 37 00:01:42,440 --> 00:01:43,040 Speaker 3: the Wi Coole weekend. 38 00:01:43,120 --> 00:01:46,679 Speaker 2: And look, I know it's gonna come, as you know, 39 00:01:47,080 --> 00:01:50,440 Speaker 2: a bias or belly aching or whatever, but I have 40 00:01:50,560 --> 00:01:54,760 Speaker 2: held this position forever. The idea that you have to 41 00:01:54,840 --> 00:01:56,640 Speaker 2: go on the road to play a game when you 42 00:01:56,680 --> 00:01:59,360 Speaker 2: have a better record than your opponent just doesn't sit 43 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:02,320 Speaker 2: well with me. I am fine with winning a division 44 00:02:02,360 --> 00:02:04,960 Speaker 2: to punch your ticket into the tournament. But the idea 45 00:02:05,240 --> 00:02:08,839 Speaker 2: that you have less wins and had a less successful 46 00:02:08,880 --> 00:02:11,360 Speaker 2: season than your opponent and you still get a home game, 47 00:02:11,880 --> 00:02:14,239 Speaker 2: it just doesn't work for me. I'm sorry, I think 48 00:02:14,320 --> 00:02:16,799 Speaker 2: that that they think they are that No, they will 49 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:19,960 Speaker 2: not because and this is what's weird about it, is 50 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:23,079 Speaker 2: they It's always been explained to me, because like I said, 51 00:02:23,120 --> 00:02:26,799 Speaker 2: I've been talking about this forever. It's always been explained 52 00:02:26,800 --> 00:02:30,720 Speaker 2: to me as because look, they don't do a static bracket, 53 00:02:30,760 --> 00:02:33,960 Speaker 2: which is great, that's forward thinking, Like lowest seed always 54 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:37,080 Speaker 2: plays the highest seed because that's the way it should be, right, 55 00:02:37,160 --> 00:02:39,760 Speaker 2: and you learn that top seed so you should always 56 00:02:39,760 --> 00:02:42,960 Speaker 2: have the best path for a successful regular season to 57 00:02:43,040 --> 00:02:46,280 Speaker 2: the super Bowl. But it's always been explained to me 58 00:02:46,360 --> 00:02:51,120 Speaker 2: that the owners want that twenty five percent shot at 59 00:02:51,160 --> 00:02:53,840 Speaker 2: a home game for the playoffs because of the revenue. 60 00:02:53,919 --> 00:02:56,360 Speaker 2: They want to have a shot at a home game, 61 00:02:57,040 --> 00:03:00,480 Speaker 2: to which I would say, okay, well, now you have 62 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:03,919 Speaker 2: three more slots where you have an opportunity to have 63 00:03:03,960 --> 00:03:07,120 Speaker 2: a home game, and not just one by winning the division. 64 00:03:07,160 --> 00:03:09,480 Speaker 2: If you could have a home game as a wild 65 00:03:09,520 --> 00:03:11,680 Speaker 2: card team, and if you are blocked by a team 66 00:03:11,720 --> 00:03:13,880 Speaker 2: that's a juggernaut in your division, year in and year out, 67 00:03:13,919 --> 00:03:15,839 Speaker 2: you still have that opportunity. I just don't understand why 68 00:03:15,840 --> 00:03:18,720 Speaker 2: that debate has never been a pushback, because that's how 69 00:03:18,760 --> 00:03:21,400 Speaker 2: it's been explained to me, is they want the one 70 00:03:21,400 --> 00:03:23,040 Speaker 2: and four shot of the extra home game and the 71 00:03:23,080 --> 00:03:25,280 Speaker 2: revenue that a home game brings, because look, it's in 72 00:03:25,280 --> 00:03:27,600 Speaker 2: the millions of dollars. So I get that part of it, 73 00:03:27,639 --> 00:03:30,840 Speaker 2: but I just don't quite understand why. You know, Chargers 74 00:03:30,880 --> 00:03:34,760 Speaker 2: would have had two home games against Jacksonville and against 75 00:03:34,880 --> 00:03:36,360 Speaker 2: and I think they would have a home game, No 76 00:03:36,440 --> 00:03:39,280 Speaker 2: they what was Baltimore in twenty eighteen. I know they 77 00:03:39,360 --> 00:03:42,000 Speaker 2: beat them head to head on that Saturday night er, 78 00:03:42,120 --> 00:03:44,560 Speaker 2: but I don't remember if they had twelve or eleven wins. 79 00:03:44,560 --> 00:03:47,440 Speaker 2: Like it's possible that the three playoff games we've been 80 00:03:47,440 --> 00:03:49,280 Speaker 2: in in the last eight years have all been on 81 00:03:49,280 --> 00:03:50,440 Speaker 2: the road with a better record. 82 00:03:50,520 --> 00:03:51,880 Speaker 1: Yeah, they would have had, I think, because they won 83 00:03:51,920 --> 00:03:52,320 Speaker 1: twelve games. 84 00:03:52,320 --> 00:03:54,040 Speaker 2: They guys, so they would have won the tiebreaker because 85 00:03:54,080 --> 00:03:56,480 Speaker 2: they won the Saturday night game. But that's my point anyway. 86 00:03:56,880 --> 00:03:59,440 Speaker 2: So I bring it up not to belly ache, but 87 00:03:59,520 --> 00:04:02,240 Speaker 2: to build on what you're saying, take care of the football, 88 00:04:02,720 --> 00:04:05,680 Speaker 2: win the division, Like, win the division so you don't 89 00:04:05,760 --> 00:04:08,400 Speaker 2: have to go on the roads. You can have home 90 00:04:08,480 --> 00:04:10,800 Speaker 2: games in the playoffs because we got the one versus 91 00:04:10,840 --> 00:04:13,280 Speaker 2: the two, and now obviously we have a six seed 92 00:04:13,280 --> 00:04:17,640 Speaker 2: in the Commanders, but they're just getting absolutely ridiculous play. 93 00:04:18,080 --> 00:04:20,840 Speaker 2: You know, arguably the best rookie quarterback performance we've ever 94 00:04:20,880 --> 00:04:23,320 Speaker 2: seen in the history of the NFL if he ends 95 00:04:23,400 --> 00:04:26,560 Speaker 2: up finishing this thing off and getting to the to 96 00:04:26,600 --> 00:04:30,039 Speaker 2: the super Bowl. So that's the other thing. Yeah, I 97 00:04:30,040 --> 00:04:32,560 Speaker 2: would I would mention take care of the football, win 98 00:04:32,600 --> 00:04:33,000 Speaker 2: the division. 99 00:04:33,080 --> 00:04:35,640 Speaker 3: Yeah, some home games the Lions too, you know, win 100 00:04:35,680 --> 00:04:38,440 Speaker 3: fifteen games, but a plus five turnover differential on that 101 00:04:38,520 --> 00:04:39,360 Speaker 3: game and too. 102 00:04:39,520 --> 00:04:40,760 Speaker 1: Just to and we saw that coming. 103 00:04:40,880 --> 00:04:43,560 Speaker 3: Yeah, to piggyback on that though money like Minnesota would 104 00:04:43,560 --> 00:04:44,240 Speaker 3: have had a home game. 105 00:04:44,160 --> 00:04:46,120 Speaker 1: Against the Rams, That's what I mean. And the Rams 106 00:04:46,400 --> 00:04:46,720 Speaker 1: you had. 107 00:04:46,640 --> 00:04:48,840 Speaker 3: To play in Arizona, you know, which is obviously a 108 00:04:48,880 --> 00:04:52,000 Speaker 3: special situation. But yeah, that's that's just one of the 109 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:53,920 Speaker 3: things that I've thought about over the last several years. 110 00:04:53,960 --> 00:04:56,800 Speaker 3: When you see, you know, a division winner that's like 111 00:04:57,600 --> 00:04:59,479 Speaker 3: seven and eight two, sometimes it's like, well, why do 112 00:04:59,520 --> 00:05:01,520 Speaker 3: they get a home game, right or right? 113 00:05:01,560 --> 00:05:03,000 Speaker 1: I guess now you have said a ten eighty. 114 00:05:02,920 --> 00:05:05,200 Speaker 2: Nine, yeah, eight nine now or nine and eight or 115 00:05:05,240 --> 00:05:07,919 Speaker 2: whatever it is. And look, I think the thing with 116 00:05:08,160 --> 00:05:11,440 Speaker 2: the you know, with the Lions and where it separates 117 00:05:11,440 --> 00:05:13,680 Speaker 2: from the Chargers is we saw that coming, like you 118 00:05:13,720 --> 00:05:17,440 Speaker 2: can't have that defense and expect to beat playoff teams, 119 00:05:17,560 --> 00:05:20,040 Speaker 2: you know, and then when you compound that with an 120 00:05:20,120 --> 00:05:22,840 Speaker 2: offense that's not the buzz saw that it had been 121 00:05:22,920 --> 00:05:25,560 Speaker 2: all year, and you're trying to win games forty five, 122 00:05:25,680 --> 00:05:28,160 Speaker 2: thirty eight, forty eight, forty five, and that's the only 123 00:05:28,160 --> 00:05:29,800 Speaker 2: way you're going to get out of it. That's how 124 00:05:29,800 --> 00:05:31,040 Speaker 2: it was going to look. And it was going to 125 00:05:31,080 --> 00:05:32,720 Speaker 2: look that way against the Buccaneers, it was going to 126 00:05:32,760 --> 00:05:36,080 Speaker 2: look that way against the Rams, whichever team went in there. 127 00:05:36,640 --> 00:05:38,400 Speaker 2: That's probably how that was going to turn out for 128 00:05:38,520 --> 00:05:40,440 Speaker 2: the Chargers. On the flip side, it's like, we're playing 129 00:05:40,480 --> 00:05:42,839 Speaker 2: our best football. If we can get all three phases 130 00:05:42,880 --> 00:05:47,039 Speaker 2: to play at peak, then this is a team that 131 00:05:47,240 --> 00:05:51,240 Speaker 2: has an opportunity to win any game they play in 132 00:05:51,279 --> 00:05:54,480 Speaker 2: the postseason. But you had to get complimentary football, and 133 00:05:54,839 --> 00:05:56,839 Speaker 2: they didn't get it from two thirds, you know, they 134 00:05:56,920 --> 00:05:58,760 Speaker 2: got it from the defense. For I don't care what 135 00:05:58,800 --> 00:06:00,320 Speaker 2: the number says. You know that it was over a 136 00:06:00,360 --> 00:06:03,839 Speaker 2: thirty point you know, performance from the Houston Texans, but 137 00:06:03,880 --> 00:06:06,240 Speaker 2: that that's not indicative of what the defense did that day. 138 00:06:06,279 --> 00:06:10,159 Speaker 2: Special teams and the offense unfortunately, you know, did not 139 00:06:11,040 --> 00:06:13,120 Speaker 2: play at the level I thought the defense did well. 140 00:06:13,160 --> 00:06:14,800 Speaker 1: I thought Darwin said a best has the beauty of 141 00:06:14,800 --> 00:06:15,560 Speaker 1: the NFL playoffs. 142 00:06:15,600 --> 00:06:17,360 Speaker 3: It's not a seven game series, so you don't have 143 00:06:17,400 --> 00:06:19,160 Speaker 3: a chance to go back out there and avenge of 144 00:06:19,240 --> 00:06:21,880 Speaker 3: loss right after losing. And you know, the Chargers had 145 00:06:21,880 --> 00:06:24,960 Speaker 3: that one opportunity and it didn't swing their way. And 146 00:06:25,279 --> 00:06:29,720 Speaker 3: here we are some Chargers news. Khalil Mack, who we 147 00:06:30,040 --> 00:06:31,680 Speaker 3: did not know if he was going to come back 148 00:06:31,960 --> 00:06:34,359 Speaker 3: to the NFL. He is going to return to the NFL. 149 00:06:34,400 --> 00:06:37,039 Speaker 3: So whether or not he's in Powder Blue is another story. 150 00:06:37,080 --> 00:06:39,919 Speaker 3: But I think it's a good sign, good first step 151 00:06:39,960 --> 00:06:42,039 Speaker 3: the Khalil max A coming back to the NFL, and 152 00:06:42,080 --> 00:06:43,040 Speaker 3: you hope it's with the Chargers. 153 00:06:43,120 --> 00:06:45,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, most definitely. I mean, look, you heard what coach 154 00:06:45,839 --> 00:06:47,800 Speaker 2: Minner had to say about him, Coach Elston had to 155 00:06:47,800 --> 00:06:52,720 Speaker 2: say about them, Coach Harbaugh, Joe Ortiz, every player absolutely 156 00:06:52,720 --> 00:06:55,080 Speaker 2: admires the guy. He's a leader on this team. He 157 00:06:55,160 --> 00:06:59,280 Speaker 2: sets the tone and he was a huge part of 158 00:06:59,480 --> 00:07:02,800 Speaker 2: the number one scoring defense in the NFL. Why wouldn't 159 00:07:02,839 --> 00:07:05,240 Speaker 2: you want it back? And obviously he's someone who really 160 00:07:05,320 --> 00:07:07,320 Speaker 2: likes it here or else, he wouldn't have taken the 161 00:07:07,320 --> 00:07:09,760 Speaker 2: pay cut going into the twenty twenty four season. So 162 00:07:10,120 --> 00:07:13,360 Speaker 2: and bringing him back, can you know, can cure a 163 00:07:13,400 --> 00:07:15,400 Speaker 2: lot Well, I shouldn't say cure can help a lot 164 00:07:15,480 --> 00:07:19,640 Speaker 2: of things. Is it takes you know, one less need 165 00:07:19,800 --> 00:07:22,400 Speaker 2: off the board, you know, And if you consider the 166 00:07:22,440 --> 00:07:25,360 Speaker 2: relationship with he and Joey and how close the two 167 00:07:25,360 --> 00:07:28,840 Speaker 2: of them are, whether or not that means that, you know, 168 00:07:28,960 --> 00:07:31,440 Speaker 2: Joey's not going to come back for thirty six million bucks, 169 00:07:31,440 --> 00:07:33,400 Speaker 2: that's you know, that's obviously going to have to be 170 00:07:33,520 --> 00:07:35,920 Speaker 2: worked out. Is it worked out on an extension? Is 171 00:07:35,960 --> 00:07:38,440 Speaker 2: it worked out where he doesn't come back? You know? 172 00:07:38,480 --> 00:07:40,880 Speaker 2: But that's so if Khalil's coming back, and he's coming 173 00:07:40,920 --> 00:07:43,920 Speaker 2: back on a solid number, it'll be interesting because Joey 174 00:07:43,960 --> 00:07:46,360 Speaker 2: has said, look, I've made so much money in my career. 175 00:07:46,800 --> 00:07:48,640 Speaker 2: I like it here, I like I want to play 176 00:07:48,640 --> 00:07:51,120 Speaker 2: with Khalil Max. So that's and if you have that 177 00:07:51,440 --> 00:07:53,400 Speaker 2: and then you keep your debt because Bud Deprie's on 178 00:07:53,440 --> 00:07:55,120 Speaker 2: a two year deal, two ll he's on his rookie deal. 179 00:07:55,120 --> 00:07:57,600 Speaker 2: Then you bring back the same edge rushers from the 180 00:07:57,600 --> 00:08:01,320 Speaker 2: regular season for you know, and at times it was dominant. 181 00:08:01,360 --> 00:08:02,760 Speaker 2: It started to tail off a little bit toward the 182 00:08:02,760 --> 00:08:04,560 Speaker 2: back end of the year, but then it popped again 183 00:08:04,600 --> 00:08:07,280 Speaker 2: in those final two weeks and felt really good going 184 00:08:07,280 --> 00:08:10,200 Speaker 2: in to that postgame, to the to the postseason. So 185 00:08:12,040 --> 00:08:15,080 Speaker 2: him wanting to come back to me feels like maybe 186 00:08:15,080 --> 00:08:17,560 Speaker 2: there was a conversation. He's got little kids, you know, 187 00:08:17,640 --> 00:08:19,320 Speaker 2: do you want to uproot your family and go live 188 00:08:19,400 --> 00:08:22,200 Speaker 2: somewhere for one year because you can make an extra 189 00:08:22,680 --> 00:08:25,920 Speaker 2: I mean, I don't. Look, I'm never gonna besmirch a 190 00:08:25,920 --> 00:08:28,680 Speaker 2: guy for wanting to make an extra million dollars in 191 00:08:28,720 --> 00:08:32,760 Speaker 2: the final year of his career. Yeah, So I think he. 192 00:08:32,800 --> 00:08:34,520 Speaker 3: Wasn't win a Super Bowl everything, and this could be 193 00:08:34,520 --> 00:08:35,240 Speaker 3: the place to do it. 194 00:08:35,320 --> 00:08:37,120 Speaker 2: Yeah. I think if he feels that way, if it 195 00:08:37,160 --> 00:08:42,520 Speaker 2: feels like this is probably the team with the least 196 00:08:42,760 --> 00:08:45,920 Speaker 2: likely chance to win a Super Bowl during Jim Harbaugh 197 00:08:45,960 --> 00:08:49,800 Speaker 2: and Joe Ortiz's tenure together, based on what they were 198 00:08:49,840 --> 00:08:53,240 Speaker 2: faced with the roster construction that they put together. You know, 199 00:08:53,360 --> 00:08:55,600 Speaker 2: I know the schedule helped. It was a last place schedule, 200 00:08:55,640 --> 00:08:58,640 Speaker 2: so that always helps. Looks a little more daunting next year, 201 00:08:58,679 --> 00:09:00,400 Speaker 2: but it's going to be a better team next year. 202 00:09:00,520 --> 00:09:02,200 Speaker 2: If you feel like, hey, this roster is only going 203 00:09:02,280 --> 00:09:04,640 Speaker 2: to be better, and it might not be incrementally better, 204 00:09:04,640 --> 00:09:08,240 Speaker 2: it might be dramatically better next year, then you're right. 205 00:09:08,559 --> 00:09:10,160 Speaker 2: Khalil very well may want to come back here. 206 00:09:10,360 --> 00:09:10,760 Speaker 1: Yeah. 207 00:09:10,880 --> 00:09:14,000 Speaker 3: Coincidentally, Joey Bosa replaces him in the in the Pro 208 00:09:14,040 --> 00:09:16,560 Speaker 3: Bowl games you just mentioned. Obviously, Joey's cap number is 209 00:09:16,640 --> 00:09:19,000 Speaker 3: very big, and that's going to be something that needs 210 00:09:19,000 --> 00:09:22,600 Speaker 3: to be worked out this offseason. Another player made the 211 00:09:22,600 --> 00:09:24,959 Speaker 3: headlines this week as a finalist for Comeback Player of 212 00:09:24,960 --> 00:09:25,959 Speaker 3: the Year, JK Dobbins. 213 00:09:26,040 --> 00:09:26,240 Speaker 2: Yeah. 214 00:09:26,240 --> 00:09:28,520 Speaker 3: That's another guy who is a free agent this year 215 00:09:28,559 --> 00:09:31,400 Speaker 3: who I think did himself a world of good with 216 00:09:31,480 --> 00:09:35,000 Speaker 3: his performance this year, overcoming all those injuries and you 217 00:09:35,040 --> 00:09:36,640 Speaker 3: hope he's back Impowderable. 218 00:09:37,040 --> 00:09:39,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, Look, he was great. You know, had the little 219 00:09:39,960 --> 00:09:43,920 Speaker 2: month in the middle there where basically why he was 220 00:09:44,080 --> 00:09:46,760 Speaker 2: a veteran minimum free agent, you know, showed up, and 221 00:09:46,800 --> 00:09:49,040 Speaker 2: that's injury and that's always going to be the concern. 222 00:09:49,120 --> 00:09:51,199 Speaker 2: But you can't deny the talent. I mean it's someone 223 00:09:51,200 --> 00:09:54,280 Speaker 2: that we preached about in the preseason and in the office, 224 00:09:54,280 --> 00:09:56,360 Speaker 2: I should say, the offseason about the perfect guy for 225 00:09:56,440 --> 00:09:58,240 Speaker 2: the Chargers to sign, to take a flyer on and 226 00:09:58,400 --> 00:10:02,400 Speaker 2: absolutely deliver. It's it'll be interesting because it's a deep 227 00:10:02,480 --> 00:10:06,199 Speaker 2: running back draft. And when you you know, you talked 228 00:10:06,200 --> 00:10:09,720 Speaker 2: about the final you know the teams that made the 229 00:10:09,720 --> 00:10:12,840 Speaker 2: Final four, and you know, you see the Commanders, it's 230 00:10:12,880 --> 00:10:15,640 Speaker 2: a running quarterback. You see the Eagles, it's Saquon Barkley. 231 00:10:15,640 --> 00:10:17,760 Speaker 2: I mean they threw for sixty nine yards against the 232 00:10:17,880 --> 00:10:20,800 Speaker 2: Rams and then they scored over thirty points. So that 233 00:10:21,400 --> 00:10:24,520 Speaker 2: line and the offensive line, So I think that's sort 234 00:10:24,559 --> 00:10:28,880 Speaker 2: of what has to be determined, is what. You know, 235 00:10:29,080 --> 00:10:31,240 Speaker 2: we thought this was go every year we go in, 236 00:10:31,280 --> 00:10:32,960 Speaker 2: we think it's going to be the year the Chargers 237 00:10:32,960 --> 00:10:36,120 Speaker 2: have a great running offense, right, Greg Roman and Dobbins 238 00:10:36,120 --> 00:10:39,280 Speaker 2: and Edwards and Alton Slater and Bradley Boseman so much 239 00:10:39,280 --> 00:10:41,960 Speaker 2: better going forward than he is coming back. So like, 240 00:10:42,200 --> 00:10:44,200 Speaker 2: how you know that this could be the end? It 241 00:10:44,320 --> 00:10:47,280 Speaker 2: just didn't you know it was? It was there at 242 00:10:47,320 --> 00:10:49,960 Speaker 2: first when you had JK kind of humming and you 243 00:10:50,040 --> 00:10:53,719 Speaker 2: saw the you know, as we talk about, repeatedly take 244 00:10:53,800 --> 00:10:55,440 Speaker 2: him to the deep end and then pull him under 245 00:10:55,480 --> 00:10:57,040 Speaker 2: in the fourth quarter. There was a lot of that, 246 00:10:57,080 --> 00:11:01,160 Speaker 2: but there was also I think enough to when you 247 00:11:01,200 --> 00:11:03,960 Speaker 2: think about sort of the run game disappearing at times 248 00:11:03,960 --> 00:11:07,400 Speaker 2: when it needed to continue or at least perform its best, 249 00:11:08,000 --> 00:11:09,439 Speaker 2: whether or not they want to see if there's a 250 00:11:10,679 --> 00:11:15,680 Speaker 2: premier rusher, you know in the draft that they would 251 00:11:15,679 --> 00:11:18,120 Speaker 2: take in the first two rounds. Whether Genty's sitting there, 252 00:11:18,280 --> 00:11:20,200 Speaker 2: I don't think he'll make it to twenty two, but 253 00:11:20,720 --> 00:11:24,520 Speaker 2: Henderson's you know from Ohio State. He is so explosive. 254 00:11:25,040 --> 00:11:27,200 Speaker 2: You know, there's enough guys that maybe you could see 255 00:11:27,200 --> 00:11:28,040 Speaker 2: them going that path. 256 00:11:28,160 --> 00:11:29,640 Speaker 1: Give me scataboun day two. 257 00:11:30,000 --> 00:11:33,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, I know that's obviously it would be fun. But 258 00:11:33,040 --> 00:11:36,200 Speaker 2: I'm you know, look, I love the guy, absolutely love 259 00:11:36,240 --> 00:11:38,920 Speaker 2: the guy, but I don't think he's the lead back. 260 00:11:39,200 --> 00:11:42,319 Speaker 2: Like he's not your lead back like Genty Henderson, those 261 00:11:42,360 --> 00:11:43,880 Speaker 2: guys are your lead backs. 262 00:11:44,280 --> 00:11:46,439 Speaker 3: Good. The good thing about this draft here is very 263 00:11:46,480 --> 00:11:49,960 Speaker 3: deep at the running back position, and JK the way 264 00:11:50,000 --> 00:11:52,080 Speaker 3: he performed at the beginning of the year obviously he 265 00:11:52,120 --> 00:11:52,640 Speaker 3: got hurt. 266 00:11:52,880 --> 00:11:54,720 Speaker 1: But if you improve. 267 00:11:54,360 --> 00:11:57,920 Speaker 3: The interior offensive line, it's year two with coach Harball, 268 00:11:58,120 --> 00:12:00,720 Speaker 3: that's gonna make the running game better anyway. But I 269 00:12:00,760 --> 00:12:02,920 Speaker 3: do think that if you do bring JK back, you 270 00:12:03,000 --> 00:12:06,320 Speaker 3: have to have another back that you could really bring 271 00:12:06,360 --> 00:12:08,720 Speaker 3: any kum out of idel in year two, right, could 272 00:12:08,720 --> 00:12:11,520 Speaker 3: be somebody, but I think someone in the draft could 273 00:12:11,520 --> 00:12:14,599 Speaker 3: be very important to Jim Harball's offense in general just 274 00:12:14,679 --> 00:12:15,480 Speaker 3: running the football. 275 00:12:15,559 --> 00:12:17,600 Speaker 2: Yeah. Well, and look, the thing with JK is he's 276 00:12:17,640 --> 00:12:19,439 Speaker 2: great in pass pro. I know it. You know, got 277 00:12:19,440 --> 00:12:21,120 Speaker 2: away from him a little bit on a couple snaps 278 00:12:21,120 --> 00:12:24,160 Speaker 2: there against the Texans, but it was just kind of 279 00:12:24,160 --> 00:12:26,840 Speaker 2: that that starting snowballing on that team when it came 280 00:12:26,880 --> 00:12:28,520 Speaker 2: to pass protection and the amount of pressure that they 281 00:12:28,520 --> 00:12:30,920 Speaker 2: were able to dial up. But JK is a great 282 00:12:31,000 --> 00:12:33,800 Speaker 2: pass pro back and that's what you absolutely have to have. 283 00:12:34,040 --> 00:12:36,880 Speaker 2: You know, you see that from coach Harbaugh and from 284 00:12:36,960 --> 00:12:39,880 Speaker 2: what Georgie's values is if you're not good in pass pro, 285 00:12:39,920 --> 00:12:41,960 Speaker 2: you're not going to get on the field. So that's 286 00:12:41,960 --> 00:12:44,520 Speaker 2: where the whole JK. Let's get him back and you 287 00:12:44,559 --> 00:12:47,680 Speaker 2: know what you're getting there, and that's certainly valuable for 288 00:12:47,720 --> 00:12:49,800 Speaker 2: this team, and rookies tend to struggle in that which 289 00:12:49,840 --> 00:12:53,000 Speaker 2: is understandable. You don't necessarily have your man strength yet 290 00:12:53,080 --> 00:12:56,439 Speaker 2: and your two hundred and five pounds to two hundred 291 00:12:56,440 --> 00:12:58,679 Speaker 2: and fifteen pounds, and there's a two hundred and thirty 292 00:12:58,679 --> 00:13:01,120 Speaker 2: five pound or two hundred and sixty five pound defensive 293 00:13:01,120 --> 00:13:03,559 Speaker 2: player running full speed at you, and you're expected to 294 00:13:03,600 --> 00:13:06,559 Speaker 2: slow down. It's not an easy task. It's a very 295 00:13:06,960 --> 00:13:10,120 Speaker 2: hard thing for backs to learn to do, to understand 296 00:13:10,200 --> 00:13:13,360 Speaker 2: how to accept and receive that sort of pressure and 297 00:13:13,400 --> 00:13:15,920 Speaker 2: that sort of strength and redirect it or a stone 298 00:13:15,960 --> 00:13:19,680 Speaker 2: it if you're a special back. And so that's where 299 00:13:20,640 --> 00:13:22,559 Speaker 2: sort of the question about a rookie versus e vet 300 00:13:23,000 --> 00:13:25,760 Speaker 2: comes in, and it'll make the JK situation interesting for sure. 301 00:13:25,960 --> 00:13:28,200 Speaker 3: Yeah, we're going to talk about the draft at nauseum 302 00:13:28,240 --> 00:13:30,760 Speaker 3: of the next several months. But someone did ask a 303 00:13:30,840 --> 00:13:33,000 Speaker 3: question to Money that I wanted to get in here 304 00:13:33,280 --> 00:13:35,440 Speaker 3: talking about the mock draft and how all over the 305 00:13:35,440 --> 00:13:38,760 Speaker 3: place it is edge, tight end, running back, wide receiver. 306 00:13:39,679 --> 00:13:42,000 Speaker 3: What do you think the charge could do as we 307 00:13:42,040 --> 00:13:44,199 Speaker 3: sit here at the end of January number twenty two. 308 00:13:44,240 --> 00:13:47,400 Speaker 2: Overall, I think it'll be to me, it's it's again 309 00:13:47,720 --> 00:13:51,040 Speaker 2: a testament to Joe Ortiz and Chad Alexander and that 310 00:13:51,120 --> 00:13:54,079 Speaker 2: whole staff, you know, James like Person and Kevin Kelly 311 00:13:54,080 --> 00:13:56,800 Speaker 2: and all of them, that they're in a best position, 312 00:13:56,880 --> 00:14:00,000 Speaker 2: best player available position. You know, I think you can 313 00:14:00,080 --> 00:14:03,000 Speaker 2: and if you want to take you know, the again, 314 00:14:03,080 --> 00:14:04,400 Speaker 2: if you want to try to get the number one 315 00:14:04,440 --> 00:14:06,320 Speaker 2: guard off the board and fix the you know, and 316 00:14:06,360 --> 00:14:08,880 Speaker 2: help that interior of the line. Based on who's a 317 00:14:08,920 --> 00:14:11,959 Speaker 2: free agent and what's available, there's guards that are valuable 318 00:14:12,320 --> 00:14:17,120 Speaker 2: in that position. I think you're probably you know, wide receiver. 319 00:14:17,559 --> 00:14:20,760 Speaker 2: It's deep and it's a little bit top heavy, you know, 320 00:14:20,840 --> 00:14:23,440 Speaker 2: starting with t Mac. You know, the tight ends are interesting. 321 00:14:23,440 --> 00:14:26,560 Speaker 2: There's a ton of mock drafts that have obviously lovelin 322 00:14:26,640 --> 00:14:30,360 Speaker 2: coming here because the relationship with coach Harbaugh and how 323 00:14:30,520 --> 00:14:34,360 Speaker 2: we'd love to see Justin get that sort of down 324 00:14:34,360 --> 00:14:36,880 Speaker 2: the seam field stretching tight end. 325 00:14:36,920 --> 00:14:37,960 Speaker 1: Warren from Penn State. 326 00:14:38,280 --> 00:14:41,200 Speaker 2: He'll be gone, He'll be long gone. He is going 327 00:14:41,240 --> 00:14:44,120 Speaker 2: to blow up the combine. He is so he is 328 00:14:44,160 --> 00:14:48,240 Speaker 2: an absolute gronk like freak. People don't realize how big 329 00:14:48,280 --> 00:14:51,840 Speaker 2: he is, how athletic he is, how versatile he is. 330 00:14:51,920 --> 00:14:54,560 Speaker 2: He will be gone. Everyone. There's a reason why everyone's 331 00:14:54,600 --> 00:14:56,920 Speaker 2: got him going to the Colts because it's just got 332 00:14:57,080 --> 00:14:59,480 Speaker 2: Shane Stike and written all over it. And how he 333 00:14:59,520 --> 00:15:01,480 Speaker 2: would use him when you think about how he used 334 00:15:01,520 --> 00:15:04,560 Speaker 2: Hunter Henry when he was here Justin's rookie year, how 335 00:15:04,640 --> 00:15:07,720 Speaker 2: valuable Hunter was, what he was doing in Philadelphia with Goddard, 336 00:15:07,720 --> 00:15:10,320 Speaker 2: and how valuable he was with Jalen Hurtz. Like that's 337 00:15:10,360 --> 00:15:13,200 Speaker 2: just such a perfect match for them. Look, if he's 338 00:15:13,200 --> 00:15:15,680 Speaker 2: there at twenty two, I'd have no doubt. But you've 339 00:15:15,720 --> 00:15:19,120 Speaker 2: got depth at defensive end, you've got depth at corner. 340 00:15:19,520 --> 00:15:22,960 Speaker 2: So like any of those, as this process starts to 341 00:15:23,000 --> 00:15:25,640 Speaker 2: shake itself out, I think that's the benefit is it's 342 00:15:25,640 --> 00:15:28,240 Speaker 2: not you know, like the year they took Q two 343 00:15:28,320 --> 00:15:29,920 Speaker 2: years ago, we knew it was going to be a 344 00:15:29,920 --> 00:15:32,120 Speaker 2: pass catcher. It was just lined up to be that way. 345 00:15:32,160 --> 00:15:34,680 Speaker 2: It's like, oh, yeah, look at how deep this position is, 346 00:15:34,720 --> 00:15:39,080 Speaker 2: whether it's Smith and Jigber Flowers or Johnston or dalton 347 00:15:39,400 --> 00:15:42,680 Speaker 2: Ka or Addison or Laporta, Like you just knew that's 348 00:15:42,680 --> 00:15:44,200 Speaker 2: what that was going to be because it was just 349 00:15:44,240 --> 00:15:46,040 Speaker 2: a little bit more valuable than the other positions that 350 00:15:46,080 --> 00:15:48,200 Speaker 2: were there. I don't feel that way this year. You know, 351 00:15:48,360 --> 00:15:50,920 Speaker 2: just first glance, as I'm starting to dig into it 352 00:15:50,920 --> 00:15:53,400 Speaker 2: before we head down to the combine, it looks like 353 00:15:53,400 --> 00:15:55,040 Speaker 2: there's a lot of depth that a lot of positions 354 00:15:55,040 --> 00:15:56,120 Speaker 2: that the Chargers can use. 355 00:15:56,600 --> 00:15:57,280 Speaker 1: Let's just spin it. 356 00:15:57,200 --> 00:15:59,600 Speaker 3: Back to the conference championship games too, and you know, 357 00:15:59,840 --> 00:16:03,000 Speaker 3: we talk about these who the top five quarterbacks in 358 00:16:03,000 --> 00:16:03,520 Speaker 3: the NFL. 359 00:16:03,680 --> 00:16:04,800 Speaker 1: It seems like it's just it's. 360 00:16:04,800 --> 00:16:07,720 Speaker 3: Very top heavy in the AFC right now, with Burrow 361 00:16:07,800 --> 00:16:11,400 Speaker 3: not even in the playoffs, with obviously Mahomes and Allen. 362 00:16:11,480 --> 00:16:13,640 Speaker 3: In the conference championship game we saw Labar and what 363 00:16:13,680 --> 00:16:17,880 Speaker 3: a great game that was in Buffalo last week. What 364 00:16:18,040 --> 00:16:23,080 Speaker 3: has the playoffs specifically in the AFC kind of not 365 00:16:23,160 --> 00:16:26,400 Speaker 3: taught you, but like you could store away and maybe 366 00:16:26,480 --> 00:16:28,600 Speaker 3: kind of spin it forward to the Chargers in an 367 00:16:28,600 --> 00:16:32,560 Speaker 3: effort to get to where the Ravens are, to where 368 00:16:32,720 --> 00:16:35,720 Speaker 3: the Bills and the Chiefs are next year, because it 369 00:16:35,800 --> 00:16:39,160 Speaker 3: seemed like when we saw the Chargers against the Ravens 370 00:16:39,240 --> 00:16:41,040 Speaker 3: the first time, it just felt like they were maybe 371 00:16:41,080 --> 00:16:45,040 Speaker 3: a year away, and then it got better and then unfortunately, 372 00:16:45,200 --> 00:16:46,640 Speaker 3: you know, I don't think we were expecting what we 373 00:16:46,680 --> 00:16:49,680 Speaker 3: saw in Houston, but it seems like they're close money, 374 00:16:49,680 --> 00:16:51,760 Speaker 3: but you're gonna have to go through a gauntlet of quarterbacks. 375 00:16:52,280 --> 00:16:55,280 Speaker 2: Ye for me, you know, I think it's sort of 376 00:16:55,280 --> 00:16:57,760 Speaker 2: the way I felt walking out of that game against Houston. 377 00:16:57,800 --> 00:17:01,479 Speaker 2: And look, you mentioned at the turnover is so uncharacteristic 378 00:17:01,520 --> 00:17:03,760 Speaker 2: and it was odd and you don't ever expect to 379 00:17:03,760 --> 00:17:05,560 Speaker 2: see that, but it was there, and a lot of 380 00:17:05,600 --> 00:17:07,679 Speaker 2: it was there because of the pressure up front. And 381 00:17:07,720 --> 00:17:10,399 Speaker 2: I think for me, I knew going into that game 382 00:17:10,520 --> 00:17:14,200 Speaker 2: that Houston had, you know, one of the best pressure 383 00:17:14,240 --> 00:17:16,680 Speaker 2: fronts in the league and two guys that were the 384 00:17:16,720 --> 00:17:19,000 Speaker 2: highest pressure rate edges, but I felt like it could 385 00:17:19,000 --> 00:17:23,280 Speaker 2: be nullified by by Rashawan and Joe and Slater was 386 00:17:23,359 --> 00:17:27,320 Speaker 2: sensational as always in that game, but they found some 387 00:17:27,359 --> 00:17:30,800 Speaker 2: weak spots. And so for me, for the Chargers, I 388 00:17:30,840 --> 00:17:34,520 Speaker 2: think it's what coaches always preached, that it starts up front, 389 00:17:34,840 --> 00:17:38,119 Speaker 2: you know, And and look it worked for him against 390 00:17:38,600 --> 00:17:41,480 Speaker 2: against CJ. Straut as well until the final five minutes 391 00:17:41,520 --> 00:17:43,000 Speaker 2: and that you know, I was a third and sixteen 392 00:17:43,040 --> 00:17:45,560 Speaker 2: where that wacky snap led to a busted play and 393 00:17:45,600 --> 00:17:47,800 Speaker 2: they got their first touchdown. Prior to that, they were 394 00:17:47,840 --> 00:17:50,520 Speaker 2: in his lap, there was pressure, he couldn't get the 395 00:17:50,520 --> 00:17:53,199 Speaker 2: ball off. Rolts weren't able to develop for Nico. So 396 00:17:53,240 --> 00:17:59,040 Speaker 2: that still holds, right, is it starts with those frontsion 397 00:17:59,119 --> 00:18:02,080 Speaker 2: in this division against Patrick Mahomes. You saw what they 398 00:18:02,119 --> 00:18:03,919 Speaker 2: were able to do to Patrick Mahomes that the numbers 399 00:18:03,920 --> 00:18:06,879 Speaker 2: in that Texans Chiefs game are crazy, Like you just 400 00:18:06,920 --> 00:18:08,600 Speaker 2: walk out of it and go, how did they lose 401 00:18:08,640 --> 00:18:11,080 Speaker 2: this game? When you look at you know, the pressure rates, 402 00:18:11,119 --> 00:18:13,320 Speaker 2: the quarterback hits, the amount of yards they were getting 403 00:18:13,320 --> 00:18:15,640 Speaker 2: on offense, and they just could not capitalize on all 404 00:18:15,640 --> 00:18:19,040 Speaker 2: of that. So I think for the charges, it's more 405 00:18:19,040 --> 00:18:21,440 Speaker 2: of just yeah, you're just you're following the leader. Man. 406 00:18:21,600 --> 00:18:25,720 Speaker 2: It's exactly what coach and ge Ortiz have laid out 407 00:18:26,080 --> 00:18:29,679 Speaker 2: for what they believe is the is the path to success, 408 00:18:30,000 --> 00:18:33,040 Speaker 2: and it's more of that. And I think it's also 409 00:18:34,960 --> 00:18:37,400 Speaker 2: I think it's living up to what we think their 410 00:18:37,440 --> 00:18:40,120 Speaker 2: reputation is, and that's to be the most physical team 411 00:18:40,160 --> 00:18:43,080 Speaker 2: that's on the field in any game. And I don't 412 00:18:43,119 --> 00:18:46,240 Speaker 2: think that was necessarily the case in Houston. Houston was 413 00:18:46,280 --> 00:18:48,560 Speaker 2: able to really get after it, and I tip my captain. 414 00:18:48,560 --> 00:18:50,840 Speaker 2: Then they played a heck of a game But to me, 415 00:18:50,960 --> 00:18:53,760 Speaker 2: that's it, that's gonna be their identity. It's upfront, it's 416 00:18:53,800 --> 00:18:56,000 Speaker 2: beating a snot out of you, and it's winning a 417 00:18:56,040 --> 00:18:59,040 Speaker 2: game at probably tight games late you know, there's not 418 00:18:59,080 --> 00:19:00,439 Speaker 2: going to be a lot of blowout because of the 419 00:19:00,440 --> 00:19:04,199 Speaker 2: way they want to play running the football and you know, 420 00:19:04,320 --> 00:19:07,239 Speaker 2: to steal another phrase from coach, you know, performing your 421 00:19:07,280 --> 00:19:10,280 Speaker 2: best when your best is required. I think that's that's 422 00:19:10,280 --> 00:19:12,399 Speaker 2: how they, you know, get to the Super Bowl next season. 423 00:19:13,080 --> 00:19:16,800 Speaker 3: For me, I the floor of this Jim Harball team 424 00:19:16,880 --> 00:19:19,199 Speaker 3: was this year and it was eleven games, and you 425 00:19:19,240 --> 00:19:21,320 Speaker 3: look at the top five in cap space. 426 00:19:21,480 --> 00:19:25,320 Speaker 1: The Chargers are. The opportunity to get more compis this year. 427 00:19:26,960 --> 00:19:30,359 Speaker 3: I just I think with a full season of Hardball 428 00:19:30,520 --> 00:19:34,000 Speaker 3: and Ortiz, the culture is set. It's a team like 429 00:19:34,119 --> 00:19:37,000 Speaker 3: Washington that gives a lot of teams hope, But I 430 00:19:37,119 --> 00:19:40,200 Speaker 3: give the Chargers hope in that Hey, you are eleven 431 00:19:40,240 --> 00:19:43,119 Speaker 3: wins this year. Now you have an opportunity to further 432 00:19:43,200 --> 00:19:46,800 Speaker 3: build this roster, make it in the image of Jim Harball. 433 00:19:46,920 --> 00:19:49,879 Speaker 3: You have your franchise quarterback in tow The only challenge 434 00:19:50,000 --> 00:19:53,159 Speaker 3: is that you got Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson and Patrick 435 00:19:53,160 --> 00:19:57,359 Speaker 3: Mahost twice. Yeah, you know, and that's that's the biggest hurdle. 436 00:19:57,400 --> 00:20:00,119 Speaker 3: I think that and that comes in January, and I 437 00:20:00,119 --> 00:20:02,840 Speaker 3: think a myriad of things have to happen. We've seen 438 00:20:02,880 --> 00:20:05,680 Speaker 3: in all these playoff games. It's one from the CJ. 439 00:20:05,840 --> 00:20:09,959 Speaker 3: Stroud wacky fubbled snap to you know what we saw 440 00:20:10,200 --> 00:20:14,040 Speaker 3: in Washington and Detroit last Saturday night. It's one or 441 00:20:14,040 --> 00:20:16,879 Speaker 3: two plays that'll flip everything. But I do think the 442 00:20:17,000 --> 00:20:21,040 Speaker 3: Chargers are in a magnificent position, being that eleven games 443 00:20:21,119 --> 00:20:23,440 Speaker 3: was your floor and now who knows what's gonna happen. 444 00:20:23,560 --> 00:20:27,359 Speaker 2: Look, I'll finish with this like to me, it's the 445 00:20:27,400 --> 00:20:30,080 Speaker 2: defense created three turnovers. You know, they scored three points 446 00:20:30,119 --> 00:20:33,520 Speaker 2: off three turnovers, so that the opportunities presented themselves. That's 447 00:20:33,520 --> 00:20:35,280 Speaker 2: what you want to do in those playoff games is 448 00:20:35,359 --> 00:20:37,760 Speaker 2: win the turnover battle. Now they didn't do that, but 449 00:20:37,800 --> 00:20:41,160 Speaker 2: the defense provided an opportunity for them to do that. 450 00:20:41,720 --> 00:20:44,959 Speaker 2: Do we think this defense is going to be Do 451 00:20:45,000 --> 00:20:47,040 Speaker 2: we think it's going to be better on paper or 452 00:20:47,040 --> 00:20:48,840 Speaker 2: worse on paper next year? I think it's gonna be 453 00:20:48,840 --> 00:20:51,399 Speaker 2: better on paper next year. Considering how many rookies they played, 454 00:20:51,440 --> 00:20:53,760 Speaker 2: guys that were just getting settled in, like Elijah Molden, 455 00:20:54,119 --> 00:20:57,040 Speaker 2: some of the injuries they had to deal with, comfortability 456 00:20:57,560 --> 00:20:59,359 Speaker 2: with you know, if they bring these guys back, and 457 00:20:59,400 --> 00:21:01,440 Speaker 2: I think they will, and Poon Afford and tier Tart 458 00:21:01,520 --> 00:21:04,280 Speaker 2: and then like you said, the draft picks you're talking about. 459 00:21:04,359 --> 00:21:06,560 Speaker 2: Last year they had seven picks, just one in each round. 460 00:21:06,680 --> 00:21:08,800 Speaker 2: No comp picks. This year they're probably going to get 461 00:21:08,800 --> 00:21:10,840 Speaker 2: into that thing with ten. It looks like, you know, 462 00:21:10,960 --> 00:21:14,480 Speaker 2: maybe an extra five and extra six and extra seven. 463 00:21:13,680 --> 00:21:18,600 Speaker 2: And now you've got sixty three to you know, seventy 464 00:21:18,640 --> 00:21:21,639 Speaker 2: million dollars worth of money to spend. And really the 465 00:21:21,640 --> 00:21:24,200 Speaker 2: only big ticket that you got to worry about is 466 00:21:24,359 --> 00:21:27,000 Speaker 2: Rashaan Slater. I mean, big big ticket that you've got 467 00:21:27,040 --> 00:21:29,359 Speaker 2: to worry about. Where you know, twenty million plus so 468 00:21:30,600 --> 00:21:31,720 Speaker 2: you got so you've. 469 00:21:31,560 --> 00:21:33,880 Speaker 1: Got two starting corners in the fifth. 470 00:21:33,720 --> 00:21:36,119 Speaker 3: Round, like tar Heep still cam parton year two. We 471 00:21:36,160 --> 00:21:38,320 Speaker 3: didn't even really talk about Junior Colson this year. No, 472 00:21:38,480 --> 00:21:39,280 Speaker 3: it's another. 473 00:21:39,000 --> 00:21:39,680 Speaker 2: Guy the whole year. 474 00:21:39,760 --> 00:21:41,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, who if he's healthy. 475 00:21:41,560 --> 00:21:44,399 Speaker 3: I mean just think of like those three positions in 476 00:21:44,480 --> 00:21:48,000 Speaker 3: year two, giving those guys back. Knowing what the NFL 477 00:21:48,040 --> 00:21:50,840 Speaker 3: is all about, I don't know, man, I have a 478 00:21:51,240 --> 00:21:53,200 Speaker 3: you always have high hopes, and of course it's Chargers weekly, 479 00:21:53,280 --> 00:21:55,880 Speaker 3: so we have high hopes. But the fact that Joe 480 00:21:56,280 --> 00:21:59,040 Speaker 3: Ortiz hit on all those guys in the back half, 481 00:21:59,400 --> 00:22:02,200 Speaker 3: not to mention Lad McConkey, who's still like number two 482 00:22:02,240 --> 00:22:04,760 Speaker 3: in the playoffs and receiving guarcians I've been played in 483 00:22:04,800 --> 00:22:05,320 Speaker 3: two weeks. 484 00:22:05,480 --> 00:22:06,320 Speaker 1: And of course Joe. 485 00:22:06,160 --> 00:22:08,200 Speaker 2: Walt Yeah no, he knocked it out of the park 486 00:22:08,200 --> 00:22:09,639 Speaker 2: with the draft, and you expect him to do it 487 00:22:09,640 --> 00:22:11,480 Speaker 2: again because he did it every year in Baltimore too, 488 00:22:11,560 --> 00:22:13,760 Speaker 2: So it's like, you know you're gonna get players that 489 00:22:13,760 --> 00:22:17,040 Speaker 2: will contribute immediately through through that process, You've now got 490 00:22:17,080 --> 00:22:19,879 Speaker 2: money to spend. When he had almost no money to spend, 491 00:22:20,080 --> 00:22:23,760 Speaker 2: he found players like we mentioned, pun Aford, Tier Tart, 492 00:22:24,119 --> 00:22:28,440 Speaker 2: Denzel Perriman, Bud Dupree, Like you cannot. I can't over 493 00:22:28,640 --> 00:22:31,960 Speaker 2: sell how big Elijah Molden was for this team. I 494 00:22:32,000 --> 00:22:34,840 Speaker 2: would be absolutely floored if he is not back next year. 495 00:22:34,840 --> 00:22:38,040 Speaker 2: And to have that three safety tandem of a Loewie, 496 00:22:38,119 --> 00:22:43,200 Speaker 2: Elijah and Derwin like that's so instrumental to what Jesse 497 00:22:43,280 --> 00:22:45,080 Speaker 2: Minner wants to do to be able to keep those 498 00:22:45,119 --> 00:22:48,399 Speaker 2: too high. Put a cap on it have Durwin running 499 00:22:48,440 --> 00:22:51,119 Speaker 2: free all over the place as a slot, as a 500 00:22:51,359 --> 00:22:54,880 Speaker 2: as a dimebacker, as a freaking d end at times 501 00:22:54,920 --> 00:22:58,600 Speaker 2: like That's so you've got that locked up. Deayon should 502 00:22:58,600 --> 00:23:00,720 Speaker 2: be in the Pro Bowl. It's it's a crime that 503 00:23:00,760 --> 00:23:03,879 Speaker 2: he's not. And you know Tooley's gonna take another We 504 00:23:03,920 --> 00:23:06,600 Speaker 2: can just this is just name salad. But yes, I 505 00:23:06,600 --> 00:23:08,560 Speaker 2: feel very good about where they are. I'll leave it 506 00:23:08,600 --> 00:23:08,800 Speaker 2: at that. 507 00:23:09,440 --> 00:23:11,360 Speaker 1: Your picks for Sunday get you out of here. 508 00:23:12,000 --> 00:23:13,920 Speaker 2: I mean, I think it's the same it. Look, it's 509 00:23:14,000 --> 00:23:17,679 Speaker 2: just what I want. It's it's Buffalo and Washington. It 510 00:23:17,680 --> 00:23:21,280 Speaker 2: would be nineteen Yeah, that would be beyond exciting, you know, 511 00:23:21,400 --> 00:23:25,399 Speaker 2: to have those two teams in there, you know, seeing 512 00:23:25,560 --> 00:23:30,080 Speaker 2: history perhaps being made by a rookie in Washington, and 513 00:23:30,400 --> 00:23:33,119 Speaker 2: they you know, and look, I know they're a competitor 514 00:23:33,160 --> 00:23:34,680 Speaker 2: and they're a team that could stand in the way. 515 00:23:34,680 --> 00:23:36,159 Speaker 2: And once they win a Super Bowl, maybe they get 516 00:23:36,200 --> 00:23:38,359 Speaker 2: all this confidence and you would probably not like to 517 00:23:38,359 --> 00:23:40,240 Speaker 2: see that. But I just like Josh Allen, you know, 518 00:23:40,400 --> 00:23:41,760 Speaker 2: I do. I like them. I like the way the 519 00:23:41,760 --> 00:23:43,960 Speaker 2: Bills are run. I love that fan base. It's such 520 00:23:43,960 --> 00:23:46,320 Speaker 2: a fun place to go. They're always super cool to 521 00:23:46,400 --> 00:23:49,840 Speaker 2: us whenever we're out there. So yeah, that's what I want. 522 00:23:49,880 --> 00:23:51,320 Speaker 2: I do not want to see the Chiefs in the 523 00:23:51,320 --> 00:23:53,879 Speaker 2: Super Bowl. I want to see them lose miserably, you know, 524 00:23:54,000 --> 00:23:58,200 Speaker 2: but whatever. That's that's that's how most of football America feels, 525 00:23:58,560 --> 00:24:00,520 Speaker 2: you know. I remember when they were playing the Patriots 526 00:24:00,960 --> 00:24:03,159 Speaker 2: and the the d Ford off sides. 527 00:24:03,320 --> 00:24:03,760 Speaker 1: I was up. 528 00:24:03,960 --> 00:24:07,560 Speaker 2: I was really upset. I'm like, this is ridiculous, the 529 00:24:07,560 --> 00:24:10,000 Speaker 2: Patriots and the stupid you know. So it's just it's 530 00:24:10,040 --> 00:24:12,359 Speaker 2: funny how far we've come because that's what the Chiefs 531 00:24:12,400 --> 00:24:12,960 Speaker 2: have turned into. 532 00:24:13,160 --> 00:24:14,600 Speaker 3: Yeah, New Orleans would be a heck of a lot 533 00:24:14,640 --> 00:24:17,000 Speaker 3: more fun if Buffalo and Washington were in that game, 534 00:24:17,040 --> 00:24:19,479 Speaker 3: no doubt. That's that's my pick too. I'm going with 535 00:24:19,480 --> 00:24:21,760 Speaker 3: my heart though, too, because the reason I'm even in 536 00:24:21,800 --> 00:24:23,560 Speaker 3: football is because of my love for that team in 537 00:24:23,680 --> 00:24:26,879 Speaker 3: Washington and growing up. So we'll see what happens for buddy, 538 00:24:26,920 --> 00:24:28,439 Speaker 3: I'm Chris. This has been charges weekly. 539 00:24:28,680 --> 00:24:29,440 Speaker 1: We'll see next week.