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Speaker 1: All right, this is Darwin James and you listen to

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Speaker 1: the Chargers Podcast Network. Hey guys, Chris Harry with you

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Speaker 1: on a Week two edition of Chargers Weekly here on

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Speaker 1: the new Chargers Podcast Network. Coming up a jam packed episode.

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Speaker 1: We'll get this week's opposing view from Dave Burkett of

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Speaker 1: the Detroit Free Press, Chargers radio analyst Daniel Jeremiah Stop

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Speaker 1: Spider preview Sunday's game against the Lions, plus a beat

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Speaker 1: writer's roundtable with Daniel Popper of the Athletic Southern California

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Speaker 1: news groups, Gilbermanzano, and Jeff Miller of the La Times.

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Speaker 1: But first, a former NFL MVP who's gonna be in

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Speaker 1: the booth this Sunday on CBS for Chargers Lions, Rich

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Speaker 1: gannet Rich. Always appreciate the time, sir. How you doing.

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Speaker 1: I'm doing great. I'm excited. I'm sitting here grinding away.

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Speaker 1: We're watching take We're watching actually watching, just finishing up

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Speaker 1: the Chargers cults from last week. We'll get started on

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Speaker 1: Detroit obviously, but we're really excited about the match up.

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Speaker 1: A good Week two matchup between the Chargers and Alliance. Well,

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Speaker 1: I tell you, man, Colts Chargers one of the best

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Speaker 1: games of the weekend. What were your observations from last

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Speaker 1: Sunday two teams who you know, who knows they may

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Speaker 1: was some real positive that. I mean, you know, I

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Speaker 1: thought it was a pretty clean performance from the Chargers.

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Speaker 1: You know, you look at I think there was just

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Speaker 1: a couple of penalties and it had three penalties. Defensively,

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Speaker 1: certainly the run defenses an area where they can I

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Speaker 1: think make some corrections. They hate to go up a

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Speaker 1: think Marlon Mac had some big runs. But I thought

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Speaker 1: Rivers was sharp once again, another three hundred yard day,

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Speaker 1: three touchdown. Keenan Allen looks like he's in mid season

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Speaker 1: for him. I was really impressed with Austin Eckler. He

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Speaker 1: you know, we of course we saw him last year.

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Speaker 1: People forget he had almost a thousand yards from skimmage

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Speaker 1: he did so many things. Well, you know, I just

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Speaker 1: made a note here, you lose them. Here's a smaller back.

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Speaker 1: He gets lost sometimes behind that big line stretched in

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Speaker 1: player to start for some other teams. But um, they

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Speaker 1: played well, I think defensively. The big takeaway I saw

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Speaker 1: from that game it's just a couple of assignments issues

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Speaker 1: and of course just tackle a little bit better. The

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Speaker 1: run fifth have to be better because certainly Detroit's looking

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Speaker 1: at the same tale I looked at well. Rich you

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Speaker 1: mentioned Austin Ekeler. I think he was one hundred and

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Speaker 1: fifty four total yards, three touchdowns. But Justin Jackson as

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Speaker 1: he had a twenty three and a twenty four yard rush.

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Speaker 1: That two headed attack really kind of kept that offense

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Speaker 1: know Justin Justin's first run was gonna explosive. Well, I mean,

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Speaker 1: you know you've got this Hall of fame future Hall

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Speaker 1: of Fame quarterback and Philip Rivers. You don't want to

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Speaker 1: obviously he's got to get better in pass protection. That's

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Speaker 1: something that continues to be a work in progress. Well, Rich,

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Speaker 1: I love having you on and you're one of the

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Speaker 1: few people who can actually speak on this MVP of

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Speaker 1: the league in two thousand and two. He played seventeen

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Speaker 1: have a tough matchup in Detroit. And before we get

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Speaker 1: He's a very unique guy. He's like the modern day

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Speaker 1: the regular season. I think the quarterback matchup is the

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Speaker 1: Boson Ingram each had a sack against the Colts five

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Speaker 1: I was always wondering this, how did your team's approach

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Speaker 1: the past rush. You know, we saw last week that

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Speaker 1: and those were two pretty good defensive ends that the

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Speaker 1: Lions face last week, or outside linebackers I guess Roll

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Speaker 1: Studs and Chandler Jones, and you know, they really gave

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Speaker 1: the Lions fits. I mean Taylor Becker had he gave

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Speaker 1: up two sacks and was called for four penalties. And

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Speaker 1: Rick Wagner, you know, he he allowed about a half

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Speaker 1: dozen pressures. So you know, those two tackles have They've

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Speaker 1: been up and down for the Lions, and obviously facing

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Speaker 1: guys like botha and Ingram, you know, another set of

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Speaker 1: really good pass rushers that you have to be careful

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Speaker 1: of where they move around to and who you help

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Speaker 1: out with and you know where you're rolling your protection to.

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Speaker 1: So I think that's the thing that the Lions have

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Speaker 1: to be most concerned about, you know, especially given what

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Speaker 1: they've shown on the offensive line so far. Into questions

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Speaker 1: they still have there and sometimes those guys don't line

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Speaker 1: up on the same side. You got you Chenn into

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Speaker 1: woe suit there. And you know, even the secondary with

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Speaker 1: Desmond King, a guy who's from Detroit, a first team

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Speaker 1: All Pro. What are folks saying about Dez come back

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Speaker 1: to Detroit. Yeah, I asked Matt Patricia about him the

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Speaker 1: other day. I think that's in Matt Patricia's spoke glowingly

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Speaker 1: about him. He said, you know, both on defense and

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Speaker 1: in the return game, be such a big fact or

452
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Speaker 1: such an important player on you know, this charters team

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Speaker 1: that they're going to know where he is at all times.

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Speaker 1: And yeah, look, you know, I think that's gonna be

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Speaker 1: a fun matchup when he's down the field and whoever

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Speaker 1: is in the slot for the Lions, whether it's one

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Speaker 1: of those tight ends, if they match up with with

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Speaker 1: Dez at the Damon Doola. You know, however the Chargers

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Speaker 1: decide to play that. But do know that, you know,

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Speaker 1: the Lions really think that he is an excellent player

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Speaker 1: on both special teams and on defense. Well, Dave, I

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Speaker 1: tell you, on offense, Keenan Allen is going to be

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Speaker 1: probably a mismatch for a lot of teams this year.

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Speaker 1: He didn't play in the preseason, but eight catches one

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Speaker 1: hundred and twenty three yards in a touchdown. He and

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Speaker 1: Philip Rivers have just great chemistry. He plays in the

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Speaker 1: slot plays on the outside. Who do you think is

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Speaker 1: gonna be Garden Keenan Allen and what kind of challenges

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Speaker 1: that pose for the Lions secondary. Yeah, I think the

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Speaker 1: Lions have to go with Darius Lay on him. I mean,

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Speaker 1: you know, they haven't always traveled their play on the

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Speaker 1: opponent's number one receivers. But you know we saw last

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Speaker 1: week where when they didn't do that on Fitzgerald Blayton,

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Speaker 1: the game the Cardinals went to fits just the dependable

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Speaker 1: guy made some big plays and really made the Lion bay.

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Speaker 1: And I think everyone knows what the sort of player

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Speaker 1: Keenan Allen is. And look, you know, obviously the Chargers

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Speaker 1: have some other problems on offense with with no Hunter

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Speaker 1: Henry and and uh, you know with Mike Williams dealing

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Speaker 1: with his knee injury. So I would expect that the

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Speaker 1: Lions use Darius Slay on Keenan Allen for a large

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Speaker 1: majority of the game. That would just make the most sense,

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Speaker 1: giving h Darius Slay is the best cornerback that they

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Speaker 1: have for Sean Melvine, their number two is a little

485
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Speaker 1: bit beat up right now, and then you know, to

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Speaker 1: get that matchup and maybe allow some of your other

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Speaker 1: the rest of your secondary to match up with those

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Speaker 1: other guys. I think that's what the Lions can do best.

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Speaker 1: They've always loved to ask this, especially to somebody who

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Speaker 1: covers the team as closely as you do. Just a

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Speaker 1: few guys that maybe Chargers fans don't know about on

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Speaker 1: this Lions team, that that have popped in training camp

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Speaker 1: and maybe week one, maybe a couple under the radar

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Speaker 1: guys to have eyes on on Sunday. Yeah, well, let's

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Speaker 1: start defensively. You know, Jared Davis practice this week, so

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Speaker 1: there's a sance he's gonna be back at middle linebacker.

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Speaker 1: He's went out since Week three of the preseason he

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Speaker 1: got hurt. But Johnnie to either the rookie second round pick,

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Speaker 1: you know, he had a sack last week. Even if

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Speaker 1: Davis is back, he's gonna play and play a bunch

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Speaker 1: of different spots on that defense. So you know, he's

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Speaker 1: he's he's you know, he's not a superstar by any means. Rookie,

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Speaker 1: you know, still has a lot of a lot of

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Speaker 1: growing left to do. But I think we saw the

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Speaker 1: Lions use him in enough different spots and some of

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Speaker 1: the different things that he can do that, You're going

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Speaker 1: to see him out in the field and all over

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Speaker 1: the field. Really come come Sunday, and then you know, offensively, look,

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Speaker 1: I think everyone knows carry On Johnson, t J. Hockinson,

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Speaker 1: now Kenny Galladay. Those are the three steak threats, the

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Speaker 1: three real big weapons. But they you know, they got

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Speaker 1: a rookie running back to Ty Johnson only played you know,

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Speaker 1: about a dozen snaps, maybe not even that many against

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Speaker 1: the Cardinals, but the guy is the fastest player on

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Speaker 1: the team and the Lions if it's possible to get

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Speaker 1: him the ball in the open field, he's a guy

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Speaker 1: that can make some players. It's gonna know, Dave a

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Speaker 1: final thing for you, man, it's just key to the game.

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Speaker 1: What's going to decide this game on Sunday? Well, yeah,

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Speaker 1: I mean that's that past should I talked about earlier,

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Speaker 1: and really the Lions offensive line, because that offensive line

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Speaker 1: is so key to everything the Lions want to do,

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Speaker 1: both running the ball and protecting Matthew Stafford. And you know,

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Speaker 1: we talked about the edge rushers that the Chargers have.

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Speaker 1: Metaying obviously be a pretty good player inside too. I

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Speaker 1: think that's just a crucial matchup if the Lions can

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Speaker 1: win in the trenches, that's gonna give Matthew Stafford an

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Speaker 1: opportunity to throw some passes. That's going open up the

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Speaker 1: running game. And conversely, if they can, you know, the

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Speaker 1: Chargers can have a fielday getting after Matthew Stafford and

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Speaker 1: really making life tough on the Lions. Daber Kitt Detroit

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Speaker 1: Daniel Jeremiah as the Chargers go to Detroit one to

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Speaker 1: no overtime, a little too close for comfort on side adj. Yeah,

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00:27:21,960 --> 00:27:25,160
Speaker 1: things got a little interesting there, and it's really fascinating

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Speaker 1: when you look at that ball game. How just a

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Speaker 1: couple plays here there, and it's a totally different game, right.

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Speaker 1: I mean, if you look at from the Chargers perspective,

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Speaker 1: you don't have the interception down there in the red zone,

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Speaker 1: you probably in pretty good shape. You look at it

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Speaker 1: from the Cults perspective, if they make their field goals,

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00:27:39,440 --> 00:27:42,960
Speaker 1: could be a different game going in their direction. So again,

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Speaker 1: each and every week in the NFL season, the competition

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00:27:47,320 --> 00:27:49,959
Speaker 1: is so fierce and there's so little difference between these teams.

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Speaker 1: It's three four plays end up being the difference. And

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Speaker 1: fortunately the Chargers once they got that ball on overtime,

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Speaker 1: we're able to finish that one. There's so many things

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Speaker 1: to talk about. You can talk about Philip his performance

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Speaker 1: outside that interception, he was great. Didn't look like he

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Speaker 1: need preseason much at all. Austin Ekeler one hunter, fifty

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Speaker 1: four total yards and three touchdowns, would get to him

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Speaker 1: at Justin Jackson. But how about the kicking operation was unbelieving.

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Speaker 1: You don't have Michael Badgie, a first timers as a snapper,

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Speaker 1: holder and kicker, made all the field goals, made the

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Speaker 1: extra points. It was flawless and they weren't even like

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Speaker 1: a hint of disaster. Right, it was so smooth. Then

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Speaker 1: the kicks were beautiful. I mean ty long that you

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Speaker 1: talk about a valuable member of a team where you're

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Speaker 1: an AFC Special Teams player, the way all deserved to

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Speaker 1: be able to do all the things he did in

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Speaker 1: that ball game outstands like it's like a high school game. Right,

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Speaker 1: You're gonna go ahead and do the kicks, You're gonna

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Speaker 1: do the punts. The field goals are like who does that?

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Speaker 1: Is the NFL light them up at linebacker or whatever

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Speaker 1: to it? Whatever you can do. Austin Eckleman, he was

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Speaker 1: the story. And I think the running game in general.

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Speaker 1: You know Justin Jackson nine point seven yards a pop.

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Speaker 1: What can you say about how Ken wizzen Hunt used

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Speaker 1: both of those guys. Well, I thought it was it

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Speaker 1: was outstanding. And I thought also obviously what they did

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Speaker 1: in the passing game as well. And everybody will talk

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Speaker 1: about the touchdown catch and the long the long plays

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Speaker 1: or two touchdown catches for Eckler, but to me, in

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Speaker 1: pass protection or outstanding, that's what jumped out some money

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Speaker 1: mid after the game. It was awesome. I mean they

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Speaker 1: really just stepping in there and putting their face in there,

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Speaker 1: and that was It was impressive to watch the way

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Speaker 1: they played a complete game, and I thought coach wizen

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Speaker 1: Hunt did a beautiful job of getting them in a rhythm.

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Speaker 1: They'd get out there, get get lathered up a little bit,

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Speaker 1: get a nice little rhythm going, and then next thing,

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Speaker 1: I give him a chance to get out there and

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Speaker 1: get rolling. So you know, it's tricky when you're playing

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Speaker 1: multiple backs like that. I thought he did a nice

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Speaker 1: job with it. And it makes you realize just how

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Speaker 1: many weapons the Chargers have because the fact that they

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Speaker 1: leaned on the two guys in Austin and Justin and

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Speaker 1: then Keenan was just kind of doing Keenan Allen things.

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Speaker 1: What we saw kind of a continuation to training camp, right,

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Speaker 1: no doubt. And Keenan is uh. You know one thing

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Speaker 1: the trust that exists between Philip and Keenan, and that's

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Speaker 1: You saw that with anticipation throws in the middle of

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Speaker 1: the field. You also saw it when he's got a

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Speaker 1: couple of guys on his back and Philip's gonna give

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Speaker 1: him an opportunity to go and make a play, which

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Speaker 1: he did for that for that touchdown. It's the benefit

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Speaker 1: of having played with somebody for a very long time.

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Speaker 1: When you get two talented individuals like Philip and Keenan,

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Speaker 1: and then you get the chemistry to go along with

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Speaker 1: that talent, it's special. There's always something you can take

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Speaker 1: after a win that you want to improve on it.

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Speaker 1: And obviously the defense, it was kind of a tale

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Speaker 1: of two halves, especially run defense. Marlon Mack had himself

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Speaker 1: a day, especially in the second half. You want to

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Speaker 1: clean that up. But you know, Joey Bosa, melvit Ingham,

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Speaker 1: those guys, you didn't see them during preseason. They both

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Speaker 1: had a sack each five combined quarterback hits, so kind

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Speaker 1: of a mixed bag on defense. Yeah, I thought that

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Speaker 1: was gonna be The story of that game was could

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Speaker 1: the interior of the Chargers D line hold up on

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Speaker 1: rundown so that they could, you know, flip the script

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Speaker 1: and let those edge rushers rush because I thought that was,

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Speaker 1: you know, the interior the offensive line versus the Chargers

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Speaker 1: interior d line advantage to the Colt's best interior offensive

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Speaker 1: line in the NFL. And then when you look, if

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Speaker 1: you get them in passing situations, the Chargers had a

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Speaker 1: big advantage with Bosa and Ingram against those tackles. And

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Speaker 1: it's really kind of how the game went. I mean,

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Speaker 1: early on, you hold up up front, if you can

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Speaker 1: hold up and get them in the third, medium or

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Speaker 1: long and it's Chargers, but far too often there in

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Speaker 1: the second half, they got rolling and they were in

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Speaker 1: second and ones, third and ones, and it's just tough.

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Speaker 1: It's tough to play defense when you're there, and I

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Speaker 1: think part of it was some of the interior push

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Speaker 1: that they allowed. Also, they miss some tackles. You know,

641
00:31:12,680 --> 00:31:15,240
Speaker 1: it's safety position. You had some miss tackles that resulted

642
00:31:15,280 --> 00:31:18,040
Speaker 1: in a long run. Week one. You know, everybody wants

643
00:31:18,080 --> 00:31:20,600
Speaker 1: to win and we're so reactionary, but when you look back,

644
00:31:20,640 --> 00:31:22,840
Speaker 1: you know we could be in November December. You look back,

645
00:31:22,880 --> 00:31:24,720
Speaker 1: Cols look like they're gonna be pretty good football team

646
00:31:25,040 --> 00:31:27,120
Speaker 1: to get that win against a team like that in

647
00:31:27,160 --> 00:31:30,040
Speaker 1: Week one, especially in AFC game, it could be paramount.

648
00:31:30,040 --> 00:31:32,320
Speaker 1: Really yeah, it's never too already start looking at that stuff.

649
00:31:32,320 --> 00:31:34,480
Speaker 1: And when you can beat teams in the AFC that

650
00:31:34,560 --> 00:31:36,960
Speaker 1: are playoff contenders, and that stuff ends up mattering at

651
00:31:37,000 --> 00:31:38,320
Speaker 1: the end of the year. I mean, the Chargers can

652
00:31:38,320 --> 00:31:39,960
Speaker 1: speak to it as well as any team in the league.

653
00:31:40,040 --> 00:31:43,160
Speaker 1: Last year went twelve games and they weren't necessarily the

654
00:31:43,280 --> 00:31:45,520
Speaker 1: right twelve games last year, and even even the year before.

655
00:31:45,520 --> 00:31:48,160
Speaker 1: You go nine at seven you beat the Bills, yep,

656
00:31:48,280 --> 00:31:50,560
Speaker 1: but that tiebreaker the Bills is getting the playoffs, you don't. Yeah,

657
00:31:50,560 --> 00:31:52,880
Speaker 1: there you go. So this is an organization that's very

658
00:31:52,880 --> 00:31:56,920
Speaker 1: aware the meaning of these these conference opponents. So it's good.

659
00:31:56,960 --> 00:31:58,240
Speaker 1: It's good to get out of there with a win,

660
00:31:58,320 --> 00:32:00,640
Speaker 1: and I think it's it's also nice that the team

661
00:32:00,680 --> 00:32:02,880
Speaker 1: you're getting ready to play is you know, Charges haven't

662
00:32:02,880 --> 00:32:04,760
Speaker 1: played a little extra ball there and overtime Detroit had

663
00:32:04,800 --> 00:32:07,080
Speaker 1: played even more. So that's a nice thing. What do

664
00:32:07,120 --> 00:32:09,640
Speaker 1: you think the locked rooms like coming off a tie,

665
00:32:10,000 --> 00:32:13,160
Speaker 1: oh Detroit, and then get back on the plane and

666
00:32:13,240 --> 00:32:15,560
Speaker 1: being up They were up with twenty four six in

667
00:32:15,600 --> 00:32:18,080
Speaker 1: the fourth quarter, I believe ye. Just then they had

668
00:32:18,240 --> 00:32:21,520
Speaker 1: totally shut down Kyler Murray in that Cliff Kingsbury offense

669
00:32:21,520 --> 00:32:23,680
Speaker 1: and then um, it was it was interesting. I mean

670
00:32:23,800 --> 00:32:25,840
Speaker 1: we can go into it, but they just rushed for

671
00:32:26,120 --> 00:32:29,120
Speaker 1: almost the entire game. And uh, I think it was

672
00:32:29,160 --> 00:32:31,280
Speaker 1: something like fifty to fifty eight drop backs that they

673
00:32:31,400 --> 00:32:33,560
Speaker 1: just rushed for. It worked early in the game when

674
00:32:33,560 --> 00:32:35,040
Speaker 1: they were fresh, and then they got kind of worn

675
00:32:35,080 --> 00:32:36,959
Speaker 1: down a little bit later on in the game, and uh,

676
00:32:37,160 --> 00:32:39,520
Speaker 1: and they got picked apart. So I will see, make

677
00:32:39,520 --> 00:32:41,719
Speaker 1: sure you see what difference we see from this defense

678
00:32:41,760 --> 00:32:43,240
Speaker 1: and if they maybe dial it up a little bit more,

679
00:32:43,240 --> 00:32:45,440
Speaker 1: a little more aggressive against the Chargers. We've been doing

680
00:32:45,440 --> 00:32:48,640
Speaker 1: these XS and those segments and we just got finished

681
00:32:48,680 --> 00:32:52,760
Speaker 1: talking about West. I appreciate it. You know, I have

682
00:32:53,040 --> 00:32:57,040
Speaker 1: a very good UH coastar who nailed the TJ. Hockinson

683
00:32:57,120 --> 00:32:58,880
Speaker 1: thing months ago. I mean, you said that this was

684
00:32:58,920 --> 00:33:01,760
Speaker 1: the safest picking the draft. The guy looks like a

685
00:33:01,760 --> 00:33:03,680
Speaker 1: four year VET already looks like he's gonna be like

686
00:33:03,720 --> 00:33:05,800
Speaker 1: maybe the go to guy in that offense. Yeah. I

687
00:33:05,800 --> 00:33:08,360
Speaker 1: think the offense at least through one week, went through him.

688
00:33:08,400 --> 00:33:11,760
Speaker 1: And he is, man, he is so darn good in

689
00:33:11,800 --> 00:33:14,120
Speaker 1: the run game. But man, he showed you what he

690
00:33:14,160 --> 00:33:15,800
Speaker 1: could do in the passing game. He's got a great

691
00:33:15,800 --> 00:33:18,240
Speaker 1: feel for space. I think the tight end position sometimes

692
00:33:18,240 --> 00:33:19,960
Speaker 1: you get carried away with forty times and all that.

693
00:33:20,000 --> 00:33:22,760
Speaker 1: To me, it's about understanding space and how you fit

694
00:33:22,800 --> 00:33:25,680
Speaker 1: in space, and then being physical and he does all

695
00:33:25,720 --> 00:33:28,160
Speaker 1: those things extremely well. You're gonna play zone, he's gonna settle,

696
00:33:28,840 --> 00:33:31,560
Speaker 1: and he's athletic enough where you get yourself out of position,

697
00:33:31,600 --> 00:33:34,480
Speaker 1: he'll take advantage of it. Well. Just talk about Phillips toughness,

698
00:33:34,600 --> 00:33:36,560
Speaker 1: and I mean he just broke a tie of Peytonent

699
00:33:36,720 --> 00:33:40,160
Speaker 1: and Derek Brooks for consecutive starts on Sunday, which is ridiculous. Yeah,

700
00:33:40,360 --> 00:33:43,680
Speaker 1: another tough guy, Matthew Stafford. When you are game planning

701
00:33:43,680 --> 00:33:46,240
Speaker 1: against a guy like Matthew Stafford, especially with these these

702
00:33:46,240 --> 00:33:48,840
Speaker 1: book in defensive ends in Bossa and Ingram, what do

703
00:33:48,880 --> 00:33:50,720
Speaker 1: you need to account for? Because he's gonna stick in

704
00:33:50,760 --> 00:33:53,520
Speaker 1: the pocket, right, He's not. He's not gonna back down. No,

705
00:33:53,760 --> 00:33:56,760
Speaker 1: And he's big play hunter. You know, you'll see some quarterbacks,

706
00:33:56,840 --> 00:34:00,800
Speaker 1: especially the younger quarterbacks, they're gonna read underneath over the top.

707
00:34:00,840 --> 00:34:02,640
Speaker 1: He doesn't do that. He starts over the top and

708
00:34:02,680 --> 00:34:06,160
Speaker 1: he's gonna come back down, so he wants to be aggressive,

709
00:34:06,160 --> 00:34:08,200
Speaker 1: he wants to take shots. Almost lost him the football

710
00:34:08,239 --> 00:34:11,080
Speaker 1: game with that on a third down play late in overtime.

711
00:34:11,080 --> 00:34:13,719
Speaker 1: They're being too aggressive, so you know that that's what

712
00:34:13,760 --> 00:34:16,920
Speaker 1: they want to do. To me, he like he's an

713
00:34:17,120 --> 00:34:20,280
Speaker 1: extremely gifted thrower, and he's even got the arm strength.

714
00:34:20,320 --> 00:34:21,839
Speaker 1: When you can get him off balance, he can still

715
00:34:21,840 --> 00:34:24,560
Speaker 1: make some incredible throws. But your chances of success are

716
00:34:24,560 --> 00:34:27,080
Speaker 1: going to tremendously increase if you can get him off

717
00:34:27,080 --> 00:34:29,920
Speaker 1: of his spot and move him around. He'll make a

718
00:34:29,920 --> 00:34:32,000
Speaker 1: couple while plays doing that, but he'll also give you

719
00:34:32,040 --> 00:34:33,880
Speaker 1: a couple so that that, to me, is a challenge.

720
00:34:33,880 --> 00:34:35,879
Speaker 1: If he can set up on his spot and just

721
00:34:36,440 --> 00:34:38,120
Speaker 1: sit at the top of the mount and throw the football,

722
00:34:38,480 --> 00:34:40,440
Speaker 1: he's going to carve up just about everybody. You've got

723
00:34:40,440 --> 00:34:43,080
Speaker 1: to move him this early in the season. I mean,

724
00:34:43,320 --> 00:34:45,640
Speaker 1: there's not a lot of tape in twenty nineteen. Couple

725
00:34:45,640 --> 00:34:47,600
Speaker 1: of that with you don't see the Lions often. You

726
00:34:47,640 --> 00:34:50,319
Speaker 1: see him once every four years. How do you think

727
00:34:50,560 --> 00:34:52,440
Speaker 1: it is in the locker room going up against a

728
00:34:52,440 --> 00:34:54,279
Speaker 1: team like the Colts are really a team like the

729
00:34:54,360 --> 00:34:56,359
Speaker 1: Chiefs of the Raiders, the bron because versus a team

730
00:34:56,400 --> 00:35:01,160
Speaker 1: like the Lions, where you know, rich Gannon said it's uncomfortable. Yeah, look, yeah,

731
00:35:01,160 --> 00:35:02,880
Speaker 1: it's it's a foreign it's foreign to him. Now, the

732
00:35:02,880 --> 00:35:05,359
Speaker 1: interesting thing is you can look at the coaching tree

733
00:35:05,360 --> 00:35:07,920
Speaker 1: and look at the history, and this is a staff

734
00:35:07,920 --> 00:35:10,080
Speaker 1: that's come from New England, which the Chargers are very

735
00:35:10,080 --> 00:35:12,239
Speaker 1: familiar with. That's right, over a long period of time.

736
00:35:12,280 --> 00:35:14,920
Speaker 1: So while while the city might be different and some

737
00:35:14,960 --> 00:35:17,120
Speaker 1: of the players might be different, um, they're gonna be

738
00:35:17,160 --> 00:35:19,880
Speaker 1: running the same play as you've seen over and over again,

739
00:35:19,960 --> 00:35:22,680
Speaker 1: so there'll be some familiarity from that standpoint. And look,

740
00:35:22,680 --> 00:35:25,719
Speaker 1: when you're a Chargers team that's got Super Bowl aspirations,

741
00:35:26,440 --> 00:35:28,520
Speaker 1: you can't afford to to not show up and be

742
00:35:28,560 --> 00:35:30,560
Speaker 1: ready to go. And I think you know, you know,

743
00:35:30,600 --> 00:35:33,600
Speaker 1: you have some injuries or some guys not there. It's

744
00:35:33,600 --> 00:35:35,680
Speaker 1: a great opportunity for new guys to step in and

745
00:35:35,680 --> 00:35:38,040
Speaker 1: not only provide play, but provide some energy. You know,

746
00:35:38,160 --> 00:35:40,480
Speaker 1: let's let's let's hey, this is your opportunity, go make

747
00:35:40,520 --> 00:35:43,239
Speaker 1: it happen. What's the key to this game? DJ to

748
00:35:43,320 --> 00:35:45,560
Speaker 1: get to two woo against a team that, hey, it's

749
00:35:45,600 --> 00:35:47,680
Speaker 1: their home opener. You know, those fans will be fired

750
00:35:47,719 --> 00:35:50,120
Speaker 1: up at Ford Field. I think it's whoever plays a

751
00:35:50,120 --> 00:35:53,279
Speaker 1: cleaner game. I think both these defenses are opportunistic and

752
00:35:53,719 --> 00:35:56,759
Speaker 1: hoping to to get some turnovers. And I feel like

753
00:35:56,800 --> 00:35:59,600
Speaker 1: if the Chargers can protect the football, make that Lions

754
00:35:59,680 --> 00:36:02,960
Speaker 1: off drive the length of the field, um, it'll be

755
00:36:02,960 --> 00:36:04,480
Speaker 1: a good day. Well, you can't do is you can't

756
00:36:04,520 --> 00:36:05,879
Speaker 1: turn the ball where you can't you know in muff

757
00:36:05,880 --> 00:36:08,239
Speaker 1: punt last week. You can't do those things. And give

758
00:36:08,280 --> 00:36:10,440
Speaker 1: this offense a short field and let them get ahead,

759
00:36:10,440 --> 00:36:13,239
Speaker 1: because it's not quite like the Lions teams of old.

760
00:36:13,239 --> 00:36:15,880
Speaker 1: They've they've invested in their front and their offensive line.

761
00:36:16,160 --> 00:36:17,800
Speaker 1: You talked about Hackinson, what he can do in the

762
00:36:17,880 --> 00:36:20,239
Speaker 1: run game. They would they would love nothing more than

763
00:36:20,280 --> 00:36:23,640
Speaker 1: to hum to rid themselves of the disaster last week

764
00:36:23,680 --> 00:36:25,799
Speaker 1: of letting one salt away. I think you'll see a

765
00:36:25,840 --> 00:36:28,640
Speaker 1: more physical four minute approach there from that Lions group.

766
00:36:28,680 --> 00:36:31,520
Speaker 1: So let let them make them travel the distance, don't

767
00:36:31,560 --> 00:36:32,920
Speaker 1: turn the ball over, and I think it'll be a

768
00:36:32,960 --> 00:36:35,719
Speaker 1: good day for the Chargers. Finally, I'd be remiss if

769
00:36:35,760 --> 00:36:37,400
Speaker 1: I didn't talk to one of the stars of the

770
00:36:37,400 --> 00:36:41,759
Speaker 1: Aftermath about Week one in general, like some crazy scores,

771
00:36:41,800 --> 00:36:45,240
Speaker 1: the Browns getting crushed, the Ravens put up a fifty

772
00:36:45,320 --> 00:36:48,160
Speaker 1: nine points. What stood out from just a week one

773
00:36:48,239 --> 00:36:50,200
Speaker 1: overall perspective from you, Well, I think some of the

774
00:36:50,280 --> 00:36:54,160
Speaker 1: divisions were interesting, how how it's shaping up, and really,

775
00:36:54,200 --> 00:36:58,480
Speaker 1: to be honest, going over the NFC, the NFC North

776
00:36:58,960 --> 00:37:01,120
Speaker 1: is fascinating to me when you look at the big game.

777
00:37:01,160 --> 00:37:03,279
Speaker 1: We saw green Bay's defense step up on the opening night.

778
00:37:03,320 --> 00:37:05,120
Speaker 1: It looked really it looked really good. So you've got

779
00:37:05,120 --> 00:37:07,239
Speaker 1: green Bay, Minnesota, Kirk Cousins only through the ball ten

780
00:37:07,280 --> 00:37:10,399
Speaker 1: times and they just smoked Atlanta. Um, so they're gonna

781
00:37:10,400 --> 00:37:12,600
Speaker 1: be interesting. Then you have Detroit and Chicago kind of

782
00:37:12,640 --> 00:37:16,200
Speaker 1: coming off of disappointing games. But that to me is

783
00:37:16,200 --> 00:37:18,080
Speaker 1: a fascinating division. And I think when you also look

784
00:37:18,120 --> 00:37:20,960
Speaker 1: at the NFC East, with the way Philly looked and

785
00:37:21,000 --> 00:37:23,480
Speaker 1: the way Dallas looked, Philadelphia just kind of scuttled around,

786
00:37:23,640 --> 00:37:26,000
Speaker 1: got with themselves in a huge deficit and then came

787
00:37:26,040 --> 00:37:29,560
Speaker 1: storming back. Um, it just feels like there's some collision courses,

788
00:37:29,640 --> 00:37:31,880
Speaker 1: you know, you flip it over the AFC, the Chiefs

789
00:37:31,960 --> 00:37:34,160
Speaker 1: or who we thought they were going to be Chargers

790
00:37:34,239 --> 00:37:36,000
Speaker 1: end up beating up a playoff team from last year

791
00:37:36,000 --> 00:37:38,600
Speaker 1: and the Colts. That feels very much like a collision

792
00:37:38,640 --> 00:37:41,919
Speaker 1: course in the division. So it's fun to watch early

793
00:37:41,920 --> 00:37:43,400
Speaker 1: in the year and kind of look off into the

794
00:37:43,400 --> 00:37:45,640
Speaker 1: distance and see where this thing's headed. We think we

795
00:37:45,719 --> 00:37:47,440
Speaker 1: know where it's going. We think we know, but of

796
00:37:47,440 --> 00:37:51,440
Speaker 1: course we won't. And we're super overreactionary too, right, although, although,

797
00:37:51,920 --> 00:37:54,160
Speaker 1: well I'm not gonna say anything bad about them, but man, no, no,

798
00:37:54,280 --> 00:37:56,919
Speaker 1: just go, just go. Man. The Dolphins look bad, bad,

799
00:37:56,960 --> 00:37:59,359
Speaker 1: bad bad. Yeah. That good. J Thanks so much, man,

800
00:37:59,400 --> 00:38:01,440
Speaker 1: Thanks Bud. All right, guys, want to remind you to

801
00:38:01,520 --> 00:38:03,800
Speaker 1: not miss a minute of the action with the official

802
00:38:03,880 --> 00:38:06,880
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803
00:38:06,880 --> 00:38:10,439
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00:38:10,800 --> 00:38:14,640
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806
00:38:18,640 --> 00:38:22,960
Speaker 1: may apply. All right. I love these roundtables. We've had

807
00:38:23,000 --> 00:38:25,359
Speaker 1: like three or four of them, and we're gonna keep

808
00:38:25,400 --> 00:38:28,280
Speaker 1: them going during the regular season. Daniel Popper, The Athletic

809
00:38:28,719 --> 00:38:33,279
Speaker 1: Gibermanzano Southern California Newsgroup. Jeff Biller, La Times, gentlemen, how

810
00:38:33,280 --> 00:38:35,719
Speaker 1: are we doing good. I'd like the listeners to know

811
00:38:35,760 --> 00:38:37,880
Speaker 1: that we are actually sitting in a circle just so

812
00:38:37,920 --> 00:38:39,960
Speaker 1: they can painted picture. So this is a true roundtable.

813
00:38:40,280 --> 00:38:44,800
Speaker 1: This is a roundtable without a table with there's no table,

814
00:38:44,880 --> 00:38:47,560
Speaker 1: so I guess it's just around. It's just a round

815
00:38:47,920 --> 00:38:51,400
Speaker 1: circle with no table. Chargers about to take on the

816
00:38:51,480 --> 00:38:55,799
Speaker 1: Lions in week two, gentlemen, just your overall take on

817
00:38:55,840 --> 00:38:58,640
Speaker 1: which you saw last week in that thirty twenty four

818
00:38:58,760 --> 00:39:02,000
Speaker 1: overtime win GIL go ahead, n there was a lot

819
00:39:02,000 --> 00:39:05,359
Speaker 1: that was an exciting game over time period went down

820
00:39:05,360 --> 00:39:07,640
Speaker 1: on the wire. Obviously Austin Eckler got all the credit

821
00:39:07,719 --> 00:39:11,480
Speaker 1: there for the three touchdownds, but I know Daniel brought

822
00:39:11,480 --> 00:39:13,160
Speaker 1: this up pretty and I was pretty impressed them too.

823
00:39:13,120 --> 00:39:15,799
Speaker 1: As an offensive line without Russo Coom the first game

824
00:39:16,200 --> 00:39:18,160
Speaker 1: and they rushed for that many yards and they create

825
00:39:18,200 --> 00:39:20,640
Speaker 1: so many holes and lanes. Front came in the running run,

826
00:39:20,760 --> 00:39:23,640
Speaker 1: rushing attack and the screen passes. It seems like all

827
00:39:23,640 --> 00:39:26,319
Speaker 1: those holes Austin Ekeler had because the guys up front

828
00:39:26,360 --> 00:39:29,080
Speaker 1: like Mica Sculfield and Dan Feeney had a great game

829
00:39:29,080 --> 00:39:31,520
Speaker 1: and of course Mike pouncing him Transcot kind of some

830
00:39:31,560 --> 00:39:34,399
Speaker 1: struggles but overall he did pretty well. So the offensive line.

831
00:39:34,440 --> 00:39:37,080
Speaker 1: For me, it's a good sign to half underrated Jeff.

832
00:39:37,760 --> 00:39:40,480
Speaker 1: Uh yeah, I thought, Um, I think going into it

833
00:39:40,560 --> 00:39:42,080
Speaker 1: there was a lot of gloom and doom, and I

834
00:39:42,080 --> 00:39:45,960
Speaker 1: think understandably, especially given trans Scott hasn't played that position.

835
00:39:46,040 --> 00:39:49,200
Speaker 1: They played much there. Uh, I thought they played. I

836
00:39:49,239 --> 00:39:51,439
Speaker 1: mean they won the game like it's a pretty good team.

837
00:39:51,440 --> 00:39:53,279
Speaker 1: I don't think. I mean the Colstone and Andrew looked,

838
00:39:53,280 --> 00:39:55,360
Speaker 1: but they're still pretty good. And that was a playoff

839
00:39:55,400 --> 00:39:58,239
Speaker 1: team and they they tried hard to give it away

840
00:39:58,239 --> 00:40:00,279
Speaker 1: at the end. And I'll be honest with I mean,

841
00:40:00,280 --> 00:40:01,880
Speaker 1: I haven't watched the team last year. I was shocked

842
00:40:01,920 --> 00:40:04,440
Speaker 1: that the that the Colts went down and scored and

843
00:40:04,480 --> 00:40:05,920
Speaker 1: then I thought, for sure they're gonna stop at two

844
00:40:05,920 --> 00:40:07,880
Speaker 1: point conversion because that would have fit right into the

845
00:40:07,920 --> 00:40:12,440
Speaker 1: narrative of last year. Um, but then it see Seattle, Cincinnati,

846
00:40:12,480 --> 00:40:14,360
Speaker 1: all those it was all set up and then so

847
00:40:14,440 --> 00:40:17,319
Speaker 1: it was actually shocking when they but then they they

848
00:40:17,360 --> 00:40:20,120
Speaker 1: kept it together and uh, and they want a game

849
00:40:20,120 --> 00:40:22,759
Speaker 1: that would have been really easy to lose, and it

850
00:40:22,800 --> 00:40:24,640
Speaker 1: would have been I don't want to say devastating, but

851
00:40:24,640 --> 00:40:26,839
Speaker 1: that would have been a bad loss if they having

852
00:40:26,840 --> 00:40:28,680
Speaker 1: been up like they were in the third quarter. So

853
00:40:29,320 --> 00:40:31,560
Speaker 1: you know how this league is, you you're not you're

854
00:40:31,560 --> 00:40:35,120
Speaker 1: not gonna apologize for winning games. And so they beat

855
00:40:35,120 --> 00:40:37,279
Speaker 1: a good opponent and then uh and they're one and

856
00:40:37,360 --> 00:40:39,960
Speaker 1: oh for the first time, only the second time in

857
00:40:40,160 --> 00:40:42,479
Speaker 1: twenty fifteen. I believe. Yeah, So I think you're gonna

858
00:40:42,480 --> 00:40:44,480
Speaker 1: see I think you're gonna see the undefense improved out

859
00:40:44,480 --> 00:40:46,440
Speaker 1: because you just had so many new pieces. You know,

860
00:40:46,520 --> 00:40:48,520
Speaker 1: Kaiser White was starting at middle linebacker for the first time,

861
00:40:48,520 --> 00:40:50,640
Speaker 1: basically directing the whole defense and getting everyone in place.

862
00:40:50,719 --> 00:40:52,560
Speaker 1: He only played three games last year as a rookie,

863
00:40:52,640 --> 00:40:55,200
Speaker 1: and he's learning an entirely new position. Thomas Davis is

864
00:40:55,200 --> 00:40:57,280
Speaker 1: in a new role that he didn't really play in Carolina,

865
00:40:57,320 --> 00:41:01,000
Speaker 1: and he's learning different personnel packages and where he's supposed

866
00:41:01,000 --> 00:41:03,520
Speaker 1: to be positioned. You know, he's he's the outside linebacker

867
00:41:03,520 --> 00:41:05,600
Speaker 1: in the nickel package, he's the middle linebacker in the

868
00:41:05,640 --> 00:41:07,600
Speaker 1: dine package. He's the only linebacker on the field. And

869
00:41:07,600 --> 00:41:09,799
Speaker 1: then Adrian Phillips is filling in for Derwin James. He

870
00:41:09,800 --> 00:41:11,160
Speaker 1: didn't have to start a single game at strong safe

871
00:41:11,160 --> 00:41:13,000
Speaker 1: they last year because dar when started every game, so

872
00:41:13,120 --> 00:41:14,640
Speaker 1: you have a lot of new pieces, and I think

873
00:41:14,640 --> 00:41:15,920
Speaker 1: that was the reason why you had a lot of

874
00:41:15,920 --> 00:41:18,239
Speaker 1: breakdowns in the running game in the second half, and

875
00:41:18,239 --> 00:41:19,880
Speaker 1: then also even even in the passing game. I think

876
00:41:19,880 --> 00:41:22,520
Speaker 1: as that group plays together more, Kaisier gets some more snaps,

877
00:41:22,600 --> 00:41:25,160
Speaker 1: you're gonna see some improvement defensively. One hundred percent would

878
00:41:25,160 --> 00:41:27,640
Speaker 1: you guys make of just affect a Week one? People

879
00:41:27,640 --> 00:41:30,200
Speaker 1: are gassed? Like the Lions had a very similar second

880
00:41:30,200 --> 00:41:32,000
Speaker 1: half to the Chargers and they had a twenty four

881
00:41:32,000 --> 00:41:34,759
Speaker 1: to sixth lead in the fourth quarter. Cardinals just had

882
00:41:34,760 --> 00:41:36,960
Speaker 1: a hundred yards of total offense going into the fourth

883
00:41:37,719 --> 00:41:40,719
Speaker 1: Chargers had a twenty four nine lead, and it was

884
00:41:40,760 --> 00:41:43,520
Speaker 1: a hot day. I mean, I'm not making excuses from

885
00:41:43,520 --> 00:41:46,240
Speaker 1: a conditioning standpoint, but I think for any team starting

886
00:41:46,600 --> 00:41:49,200
Speaker 1: a sixteen game season week one, you probably gotta get

887
00:41:49,320 --> 00:41:51,440
Speaker 1: into it a little bit. No, yeah, and Anthony Lynn

888
00:41:51,480 --> 00:41:53,840
Speaker 1: mentioned that it wasn't Jacksonville, Florida hot. I will say that,

889
00:41:54,400 --> 00:41:57,480
Speaker 1: but Anthony Anthony mentioned that, you know, the conditioning played

890
00:41:57,840 --> 00:42:00,120
Speaker 1: played a big, big role and you expect then and all. So,

891
00:42:00,239 --> 00:42:02,200
Speaker 1: just the way the NFL is trending, a lot of

892
00:42:02,239 --> 00:42:04,879
Speaker 1: starters aren't playing in the preseason, so you're basically working

893
00:42:04,880 --> 00:42:06,680
Speaker 1: yourself in the game shape in these first couple of

894
00:42:06,680 --> 00:42:08,800
Speaker 1: games of the regular season. Brandon Mebany didn't play a

895
00:42:08,880 --> 00:42:11,520
Speaker 1: single snap of the preseason either, didn't Alvin ingram More,

896
00:42:11,600 --> 00:42:13,400
Speaker 1: Joey Bosa and those are the guys that are the

897
00:42:13,520 --> 00:42:15,880
Speaker 1: keys in the in the in the running game. Tom

898
00:42:16,000 --> 00:42:17,960
Speaker 1: Davis didn't then played on the preseason either, So these

899
00:42:17,960 --> 00:42:19,840
Speaker 1: guys are gonna be working themselves in the game shape

900
00:42:20,320 --> 00:42:22,520
Speaker 1: over the first three weeks of the regular season as

901
00:42:22,520 --> 00:42:24,319
Speaker 1: opposed to what it used to be, which was you

902
00:42:24,320 --> 00:42:26,160
Speaker 1: played yourself in the game shape in the preseason. Kind

903
00:42:26,200 --> 00:42:28,239
Speaker 1: of got a sense that Athinicly does not want to

904
00:42:28,239 --> 00:42:31,759
Speaker 1: hear the excuses they heat the preseason. He was not

905
00:42:31,800 --> 00:42:33,600
Speaker 1: happy with the run defense, but he said he has

906
00:42:33,719 --> 00:42:36,160
Speaker 1: very very a lot of confidence and Gus Browdly to

907
00:42:36,200 --> 00:42:38,440
Speaker 1: figure that out. But when you know, I think you

908
00:42:38,480 --> 00:42:40,399
Speaker 1: said more of a physical thing. When the team keeps

909
00:42:40,560 --> 00:42:42,160
Speaker 1: when the team is down twenty four and nine, you

910
00:42:42,239 --> 00:42:44,640
Speaker 1: usually throw it. They kept running and running and running

911
00:42:44,680 --> 00:42:47,359
Speaker 1: where modern mac So it maybe something just you know,

912
00:42:48,120 --> 00:42:50,719
Speaker 1: new faces of the Kaiser and Tomas Davis just kind

913
00:42:50,719 --> 00:42:53,359
Speaker 1: of figure it out, but overall he wasn't pretty happy

914
00:42:53,400 --> 00:42:55,719
Speaker 1: with that, and I think too. The Colts are a

915
00:42:55,719 --> 00:42:58,440
Speaker 1: good team, right, I mean, you weren't going to expect

916
00:42:58,520 --> 00:43:01,719
Speaker 1: to blow out a team like Indie who has a

917
00:43:01,880 --> 00:43:03,800
Speaker 1: very deep roster. You take Andrew Luck out of the

918
00:43:03,840 --> 00:43:05,919
Speaker 1: equation is to have one of the best offensive lines

919
00:43:05,920 --> 00:43:08,279
Speaker 1: of football. Marlo Max a really good player. Remember when

920
00:43:08,280 --> 00:43:11,120
Speaker 1: Indy never had a running game, They certainly have one now.

921
00:43:11,600 --> 00:43:13,359
Speaker 1: And you mentioned a lot of guys on defense who

922
00:43:13,360 --> 00:43:15,719
Speaker 1: did not play in the preseason. Philip Rivers, Keenan Allen

923
00:43:15,760 --> 00:43:18,120
Speaker 1: didn't play either, and they seem to have a pretty

924
00:43:18,120 --> 00:43:20,280
Speaker 1: good connection. Eight for one twenty three and a touchdown

925
00:43:20,320 --> 00:43:24,120
Speaker 1: for Keenan Jeff. Yeah, they didn't seem to miss a beat.

926
00:43:24,160 --> 00:43:28,719
Speaker 1: There was a Eric Williams isn't here um today. Eric

927
00:43:28,760 --> 00:43:30,880
Speaker 1: covers of these guys for the for ESPN and he

928
00:43:31,239 --> 00:43:33,600
Speaker 1: I haven't read it yet, but he had a thing

929
00:43:33,600 --> 00:43:37,160
Speaker 1: on Twitter headline that said that they'll probably lean more

930
00:43:37,239 --> 00:43:39,560
Speaker 1: on Keenan now that Hunter Henry's hurt, And I'm not

931
00:43:39,600 --> 00:43:42,000
Speaker 1: sure how much more you can lean on. He's a

932
00:43:42,040 --> 00:43:44,480
Speaker 1: pretty good read. He's a pretty good read. He's solid,

933
00:43:44,520 --> 00:43:46,840
Speaker 1: but I'm sure his story made total sense, but it

934
00:43:47,080 --> 00:43:49,120
Speaker 1: was My first thought was, I mean, they leaned on

935
00:43:49,200 --> 00:43:52,920
Speaker 1: him pretty heavy on Sunday, so yeah, they didn't. You know,

936
00:43:53,000 --> 00:43:56,200
Speaker 1: I think um who wasn't during the week last week

937
00:43:56,200 --> 00:43:58,120
Speaker 1: who said I think Philip Rivers knows how to throw

938
00:43:58,120 --> 00:44:01,160
Speaker 1: a football still Joe Wilson, Joey said that, I think

939
00:44:01,200 --> 00:44:02,759
Speaker 1: I think Philip knows how to throw a football. He

940
00:44:02,800 --> 00:44:05,239
Speaker 1: didn't need to play so and I think you know,

941
00:44:05,280 --> 00:44:07,600
Speaker 1: he and Keenan of how many times have they run that?

942
00:44:07,719 --> 00:44:11,400
Speaker 1: They he run whatever route and Phillips put it right

943
00:44:11,400 --> 00:44:13,640
Speaker 1: on him. So it wasn't shocking that they were able

944
00:44:13,680 --> 00:44:16,360
Speaker 1: to they that came right back and uh, you know

945
00:44:16,400 --> 00:44:21,759
Speaker 1: and they So that wasn't terribly terribly surprising. But I

946
00:44:21,840 --> 00:44:24,879
Speaker 1: think Daniel I was actually surprised. I thought they played

947
00:44:24,880 --> 00:44:27,680
Speaker 1: pretty well for how many guys didn't play, and I

948
00:44:28,080 --> 00:44:30,719
Speaker 1: think they'll you would expect that to get a little

949
00:44:30,719 --> 00:44:33,960
Speaker 1: sharper over the next couple of weeks. Yeah, there's no question.

950
00:44:33,960 --> 00:44:35,920
Speaker 1: And the one thing you do worry about though, is

951
00:44:36,480 --> 00:44:39,399
Speaker 1: you know, if there's if Mike Williams and Hunter Henry

952
00:44:39,400 --> 00:44:41,319
Speaker 1: aren't playing, that's a lot more attention that you can

953
00:44:41,480 --> 00:44:43,520
Speaker 1: pay to Keenan Allen. I remember there's multiple times in

954
00:44:43,520 --> 00:44:45,640
Speaker 1: the last game where he was like wide, wide open.

955
00:44:45,719 --> 00:44:47,879
Speaker 1: I was like, how is that happenings? He's the best

956
00:44:47,880 --> 00:44:49,680
Speaker 1: receiver on the field, But that's because you have to

957
00:44:49,719 --> 00:44:51,680
Speaker 1: pay attention to these other guys. You can't. You know,

958
00:44:51,920 --> 00:44:54,120
Speaker 1: you put Mike Williams, you guard him one on one.

959
00:44:54,200 --> 00:44:56,239
Speaker 1: He's such a big guy that and Phillips has said

960
00:44:56,239 --> 00:44:58,279
Speaker 1: that he'll throw it up and Mike Willian's probably gonna

961
00:44:58,280 --> 00:44:59,680
Speaker 1: come down with it, you know, Hunter Henry in the

962
00:44:59,719 --> 00:45:01,080
Speaker 1: middle of the I feel if those guys aren't there

963
00:45:01,080 --> 00:45:02,640
Speaker 1: all of a sudden, you can double Keenan on every

964
00:45:02,640 --> 00:45:04,719
Speaker 1: snap and he's still a good enough receiver where he's

965
00:45:04,719 --> 00:45:06,960
Speaker 1: gonna get his But that takes away from how dynamic

966
00:45:07,000 --> 00:45:09,760
Speaker 1: this offense can be. Well. Gil I asked Dave Burkett

967
00:45:09,760 --> 00:45:12,960
Speaker 1: of the Detroit Free Press about Keenan Allen and just

968
00:45:13,080 --> 00:45:15,239
Speaker 1: the fact that if you don't have a Hunter, or

969
00:45:15,239 --> 00:45:17,439
Speaker 1: if you don't have a Mike Williams, who's gonna guard

970
00:45:17,480 --> 00:45:20,080
Speaker 1: Keenan Allen. He thinks it's gonna be Darius slay and

971
00:45:20,200 --> 00:45:22,680
Speaker 1: you have slay On Allen. But in terms of the offense,

972
00:45:22,719 --> 00:45:25,319
Speaker 1: when you lose a guy like Hunter, and you know,

973
00:45:25,440 --> 00:45:28,120
Speaker 1: we don't know the status of Mike Williams as we

974
00:45:28,200 --> 00:45:31,400
Speaker 1: tape this. What do you do? You have two capable

975
00:45:31,480 --> 00:45:33,960
Speaker 1: running backs who can catch the ball of the backfield,

976
00:45:34,200 --> 00:45:37,319
Speaker 1: Travis Benjamin, dontro Inman, and of course Keenan. Yeah, today,

977
00:45:37,360 --> 00:45:40,160
Speaker 1: Ken kept saying he's gonna lean on Austin Eckler and

978
00:45:40,160 --> 00:45:42,239
Speaker 1: Justin Jackson a lot, which they would have done even

979
00:45:42,239 --> 00:45:44,279
Speaker 1: with Hunter, Henry and Mike william still in there. But

980
00:45:44,320 --> 00:45:46,879
Speaker 1: I think it's gonna be dontro Inman if he only

981
00:45:46,920 --> 00:45:49,640
Speaker 1: had one catch for five yards. But Rivers really likes

982
00:45:49,680 --> 00:45:52,040
Speaker 1: dontro He recruited him to come back to the Chargers,

983
00:45:52,280 --> 00:45:54,040
Speaker 1: so I think his role will probably increase. And then

984
00:45:54,040 --> 00:45:56,160
Speaker 1: you gotta try Ris Benjamin that the speeds are in

985
00:45:56,200 --> 00:45:58,040
Speaker 1: the outs. I think those two guys would be very vital.

986
00:45:58,040 --> 00:46:00,640
Speaker 1: And I think from that story you're pointing out from Eric,

987
00:46:01,120 --> 00:46:02,959
Speaker 1: Eric pointing that's going to be a lot three wide

988
00:46:02,960 --> 00:46:05,640
Speaker 1: receiver sets. So you're throwing, you know, Travis, or kind

989
00:46:05,640 --> 00:46:07,719
Speaker 1: of spread the feel, maybe keen him more in the

990
00:46:07,760 --> 00:46:10,239
Speaker 1: slot now or even into him. Him is a pretty

991
00:46:10,280 --> 00:46:12,080
Speaker 1: big buddy guy, but he could play also slots, So

992
00:46:12,080 --> 00:46:13,600
Speaker 1: I think those three guys would be pretty bad of

993
00:46:13,600 --> 00:46:15,399
Speaker 1: the passing game. One thing though, they did like they

994
00:46:15,440 --> 00:46:18,280
Speaker 1: went they had only the three receivers because MIKEA. Williams

995
00:46:18,280 --> 00:46:20,120
Speaker 1: went down with a knee and in overtime they went

996
00:46:20,120 --> 00:46:22,919
Speaker 1: to a spread. They went to five or five five

997
00:46:22,960 --> 00:46:26,920
Speaker 1: spread receivers and Eckler was on the outside. They're comfortable

998
00:46:27,160 --> 00:46:29,680
Speaker 1: putting both Justin Jackson and Austin Ekeler split out to

999
00:46:29,960 --> 00:46:32,600
Speaker 1: the wide, whether they're running you know, a jet sweep

1000
00:46:32,600 --> 00:46:35,880
Speaker 1: action play action which they which they ran off that

1001
00:46:35,880 --> 00:46:38,720
Speaker 1: that personnel package in that in that formation on Sunday.

1002
00:46:39,200 --> 00:46:40,840
Speaker 1: But they also will throw to those guys out of

1003
00:46:40,840 --> 00:46:44,000
Speaker 1: that spot. So I don't know if they're gonna like

1004
00:46:44,040 --> 00:46:46,839
Speaker 1: avoid having a five wide receiver set and spreading things

1005
00:46:46,880 --> 00:46:48,960
Speaker 1: out because those guys, they feel comfortable putting those guys

1006
00:46:48,960 --> 00:46:51,080
Speaker 1: out there, and Austin Eckler and Justin Jackson. Yeah, I

1007
00:46:51,120 --> 00:46:53,160
Speaker 1: think those guys feel comfortable doing it as well. And

1008
00:46:53,239 --> 00:46:57,640
Speaker 1: maybe they'll stick Terron Taylor out there. And by the way,

1009
00:46:57,680 --> 00:46:59,840
Speaker 1: I want to make mention the fact that obviously gilmore

1010
00:47:00,000 --> 00:47:02,680
Speaker 1: special to me. He actually read her actually as opposed

1011
00:47:03,080 --> 00:47:05,600
Speaker 1: I know what you're talking about just give it like

1012
00:47:05,640 --> 00:47:08,719
Speaker 1: a blind plug Derek's story. Girls like, well, actually I

1013
00:47:08,800 --> 00:47:10,719
Speaker 1: read the story, so let me help you. Let me

1014
00:47:10,760 --> 00:47:16,040
Speaker 1: help you out of the classic millennial reading the headline, Hey,

1015
00:47:16,040 --> 00:47:17,680
Speaker 1: what about the what about the tight ends? Is you

1016
00:47:17,719 --> 00:47:19,799
Speaker 1: gotta feel for Hunter Man? It's it's it's a it's

1017
00:47:19,840 --> 00:47:23,319
Speaker 1: just a tough blow for him. But it's almost like

1018
00:47:23,360 --> 00:47:25,080
Speaker 1: here we go again for Virgil Green. I mean, he

1019
00:47:25,920 --> 00:47:28,040
Speaker 1: gets thrust into a role that he's very familiar with

1020
00:47:28,080 --> 00:47:30,799
Speaker 1: from last year. And I heard it from Philip, heard

1021
00:47:30,800 --> 00:47:33,000
Speaker 1: it from Wiz, I heard it from coach Lynn Sean

1022
00:47:33,040 --> 00:47:35,319
Speaker 1: Colkin had his best camp as a pro. Uh, so

1023
00:47:35,360 --> 00:47:37,520
Speaker 1: maybe we'll see more of the Brady as well. Yeah,

1024
00:47:37,680 --> 00:47:39,719
Speaker 1: John Culkin was great. I thought in preseason he was

1025
00:47:39,760 --> 00:47:41,600
Speaker 1: making plays all over the fild. He's making games in preseason,

1026
00:47:41,640 --> 00:47:43,840
Speaker 1: He's making plays in preseason games, he's making plays in

1027
00:47:43,840 --> 00:47:46,880
Speaker 1: training camp. Um, but just I mean, Hunter Henry's a

1028
00:47:46,960 --> 00:47:49,520
Speaker 1: dynamic tight end and not just as a pass catcher.

1029
00:47:49,560 --> 00:47:51,319
Speaker 1: He was a key part. You know, we talked about

1030
00:47:51,360 --> 00:47:53,040
Speaker 1: you talked about the offensive line, the run blocking, but

1031
00:47:53,080 --> 00:47:54,799
Speaker 1: you got to include Derek Waden. There's a fall back

1032
00:47:54,800 --> 00:47:56,920
Speaker 1: and then Hunter Henry had a great game blocking made

1033
00:47:56,920 --> 00:47:59,719
Speaker 1: a key block on on Austin Nickler's touchdown UM, and

1034
00:48:00,040 --> 00:48:02,000
Speaker 1: I was I was shocked because I talked to Hunter

1035
00:48:02,040 --> 00:48:03,800
Speaker 1: after the game. He was walking around fine. He's like,

1036
00:48:03,800 --> 00:48:05,480
Speaker 1: oh yeah, there's nothing, you know, bang my knee. But

1037
00:48:05,520 --> 00:48:07,440
Speaker 1: I was fine. I went back in there. So you

1038
00:48:07,480 --> 00:48:08,880
Speaker 1: gotta feel for him. You got to feel for him

1039
00:48:08,880 --> 00:48:10,839
Speaker 1: because I felt like he was due for a huge

1040
00:48:10,880 --> 00:48:12,560
Speaker 1: season this year if he could stay healthy. He had

1041
00:48:12,560 --> 00:48:14,480
Speaker 1: four catches in that first game. I you know, one

1042
00:48:14,480 --> 00:48:16,280
Speaker 1: of my bold predictions is that he was gonna get

1043
00:48:16,280 --> 00:48:19,080
Speaker 1: you know, seventy catches this year. And but the you know,

1044
00:48:19,440 --> 00:48:21,520
Speaker 1: the qualifier was always if he can stay healthy, and

1045
00:48:21,520 --> 00:48:24,400
Speaker 1: that seems like that's gonna be the qualifier for his career. Unfortunately,

1046
00:48:24,520 --> 00:48:28,120
Speaker 1: just it sucks for him definitely. You know. I spoke

1047
00:48:28,120 --> 00:48:30,319
Speaker 1: to Austin Ekeler about it. He said, the offense, it's

1048
00:48:30,360 --> 00:48:32,000
Speaker 1: not gonna change. You know, you're gonna you know, plug

1049
00:48:32,000 --> 00:48:34,919
Speaker 1: in Sean Cochin or Virgil Green. But he had to say,

1050
00:48:35,000 --> 00:48:37,839
Speaker 1: but it's not Hunter Henry, a Pro Bowl caliber type

1051
00:48:37,840 --> 00:48:39,120
Speaker 1: of tidy and I guy was supposed to have a

1052
00:48:39,160 --> 00:48:41,960
Speaker 1: breakout year. So he really felt for Hunter Henry and

1053
00:48:42,000 --> 00:48:44,239
Speaker 1: Austin's pretty close with Hunter. He told me he went

1054
00:48:44,239 --> 00:48:46,480
Speaker 1: to his wedding a couple of years ago and just

1055
00:48:46,520 --> 00:48:48,719
Speaker 1: to have the torny seal a year ago and come back.

1056
00:48:49,040 --> 00:48:51,360
Speaker 1: He came back for the playoff him against the Pages

1057
00:48:51,400 --> 00:48:53,759
Speaker 1: were pretty much the whole season. He was out week

1058
00:48:53,920 --> 00:48:56,040
Speaker 1: a week one, gets his knee injury. So for him,

1059
00:48:56,040 --> 00:48:58,560
Speaker 1: you gotta feel for him. The Chargers his first quarter

1060
00:48:58,560 --> 00:49:01,440
Speaker 1: of the season. If they can take care of business

1061
00:49:01,440 --> 00:49:04,000
Speaker 1: in Detroit, you got Houston and Miami. Just think of

1062
00:49:04,080 --> 00:49:05,839
Speaker 1: some of the guys that you'll potentially get back. So

1063
00:49:06,160 --> 00:49:08,160
Speaker 1: this doesn't seem to be like it's season ending for

1064
00:49:08,160 --> 00:49:10,359
Speaker 1: a Hunter. I mean, the expectation is he'll come back

1065
00:49:10,360 --> 00:49:13,400
Speaker 1: at some point. Durwin James, who you guys talk to

1066
00:49:13,480 --> 00:49:15,920
Speaker 1: in the locker room, he's expecting to come back at

1067
00:49:15,960 --> 00:49:18,080
Speaker 1: some point. You know, we're not sure with Melvin, We're

1068
00:49:18,120 --> 00:49:20,880
Speaker 1: not sure with Russell. But to hopefully get some of

1069
00:49:20,920 --> 00:49:24,440
Speaker 1: these guys back playing with what you got um listen,

1070
00:49:24,480 --> 00:49:27,040
Speaker 1: injuries or are part of this game. But it was

1071
00:49:27,080 --> 00:49:28,920
Speaker 1: a it was a pretty long list this week, Jeff.

1072
00:49:28,960 --> 00:49:32,319
Speaker 1: It was a very long list. And the thing is

1073
00:49:32,320 --> 00:49:34,000
Speaker 1: that if this is kind of like one of those

1074
00:49:34,239 --> 00:49:36,879
Speaker 1: It's only week two, but it almost feels like if

1075
00:49:36,920 --> 00:49:38,799
Speaker 1: they can kind of weather this and get through this,

1076
00:49:39,000 --> 00:49:42,759
Speaker 1: and they their schedule is somewhat favorable. I mean, Houston's good,

1077
00:49:42,840 --> 00:49:45,360
Speaker 1: we all know that, and from what we understand, the

1078
00:49:45,360 --> 00:49:48,320
Speaker 1: Lions are better than they've been. We know what Miami is.

1079
00:49:48,600 --> 00:49:53,880
Speaker 1: Uh what is that just say? We know at Miami.

1080
00:49:55,280 --> 00:49:59,560
Speaker 1: So I think it does almost feel like that, let's

1081
00:49:59,600 --> 00:50:02,319
Speaker 1: get through through this, try to stay afloat, not let this,

1082
00:50:03,200 --> 00:50:05,799
Speaker 1: you know, get get worse than it is. Hopefully they

1083
00:50:05,800 --> 00:50:09,160
Speaker 1: don't lose anybody else, and then as as time goes here,

1084
00:50:09,480 --> 00:50:11,640
Speaker 1: some of these guys will start to sort of trickle

1085
00:50:11,719 --> 00:50:15,440
Speaker 1: back and um, and you know, ultimately towards the end

1086
00:50:15,440 --> 00:50:17,879
Speaker 1: of the season they would ideally be in a better

1087
00:50:17,920 --> 00:50:21,160
Speaker 1: position healthwise. But uh, it does have that sense of

1088
00:50:21,200 --> 00:50:24,680
Speaker 1: like they're they're already in this mode of I don't

1089
00:50:24,680 --> 00:50:26,520
Speaker 1: say survival mode, but it is sort of feel like

1090
00:50:26,560 --> 00:50:28,359
Speaker 1: that where it's if they can just get through this

1091
00:50:28,360 --> 00:50:29,839
Speaker 1: week and then we can just get through that week.

1092
00:50:29,880 --> 00:50:33,400
Speaker 1: And just to be talking about that so early in

1093
00:50:33,440 --> 00:50:36,600
Speaker 1: the season, it shows what's happened with their with their health.

1094
00:50:36,680 --> 00:50:38,719
Speaker 1: But this happens around the league though, and I've said

1095
00:50:38,719 --> 00:50:40,560
Speaker 1: it before, like the teams that end up having success

1096
00:50:40,560 --> 00:50:41,960
Speaker 1: and having shout out of Super Bowl are the ones

1097
00:50:41,960 --> 00:50:43,239
Speaker 1: that are able to weather their injuries. And you go

1098
00:50:43,239 --> 00:50:44,600
Speaker 1: back to when the Eagles won their Super Bowl, they

1099
00:50:44,600 --> 00:50:46,719
Speaker 1: were down their starting quarterback, they were down their left tackle.

1100
00:50:46,719 --> 00:50:48,759
Speaker 1: There it's down their starting middle linebacker, and they still

1101
00:50:48,800 --> 00:50:50,680
Speaker 1: won the Super Bowl. That's because they had a deep roster.

1102
00:50:51,239 --> 00:50:53,720
Speaker 1: The Chargers have a deep roster. You're gonna face injuries

1103
00:50:53,719 --> 00:50:55,640
Speaker 1: at some point in the the season. Two important players, two

1104
00:50:55,719 --> 00:50:57,880
Speaker 1: key players. That happens with every single team in the NFL.

1105
00:50:58,000 --> 00:50:59,320
Speaker 1: The ones that has success are the ones that have

1106
00:50:59,400 --> 00:51:02,040
Speaker 1: deep enough ross and good enough player development to insert

1107
00:51:02,080 --> 00:51:04,920
Speaker 1: younger players or depth players in and still have success.

1108
00:51:05,000 --> 00:51:07,120
Speaker 1: And yeah, you're seeing that. You're seeing that they did

1109
00:51:07,120 --> 00:51:10,080
Speaker 1: it last year to a degree. There's nothing new. Yeah,

1110
00:51:10,080 --> 00:51:12,279
Speaker 1: I mean they you know, they we just talked about

1111
00:51:11,920 --> 00:51:14,279
Speaker 1: how the potential hunter Henry as well, they didn't have

1112
00:51:14,320 --> 00:51:17,000
Speaker 1: them all last year and they weathered that and they

1113
00:51:17,640 --> 00:51:19,600
Speaker 1: you know, and we all know what happened. They're linebackers

1114
00:51:19,640 --> 00:51:22,200
Speaker 1: last year by the end, so Ben they they still

1115
00:51:22,560 --> 00:51:25,200
Speaker 1: got on a role and stayed on a role. So yeah,

1116
00:51:25,239 --> 00:51:27,480
Speaker 1: they they've done it. Before, they did it last year

1117
00:51:27,480 --> 00:51:29,120
Speaker 1: and now they're here, they are they're gonna have to

1118
00:51:29,120 --> 00:51:32,440
Speaker 1: do it again. And the problem is obviously, like almost

1119
00:51:32,480 --> 00:51:34,600
Speaker 1: all these guys were talking about or either have been

1120
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Speaker 1: to the Pro Bowl or have the ability to the

1121
00:51:36,440 --> 00:51:39,080
Speaker 1: Pro Bowl, so they are missing some really big pieces

1122
00:51:39,280 --> 00:51:42,800
Speaker 1: to some degree, Like you're right, it happens throughout the league.

1123
00:51:43,120 --> 00:51:44,879
Speaker 1: And then a couple that with what Gus was talking

1124
00:51:44,920 --> 00:51:46,960
Speaker 1: about Taylor, just a lot of new guys at new

1125
00:51:47,000 --> 00:51:50,239
Speaker 1: positions doing new things, from Thomas Davis to some of

1126
00:51:50,280 --> 00:51:52,200
Speaker 1: the dbs. You know when you when you lose a

1127
00:51:52,239 --> 00:51:54,160
Speaker 1: guy like Michael Davis, brain and face, hun gets thrust

1128
00:51:54,200 --> 00:51:56,759
Speaker 1: into action. Uh. He talked about Jalen Watkins kind of

1129
00:51:56,760 --> 00:51:59,359
Speaker 1: being their jack of all trades in the secondary. So

1130
00:51:59,480 --> 00:52:02,799
Speaker 1: there's a lot of moving parts coupled with the injuries,

1131
00:52:02,880 --> 00:52:05,160
Speaker 1: and that's why I think if you're a Chargers fan

1132
00:52:05,320 --> 00:52:09,200
Speaker 1: from a defensive perspective, you gotta be semi encouraged. Obviously

1133
00:52:09,400 --> 00:52:11,280
Speaker 1: it was a tale of two has with the run defense,

1134
00:52:11,960 --> 00:52:14,279
Speaker 1: but with this two headed attack I think led by

1135
00:52:14,320 --> 00:52:17,080
Speaker 1: carry On Johnson. I think C J. Anderson and carry

1136
00:52:17,080 --> 00:52:19,960
Speaker 1: On split carries, but Johnson seems to be the guy

1137
00:52:20,280 --> 00:52:22,520
Speaker 1: in the backfield. Yeah, and we'll see. I mean the

1138
00:52:22,560 --> 00:52:25,320
Speaker 1: thing with Faceon is he's in a very difficult position

1139
00:52:25,400 --> 00:52:28,840
Speaker 1: because as if he's a young player, played six defensive

1140
00:52:28,840 --> 00:52:30,960
Speaker 1: snaps all last season as a rookie, and all of

1141
00:52:31,000 --> 00:52:34,720
Speaker 1: a sudden, he's on the outside. And when an opposing

1142
00:52:34,760 --> 00:52:36,680
Speaker 1: team see that young player coming into the game, they

1143
00:52:36,680 --> 00:52:38,279
Speaker 1: are going to attack them. And that's what happened, was

1144
00:52:38,320 --> 00:52:41,320
Speaker 1: play after play after play. The one thing you watch

1145
00:52:41,360 --> 00:52:43,359
Speaker 1: with young players is do they improve how do they

1146
00:52:43,400 --> 00:52:46,520
Speaker 1: respond to that situation? And Brandon Fason got better as

1147
00:52:46,560 --> 00:52:48,120
Speaker 1: that game on on. You watched a tape and his

1148
00:52:48,200 --> 00:52:50,200
Speaker 1: coverage was tighter on every single time the ball was

1149
00:52:50,200 --> 00:52:51,919
Speaker 1: thrown his way. The last time the ball was thrown

1150
00:52:51,960 --> 00:52:54,640
Speaker 1: his way was in the end zone and he forces incompletion.

1151
00:52:54,960 --> 00:52:57,520
Speaker 1: And it's the same thing with Trent Scott. Was he

1152
00:52:57,640 --> 00:52:59,759
Speaker 1: able to respond from that bad series? He let up

1153
00:52:59,760 --> 00:53:01,719
Speaker 1: those two sacks and for the rest of the game

1154
00:53:01,719 --> 00:53:04,120
Speaker 1: didn't allow pressure and had made some key pass protection

1155
00:53:04,120 --> 00:53:06,520
Speaker 1: blocks on important throws later in the game. And that's

1156
00:53:06,600 --> 00:53:08,600
Speaker 1: one thing I want fans to try and do, is

1157
00:53:08,640 --> 00:53:11,080
Speaker 1: like when you had young players like that, just watch

1158
00:53:11,120 --> 00:53:12,920
Speaker 1: if they're improving as opposed to just the first thing

1159
00:53:12,920 --> 00:53:14,319
Speaker 1: you say when they make a bad play, as all

1160
00:53:14,320 --> 00:53:16,439
Speaker 1: write him. If he can't do it, well, he's young

1161
00:53:16,719 --> 00:53:19,160
Speaker 1: and if he's improving, maybe at some point this season

1162
00:53:19,160 --> 00:53:21,319
Speaker 1: he'll be able to do it in respective exactly some

1163
00:53:21,440 --> 00:53:23,759
Speaker 1: nuance there. Yeah, and Brandon face On you know, Gus

1164
00:53:23,840 --> 00:53:26,920
Speaker 1: talked about having a week knowing his role. Now, I

1165
00:53:26,920 --> 00:53:29,160
Speaker 1: mean he said he was he was preparing himself to

1166
00:53:29,160 --> 00:53:31,760
Speaker 1: just be a special teams guy on Sunday on opening

1167
00:53:31,800 --> 00:53:33,919
Speaker 1: Day and then you know, Mikey Davis gets hurt early

1168
00:53:33,960 --> 00:53:36,920
Speaker 1: and there you go. But I think that's important to

1169
00:53:37,000 --> 00:53:38,759
Speaker 1: realize on his birthday too. You know, that was a

1170
00:53:38,800 --> 00:53:40,680
Speaker 1: heck of a heck of a birthday for Brandon face

1171
00:53:40,760 --> 00:53:42,800
Speaker 1: On Man to get thrust in the action but ultimately

1172
00:53:42,800 --> 00:53:45,520
Speaker 1: get to win. But you know, I think that's secondary

1173
00:53:45,640 --> 00:53:49,040
Speaker 1: coached by Ron miless Man. They have a pretty deep group. Yeah,

1174
00:53:49,080 --> 00:53:51,960
Speaker 1: they still have Desmond King parably the best lack home coming,

1175
00:53:52,719 --> 00:53:55,640
Speaker 1: coming back home forever for Desmond, Casey Hayward. I think

1176
00:53:55,640 --> 00:53:57,560
Speaker 1: he had a good game against I know Ty got

1177
00:53:57,560 --> 00:53:59,399
Speaker 1: the two touchdounds, but it was kind of a short

1178
00:53:59,440 --> 00:54:01,759
Speaker 1: yard it no no deep plays there, so you still

1179
00:54:01,760 --> 00:54:03,600
Speaker 1: got two pro bowlers there in the second there, so

1180
00:54:03,920 --> 00:54:05,960
Speaker 1: we keep talking about the next the next matten up.

1181
00:54:06,120 --> 00:54:08,120
Speaker 1: We haven't even discussed Thai Long, who filled in from

1182
00:54:08,120 --> 00:54:10,239
Speaker 1: Michael Basiley, the lost Heir kicker, and Thai Long this

1183
00:54:10,239 --> 00:54:12,919
Speaker 1: week is the reigning Aviency Special Team Players of the Week,

1184
00:54:12,920 --> 00:54:14,759
Speaker 1: so he's got are pretty deep at all three. The

1185
00:54:14,760 --> 00:54:17,719
Speaker 1: whole operation too. It was a was a rookie operation, right, Daniel, Yeah,

1186
00:54:17,719 --> 00:54:19,719
Speaker 1: the whole thing, and Tyrod Taylor was the holder he'd

1187
00:54:19,719 --> 00:54:21,440
Speaker 1: never held in his life. I mean, you know, I

1188
00:54:21,480 --> 00:54:23,280
Speaker 1: asked Anthony about this and I think goes on Monday,

1189
00:54:23,360 --> 00:54:25,400
Speaker 1: just like you know, George Stewart just deserves a lot

1190
00:54:25,440 --> 00:54:27,759
Speaker 1: of credit because having It's one thing to have the

1191
00:54:27,760 --> 00:54:29,879
Speaker 1: contingency plan in place, it's another thing to have worked

1192
00:54:29,920 --> 00:54:32,960
Speaker 1: that contingency plan throughout training camp. So those guys are prepared, um,

1193
00:54:32,960 --> 00:54:34,640
Speaker 1: and that's what he did. Tyre told me that he

1194
00:54:34,640 --> 00:54:37,080
Speaker 1: he was, you know, holding all throughout training camp at

1195
00:54:37,120 --> 00:54:39,120
Speaker 1: various points off to the side while they're doing special

1196
00:54:39,160 --> 00:54:41,960
Speaker 1: team drills. So George Stewart had those had those guys prepared,

1197
00:54:42,080 --> 00:54:43,680
Speaker 1: and he deserves a lot of credit. And Anthony said

1198
00:54:43,680 --> 00:54:46,000
Speaker 1: down on Monday, all guys, all good cheat here on this. Uh,

1199
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Speaker 1: we'll go around the around the imaginary round table here,

1200
00:54:49,760 --> 00:54:52,959
Speaker 1: Jeff Biller first, a player that you're gonna have eyes

1201
00:54:53,000 --> 00:54:56,160
Speaker 1: on all the Chargers this Sunday. Oh wow, I have

1202
00:54:56,239 --> 00:54:58,880
Speaker 1: to go first. Um, I already have mine. You of

1203
00:54:58,920 --> 00:55:01,600
Speaker 1: course you do, because I'm prepared, because you're prepared. Um,

1204
00:55:02,239 --> 00:55:06,640
Speaker 1: I would. Yeah, I'm sure he did. I haven't. I'm

1205
00:55:06,640 --> 00:55:10,359
Speaker 1: gonna be honest with the listeners I have. Uh. I

1206
00:55:10,400 --> 00:55:13,759
Speaker 1: guess you know, I think we talked about uh face on.

1207
00:55:13,880 --> 00:55:15,760
Speaker 1: I think I'm probably gonna go with him, just because

1208
00:55:15,800 --> 00:55:18,080
Speaker 1: it's gonna be it will be interesting to see how

1209
00:55:18,120 --> 00:55:21,880
Speaker 1: he responds. And and I think that that you would

1210
00:55:21,880 --> 00:55:25,000
Speaker 1: think that having a week to know that you're the

1211
00:55:25,040 --> 00:55:27,640
Speaker 1: guy and you're gonna be out there should help him.

1212
00:55:27,760 --> 00:55:30,160
Speaker 1: And uh so I'm gonna go with him and just

1213
00:55:30,400 --> 00:55:34,560
Speaker 1: uh and see if he can because I know, I mean,

1214
00:55:34,600 --> 00:55:36,960
Speaker 1: the Lions watch the same thing we did, and they're gonna,

1215
00:55:37,480 --> 00:55:39,880
Speaker 1: you know, Matt Stafford had about three hundred eighty some

1216
00:55:40,000 --> 00:55:42,319
Speaker 1: yards passing week one, and they're gonna from what I

1217
00:55:42,360 --> 00:55:44,839
Speaker 1: understand is they've kind of opened things up more for him,

1218
00:55:44,840 --> 00:55:47,319
Speaker 1: and he's it's gonna be a little more maybe a

1219
00:55:47,320 --> 00:55:49,680
Speaker 1: little more of a passing attack than maybe they've had

1220
00:55:49,719 --> 00:55:52,440
Speaker 1: in the past. And uh, they're gonna be looking for

1221
00:55:52,480 --> 00:55:55,319
Speaker 1: twenty eight when they break the huddle, like just just

1222
00:55:55,400 --> 00:55:58,800
Speaker 1: like Brissette was doing with the Colts. So they're gonna

1223
00:55:58,880 --> 00:56:01,239
Speaker 1: he's gonna have his chances show that he's improved and

1224
00:56:01,320 --> 00:56:03,960
Speaker 1: that that'll be something really interesting to watch someday. That's

1225
00:56:04,040 --> 00:56:06,080
Speaker 1: good one. Gil. Well, hopefully I'm not taking Daniel as

1226
00:56:06,080 --> 00:56:07,560
Speaker 1: a player to watch here, but I'm gonna go with

1227
00:56:07,560 --> 00:56:11,160
Speaker 1: trans Scott took it how to feeling, So I'm not

1228
00:56:11,239 --> 00:56:14,920
Speaker 1: changing you gotta you're not gonna change. No, you don't

1229
00:56:14,920 --> 00:56:16,359
Speaker 1: have to change you go for it. I'll just I'm

1230
00:56:16,360 --> 00:56:21,000
Speaker 1: just I'll transcoring better go off with what I said.

1231
00:56:21,760 --> 00:56:23,520
Speaker 1: I'll go with Transcott because he has to go up

1232
00:56:23,520 --> 00:56:26,200
Speaker 1: against trade Flowers and it seems like every week he

1233
00:56:26,239 --> 00:56:29,040
Speaker 1: has to face them in like Elite or Pro Bowl

1234
00:56:29,120 --> 00:56:31,279
Speaker 1: or pass Rush Trap. Wait, last time the charge one

1235
00:56:31,280 --> 00:56:33,040
Speaker 1: on the Road. Tree Flowers was there as well. Yeah,

1236
00:56:33,080 --> 00:56:35,320
Speaker 1: he was pretty good too, and Philip that was pretty good.

1237
00:56:35,960 --> 00:56:39,320
Speaker 1: And uh, I know Trent was pretty hard on himself

1238
00:56:39,360 --> 00:56:41,040
Speaker 1: for you know. Let let I don't know if I

1239
00:56:41,040 --> 00:56:43,200
Speaker 1: think it was multiple sacks and the third quarter against

1240
00:56:43,239 --> 00:56:45,400
Speaker 1: Justin Houston and the guys there and with the Colts,

1241
00:56:45,440 --> 00:56:48,200
Speaker 1: but he said overall he was pretty happy and played

1242
00:56:48,239 --> 00:56:50,560
Speaker 1: with it. With what he did on tape and just

1243
00:56:50,600 --> 00:56:53,479
Speaker 1: that one rough third third quarter, I think he's gonna

1244
00:56:53,520 --> 00:56:55,160
Speaker 1: brush it aside and we'll see how he does again.

1245
00:56:55,200 --> 00:56:57,560
Speaker 1: Straight Flowers and now to Daniel for more Transcott double

1246
00:56:57,640 --> 00:57:03,319
Speaker 1: double trans Scott analysis. Here speet run Sis called I'm

1247
00:57:03,320 --> 00:57:05,439
Speaker 1: gonna be watching, So it's Transcots the number one person

1248
00:57:05,440 --> 00:57:07,680
Speaker 1: I'll be watching for exactly the reason g said with

1249
00:57:07,840 --> 00:57:10,680
Speaker 1: Trey Flowers, you're talking about a dominant defensive end and

1250
00:57:10,880 --> 00:57:12,120
Speaker 1: it's a great It would be a great challenge for

1251
00:57:12,160 --> 00:57:13,800
Speaker 1: Trent and just to see if he's able to improve.

1252
00:57:13,840 --> 00:57:15,279
Speaker 1: Like what I was talking about earlier. The other guy

1253
00:57:15,280 --> 00:57:18,280
Speaker 1: I'm watching is Kaisier White. Um, just because he's gonna

1254
00:57:18,280 --> 00:57:21,640
Speaker 1: be so paramount to this defense as the mic linebacker. Um.

1255
00:57:21,720 --> 00:57:23,160
Speaker 1: He I talked to him today and he said, you know,

1256
00:57:23,200 --> 00:57:25,040
Speaker 1: I have a lot of things that I can work on.

1257
00:57:25,080 --> 00:57:26,840
Speaker 1: He said he can even play faster than he did.

1258
00:57:26,880 --> 00:57:28,480
Speaker 1: That was one thing that Gus Bradley said that he

1259
00:57:28,720 --> 00:57:31,440
Speaker 1: liked that at Kaisier, but his development this season at

1260
00:57:31,440 --> 00:57:33,840
Speaker 1: that middle linebacker spot is gonna be crucial to how

1261
00:57:33,880 --> 00:57:35,760
Speaker 1: well this defense plays, especially with all the new pieces,

1262
00:57:35,800 --> 00:57:38,680
Speaker 1: because ultimately it falls on his shoulders to get everyone

1263
00:57:38,680 --> 00:57:40,560
Speaker 1: in place, make sure they're in the right play call

1264
00:57:40,880 --> 00:57:43,520
Speaker 1: and um, and to make sure that the defense is

1265
00:57:43,520 --> 00:57:47,040
Speaker 1: functioning properly. Adrian Phillips does a little bit of that too,

1266
00:57:47,280 --> 00:57:49,680
Speaker 1: but the more Kaisier can do that, the easier the

1267
00:57:50,040 --> 00:57:52,240
Speaker 1: defense is going to function. And so I'll be watching

1268
00:57:52,320 --> 00:57:55,240
Speaker 1: him to see if he can help this run defense improved. Specifically,

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Speaker 1: my guys, Travis Benjamin. I always feel like Travis steps

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Speaker 1: up when the team needs them most. I remember that

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Speaker 1: game in Pittsburgh last year, Sentday Night football game. They

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Speaker 1: were down early in Pittsburgh. He had a he had

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Speaker 1: a touchdown to kind of get them off the snide

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Speaker 1: there early. Um, Kansas City came up clutch when Keenan

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Speaker 1: went down. He's had multiple games where you know whether

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Speaker 1: it's a kick return or just a big play and

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Speaker 1: when you're down a few weapons, interested to see a

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Speaker 1: Philip maybe a little play action or just kind of

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Speaker 1: spread the field a little bit. Stretched the field, Travis

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Speaker 1: con get get open. We'll see what happens. No, I

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Speaker 1: think that's that's his thing, right, He's his speed and

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Speaker 1: that's what they want from him. That's why, that's why

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Speaker 1: he has a job. He's the fastest guy out there.

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Speaker 1: So yeah, they're gonna uh that would be This would

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Speaker 1: be a good week too, especially with paying on what

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Speaker 1: happens with Mike Williams. But one catch for twelve yards,

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Speaker 1: I feel like too, you you forget, like, all right,

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Speaker 1: the guy had a quiet game, like he may erupt.

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Speaker 1: You know, it could be a lot of these guys

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Speaker 1: who may not have the game you think they were

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Speaker 1: gonna have, They're still gonna be available and still gonna

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Speaker 1: be called upon. Ye And I think you can apply

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Speaker 1: to the running backs too, because they're gonna just they're

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Speaker 1: gonna be feeding the hot hand. And if Justin Jackson

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Speaker 1: talked about this out of the game. He ever for

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Speaker 1: just like nine point seven yards per garry like that,

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Speaker 1: that to me is a hot hand. But Eckler was

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Speaker 1: just playing so well and was making plays in the

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Speaker 1: passing game on the screen game was hotter than nine

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Speaker 1: or a half yards carried? He really was, he was,

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Speaker 1: But just you know, I think in any game this season,

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Speaker 1: as long as Gordon is still holding out, either of

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Speaker 1: those guys can be the one that ends up with

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Speaker 1: you know, all the cameras trained on him after the

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Speaker 1: game and the three touchdowns whenever, because they're just gonna

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Speaker 1: feed whoever's hot. So I think you gotta keep an

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Speaker 1: eye on Justin Jackson because if he's hot and he's

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Speaker 1: rolling in Eckler is not as good as he was

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Speaker 1: on Sunday, then he's then then Justin Jackson's gonna be

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Speaker 1: the feature back and we'll end up with the numbers.

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Speaker 1: So I think you could go either way. We'll see.

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Speaker 1: In Detroit, we'll see if fellows up there. We gotta

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Speaker 1: any what's Detroit known for food? Was? I don't know,

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Speaker 1: Cony Dogs, Cony Dogs, Cony Dogs. There's Greek Town right

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Speaker 1: by the stadium. Okay, like Greek food. Yeah? What What's

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Speaker 1: what year were you in Detroit? Nineteen forty seven? Wow?

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Speaker 1: He called you, He called you a millennial, and then

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Speaker 1: say you're from nineteen forty seven on to span of

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Speaker 1: five minutes. I'd like to think of myself as being

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Speaker 1: a renaissance man. And that's the perfect game right there.

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Speaker 1: Is a perfect illustration. I love it. I know that

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Speaker 1: Jeff Miller, gilman Zado, Daniel Popper always appreciate it. Fellows.

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Speaker 1: All right, thank you, Thanks all right, guys, that's gonna

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Speaker 1: do it for us. A big thanks to our Beat

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Speaker 1: writers plus Daniel Jeremiah, Dave Burquette and Rich Gannon for

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Speaker 1: joining me. And of course thanks to you all for listening.

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Speaker 1: Remember if you showed to download and subscribe to the

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Speaker 1: All New Chargers Podcast Network wherever you listen to podcasts.

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Speaker 1: Thanks so much for listening. Enjoy the game on Sunday

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Speaker 1: as the Chargers look to go two and oh in

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Speaker 1: twenty nineteen. And until next time, I'm Chris Harry