1 00:00:10,880 --> 00:00:13,000 Speaker 1: What's up, guys. Chris Henry with you on a brand 2 00:00:13,039 --> 00:00:16,200 Speaker 1: new episode of Chargers Weekly. Coming up a bit later. 3 00:00:16,400 --> 00:00:19,599 Speaker 1: Eli drake Witz, the head coach of Missouri football, gonna 4 00:00:19,680 --> 00:00:23,119 Speaker 1: join me to talk Larry Rountree, the third, but we 5 00:00:23,239 --> 00:00:27,400 Speaker 1: start with a beat writers round table. Joe Ready, associator Press, 6 00:00:27,760 --> 00:00:32,360 Speaker 1: Jeff Miller, La Times, Daniel Popper, the athletic gentleman. How 7 00:00:32,360 --> 00:00:40,720 Speaker 1: are we doing today? Lovely love dream No, no, no complaints. 8 00:00:40,479 --> 00:00:43,479 Speaker 1: In late May, we're gonna get into the schedule. I 9 00:00:43,479 --> 00:00:45,879 Speaker 1: haven't talked to you guys about the schedule. I know 10 00:00:45,920 --> 00:00:47,680 Speaker 1: it's been out for a bit, but we'd love to 11 00:00:47,720 --> 00:00:51,519 Speaker 1: get your observations and your reactions to what the schedule 12 00:00:51,560 --> 00:00:52,839 Speaker 1: looks like and how it kind of shakes out for 13 00:00:52,880 --> 00:00:55,560 Speaker 1: the Chargers in twenty twenty one. But let's just start 14 00:00:55,600 --> 00:00:59,480 Speaker 1: with whatever we could glean from rookie minicamp. So to 15 00:00:59,560 --> 00:01:03,120 Speaker 1: give ads a little bit of context here, all four 16 00:01:03,160 --> 00:01:06,480 Speaker 1: of us were out there on Friday for the observation 17 00:01:06,640 --> 00:01:11,920 Speaker 1: portion of the practice, and there's not much to really 18 00:01:11,959 --> 00:01:14,560 Speaker 1: take from it. It was a lot of a lot 19 00:01:14,560 --> 00:01:18,040 Speaker 1: of work. It out a lot of conditioning on the field. 20 00:01:18,360 --> 00:01:22,200 Speaker 1: There's no helmets or anything what I was most interested in, 21 00:01:22,400 --> 00:01:24,800 Speaker 1: I'll kick it off and then I'll let Popper kind 22 00:01:24,800 --> 00:01:27,039 Speaker 1: of respond to this is I was more interested in 23 00:01:27,080 --> 00:01:29,880 Speaker 1: the coaches and seeing the coaching staff on the field 24 00:01:29,880 --> 00:01:31,959 Speaker 1: for the first time as opposed to the rookies, because 25 00:01:32,280 --> 00:01:34,600 Speaker 1: rookies heads are spinning. They're just trying to figure out, 26 00:01:34,720 --> 00:01:37,559 Speaker 1: you know, where the cafeteria is and all the things 27 00:01:37,560 --> 00:01:39,680 Speaker 1: that they have to worry about off the field. The 28 00:01:39,680 --> 00:01:42,039 Speaker 1: coaching staff. We've had this coaching staff in place for 29 00:01:42,040 --> 00:01:43,680 Speaker 1: a while. It was cool to kind of see them 30 00:01:43,680 --> 00:01:46,679 Speaker 1: out there work with the guys. Yeah, I mean that's 31 00:01:46,680 --> 00:01:48,080 Speaker 1: what I was doing. I was going around and I 32 00:01:48,160 --> 00:01:50,280 Speaker 1: just identifying every single coaches. We haven't talked to all 33 00:01:50,280 --> 00:01:52,040 Speaker 1: of the position coaches yet, so we don't know what 34 00:01:52,240 --> 00:01:54,920 Speaker 1: like some of them look like. So I was identifying them. 35 00:01:55,080 --> 00:01:57,000 Speaker 1: I mean, Brands Stilly has never been a head coach before. 36 00:01:57,280 --> 00:01:59,600 Speaker 1: It's the first time he's ever ran a practice as 37 00:01:59,640 --> 00:02:01,400 Speaker 1: I had coach, and so it was interesting to watch 38 00:02:01,400 --> 00:02:04,560 Speaker 1: and see how the operation functioned, to see who was 39 00:02:04,600 --> 00:02:06,720 Speaker 1: coaching where, to see which guys we're going to be 40 00:02:06,760 --> 00:02:08,840 Speaker 1: the loud, boisterous type of coaches, which guys were going 41 00:02:08,880 --> 00:02:11,720 Speaker 1: to be more quiet in your ear type coaches. I 42 00:02:11,760 --> 00:02:13,640 Speaker 1: mean that stuff matters when you think about how all 43 00:02:13,680 --> 00:02:15,920 Speaker 1: these pieces are going to fit together, how this young 44 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:19,480 Speaker 1: coaching staff is going to operate in their first year. 45 00:02:19,560 --> 00:02:22,440 Speaker 1: All that stuff matters, how the different personalities meshed together. 46 00:02:22,840 --> 00:02:25,560 Speaker 1: And Brandon Staley talked to him a lot about, you know, 47 00:02:25,639 --> 00:02:28,000 Speaker 1: all the work that went into putting the staff together, 48 00:02:28,040 --> 00:02:29,960 Speaker 1: and that it was a thorough process and it's sort 49 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:32,239 Speaker 1: of interesting and fascinating too. Then watch it all come 50 00:02:32,280 --> 00:02:34,600 Speaker 1: together in that first practice and see, Okay, this is 51 00:02:34,639 --> 00:02:37,280 Speaker 1: what he liked in Frank Smith the offensive line coach, 52 00:02:37,360 --> 00:02:39,600 Speaker 1: this is what he liked in Shane Day, the quarterbacks coach, 53 00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:42,560 Speaker 1: and actually see it materialize on the field. I thought 54 00:02:42,600 --> 00:02:44,320 Speaker 1: that was definitely one of the more interesting parts of 55 00:02:44,560 --> 00:02:48,480 Speaker 1: that first stay minicamp. Recommendicamp, Joe. It's been one hundred 56 00:02:48,480 --> 00:02:50,440 Speaker 1: and ten plus days since he was announced is the 57 00:02:50,480 --> 00:02:52,800 Speaker 1: head coach. So I know you were kind of looking 58 00:02:52,840 --> 00:02:55,400 Speaker 1: at it's Staley and seeing him kind of operate as 59 00:02:55,520 --> 00:02:59,440 Speaker 1: his debut as the head coach. I guess on the dress, Yeah, 60 00:02:59,520 --> 00:03:02,400 Speaker 1: I think interesting thing for me is when your first 61 00:03:02,400 --> 00:03:07,280 Speaker 1: time head coach. Robert Sala kind of said in New York. 62 00:03:07,680 --> 00:03:10,560 Speaker 1: I forgot that I had to break the huddle because 63 00:03:10,840 --> 00:03:16,200 Speaker 1: now Jeff got Staley hasn't had that yet. But when 64 00:03:16,240 --> 00:03:20,000 Speaker 1: you're a head coach and you're going to different different areas, 65 00:03:20,160 --> 00:03:21,960 Speaker 1: or do you just stand in the middle of the 66 00:03:22,040 --> 00:03:26,679 Speaker 1: two fields taking it all in as I've seen some 67 00:03:26,760 --> 00:03:30,440 Speaker 1: head coaches do. Just how do you react? He said, 68 00:03:30,480 --> 00:03:33,440 Speaker 1: He went to something familiar first, to secondary and then 69 00:03:33,520 --> 00:03:37,320 Speaker 1: went to all the different position groups to kind of 70 00:03:37,360 --> 00:03:41,240 Speaker 1: see how everything was going. Let's face it, rookie mini camp. 71 00:03:41,920 --> 00:03:45,120 Speaker 1: If we can put this in as basic terms as possible, 72 00:03:45,280 --> 00:03:50,640 Speaker 1: it's like college orientation. Here's how we do practice, here's 73 00:03:50,640 --> 00:03:54,920 Speaker 1: how you put your socks on, here's how we do calisthenics, 74 00:03:55,680 --> 00:03:59,640 Speaker 1: and here's where your locker room is. And as long 75 00:03:59,680 --> 00:04:02,480 Speaker 1: as you get on the field and don't trip up. 76 00:04:02,680 --> 00:04:05,880 Speaker 1: We considered at a successful orientation because let's face it, 77 00:04:06,080 --> 00:04:08,440 Speaker 1: half the teams don't even get on the field anymore. 78 00:04:08,720 --> 00:04:11,320 Speaker 1: It's mostly classroom work and stuff. But I think for 79 00:04:11,360 --> 00:04:14,720 Speaker 1: this coaching staff it was important in these next two 80 00:04:14,760 --> 00:04:17,120 Speaker 1: months are important just to see how they function and 81 00:04:17,360 --> 00:04:20,400 Speaker 1: organize things so that when we get the training camp 82 00:04:20,400 --> 00:04:23,919 Speaker 1: there off and running. Jeff, you asked him about that 83 00:04:24,200 --> 00:04:26,840 Speaker 1: if you had that Robert Sala, welcome to the NFL 84 00:04:26,880 --> 00:04:29,440 Speaker 1: as a head coach. Mootit and he said, no, sir. 85 00:04:29,640 --> 00:04:32,400 Speaker 1: He said he was prepared and he was ready for 86 00:04:32,440 --> 00:04:35,200 Speaker 1: this moment. And a couple of things that also struck me. 87 00:04:35,560 --> 00:04:38,159 Speaker 1: He said that it was about relationship building. Obviously, first 88 00:04:38,200 --> 00:04:41,120 Speaker 1: and foremost is kind of building those relationships with the 89 00:04:41,160 --> 00:04:43,720 Speaker 1: players he's ever met these guys in person before. And 90 00:04:43,760 --> 00:04:47,320 Speaker 1: then also just how do we operate as an organization, 91 00:04:47,400 --> 00:04:51,159 Speaker 1: how do we operate as a coaching staff? From pr 92 00:04:51,640 --> 00:04:54,680 Speaker 1: two people inside the building, what were your kind of 93 00:04:54,720 --> 00:04:59,040 Speaker 1: takeaways from the brief practice we saw and then the presser. Yeah, 94 00:04:59,360 --> 00:05:02,039 Speaker 1: I think Joe said it best. It is like orientation, 95 00:05:02,320 --> 00:05:04,760 Speaker 1: and it is important for people. I know, people want 96 00:05:04,800 --> 00:05:07,200 Speaker 1: to know the details who look good and who look bad. 97 00:05:07,240 --> 00:05:09,200 Speaker 1: And they all look good. I mean, they're all in 98 00:05:09,240 --> 00:05:13,320 Speaker 1: great shape, they're young, they're they're they're excited. I mean, 99 00:05:13,480 --> 00:05:15,920 Speaker 1: how many times in the last couple of weeks have 100 00:05:16,040 --> 00:05:18,239 Speaker 1: we talk to these guys and there's been some reference 101 00:05:18,279 --> 00:05:20,760 Speaker 1: to dream? This is my dream, I've dreamed of this. 102 00:05:20,800 --> 00:05:23,279 Speaker 1: I mean, they're living their dream, so of course they're 103 00:05:23,600 --> 00:05:25,920 Speaker 1: they're fired up and they're gonna they're they're flying all 104 00:05:25,920 --> 00:05:28,200 Speaker 1: over the place. They look great, you know, they're they're 105 00:05:28,240 --> 00:05:30,880 Speaker 1: in tremendous shape. They how can you not be when 106 00:05:30,880 --> 00:05:35,719 Speaker 1: you're that agent or that athletic. So it is more, 107 00:05:36,200 --> 00:05:38,280 Speaker 1: I think what the chargers want to do and what 108 00:05:38,360 --> 00:05:41,440 Speaker 1: the teams who go through that process for a couple 109 00:05:41,480 --> 00:05:43,880 Speaker 1: of days is, they want these young guys to go 110 00:05:43,920 --> 00:05:46,320 Speaker 1: through it for a day or two, three days, whatever 111 00:05:46,360 --> 00:05:49,560 Speaker 1: it is, so that one now, this week, next, next week, 112 00:05:49,560 --> 00:05:52,640 Speaker 1: the weekend, when these veterans come in there, they understand 113 00:05:52,640 --> 00:05:54,480 Speaker 1: how this works. They've already gone through it a few times. 114 00:05:54,480 --> 00:05:57,800 Speaker 1: They know, as Joe said, they know how to Brandon said, 115 00:05:57,839 --> 00:06:00,800 Speaker 1: they know how do we stretch? You know, how do 116 00:06:00,839 --> 00:06:02,760 Speaker 1: we stretch? What kind of question is that? You know? 117 00:06:02,800 --> 00:06:05,560 Speaker 1: But that you know, that's that's where That's what it is. 118 00:06:05,600 --> 00:06:08,400 Speaker 1: It's very basic. So it's not it's not so much 119 00:06:08,560 --> 00:06:12,040 Speaker 1: let's learn the playbook and got here and execute. It's more, guys, 120 00:06:12,080 --> 00:06:14,320 Speaker 1: here's the way the procedure works. Okay, now we've done 121 00:06:14,360 --> 00:06:16,839 Speaker 1: this for two times. Now here come the real guys, 122 00:06:16,880 --> 00:06:19,960 Speaker 1: the real pros. The varsity's coming now. And now you guys, 123 00:06:19,960 --> 00:06:22,400 Speaker 1: can you can filter right? In and you can start 124 00:06:22,480 --> 00:06:26,000 Speaker 1: these these relationships. And they and Brandon Staley made a 125 00:06:26,080 --> 00:06:29,120 Speaker 1: comment about how these rookie classes are kind of together, 126 00:06:29,240 --> 00:06:32,600 Speaker 1: they stay together as they develop in their careers. Well, 127 00:06:32,600 --> 00:06:34,479 Speaker 1: this was the first part of that. This was the 128 00:06:34,520 --> 00:06:38,320 Speaker 1: first the first stages of them developing the relationships among 129 00:06:38,360 --> 00:06:41,240 Speaker 1: themselves as a rookie class, as a draft class, and 130 00:06:41,240 --> 00:06:44,520 Speaker 1: they can kind of carry those relationships forward as they 131 00:06:44,600 --> 00:06:47,119 Speaker 1: as they enter their professional careers and move into something 132 00:06:47,160 --> 00:06:49,480 Speaker 1: that none of them have ever done before. And just 133 00:06:50,000 --> 00:06:52,560 Speaker 1: to further Joe's analogy here, there's no way to determine 134 00:06:52,560 --> 00:06:54,920 Speaker 1: if a person is going to successfully ace econ two 135 00:06:55,040 --> 00:06:58,080 Speaker 1: hundred based on how they do in the icebreaking exercises 136 00:06:58,080 --> 00:07:00,520 Speaker 1: in college orientation. So there we got saying put a 137 00:07:00,560 --> 00:07:02,800 Speaker 1: bow on it. But if you have a good answer, 138 00:07:02,839 --> 00:07:04,600 Speaker 1: it's an encouraging sign. We're gonna look at you a 139 00:07:04,640 --> 00:07:07,240 Speaker 1: little bit a little bit more on the first day. Right. No, 140 00:07:07,480 --> 00:07:10,400 Speaker 1: but to your point in paper, you could you could 141 00:07:10,400 --> 00:07:13,880 Speaker 1: piggyback off this. It gets real during the mini camp 142 00:07:13,880 --> 00:07:16,480 Speaker 1: a little more real. Right. This was an opportunity to 143 00:07:16,520 --> 00:07:19,040 Speaker 1: make sure the rookies when the veterans do come in 144 00:07:19,080 --> 00:07:22,760 Speaker 1: the building, they know what to expect. They know where 145 00:07:22,760 --> 00:07:25,760 Speaker 1: to get in line and how the team operates. Um. 146 00:07:26,000 --> 00:07:30,040 Speaker 1: But we're looking at guys like Larry Rowntree and Palmer, 147 00:07:30,600 --> 00:07:33,840 Speaker 1: they're the only player in the position group, Like Larry 148 00:07:33,920 --> 00:07:37,160 Speaker 1: Routci's got like a bungee around as a waist doing 149 00:07:37,240 --> 00:07:39,640 Speaker 1: a running back drills with the running backs coach. There's 150 00:07:39,680 --> 00:07:43,680 Speaker 1: nobody else there. So again, what do you want from Friday? 151 00:07:43,800 --> 00:07:46,800 Speaker 1: You know, everybody looked good in shorts, like Jeff said. Yeah, 152 00:07:46,840 --> 00:07:48,960 Speaker 1: I mean Josh Palmer said himself that the hardest thing 153 00:07:48,960 --> 00:07:51,200 Speaker 1: about the weekend was trying to find the cafeteria. Like 154 00:07:51,240 --> 00:07:54,600 Speaker 1: that's why, that's what's going on. Um, But yeah, I 155 00:07:54,600 --> 00:07:57,960 Speaker 1: mean all the acclimated when the veterans come in and 156 00:07:57,960 --> 00:07:59,880 Speaker 1: then when we get to watch a few more practices 157 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:02,040 Speaker 1: and we can start gleaning some more information as far 158 00:08:02,080 --> 00:08:03,800 Speaker 1: as what players are going to be in, what positions, 159 00:08:03,840 --> 00:08:06,000 Speaker 1: who's going to be on special teams, how are these 160 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:07,920 Speaker 1: practices going to run. You know, we can sit there 161 00:08:07,920 --> 00:08:10,200 Speaker 1: and say, Okay, you know Brandon Staley spent almost the 162 00:08:10,280 --> 00:08:12,600 Speaker 1: entirety of practice working with the defense. Okay, does that 163 00:08:12,680 --> 00:08:14,000 Speaker 1: mean that he's going to sort of hand the reins 164 00:08:14,040 --> 00:08:16,160 Speaker 1: over to Joe Lombardie. That would make sense. Lombarti's very experience. 165 00:08:16,160 --> 00:08:17,840 Speaker 1: They obviously have a great relationship that dates back to 166 00:08:17,840 --> 00:08:20,080 Speaker 1: two thousand and five of mercy Hurst College, right, but 167 00:08:20,640 --> 00:08:23,400 Speaker 1: we can't say anything definitively until we see them operate 168 00:08:23,440 --> 00:08:25,520 Speaker 1: a few times. In fact, it's see exactly how this 169 00:08:25,600 --> 00:08:28,040 Speaker 1: is all going to work out. And that's why you know, 170 00:08:28,040 --> 00:08:31,680 Speaker 1: we'll start being able to make more concrete observations as 171 00:08:31,680 --> 00:08:33,679 Speaker 1: we head into OTAs and then obviously that two day 172 00:08:33,920 --> 00:08:36,640 Speaker 1: better in mini camp that's mandatory and everyone will be 173 00:08:36,679 --> 00:08:38,720 Speaker 1: there and we can actually start to say, Okay, this 174 00:08:38,760 --> 00:08:40,160 Speaker 1: is what it's going to look like in twenty twenty 175 00:08:40,200 --> 00:08:42,360 Speaker 1: one for the Chargers. And I think the other key 176 00:08:42,480 --> 00:08:46,440 Speaker 1: with the OTAs two is unlike training camp, the first 177 00:08:46,480 --> 00:08:51,359 Speaker 1: three weeks, we only see four out of the ten OTAs. 178 00:08:52,040 --> 00:08:57,080 Speaker 1: So the Popper's point if during one of those tas 179 00:08:57,080 --> 00:09:01,920 Speaker 1: Staley is working with the defense, only we don't know 180 00:09:02,120 --> 00:09:05,640 Speaker 1: if earlier or later that week he was just working 181 00:09:05,720 --> 00:09:09,520 Speaker 1: with the offense. Because there's different install points and everything 182 00:09:10,320 --> 00:09:12,200 Speaker 1: that they want to get through. And this is going 183 00:09:12,240 --> 00:09:14,640 Speaker 1: to be an interesting OTA just from the fact of 184 00:09:14,640 --> 00:09:17,120 Speaker 1: a new coaching staff and how much you want to 185 00:09:17,200 --> 00:09:21,320 Speaker 1: get installed to begin with, so that when they go 186 00:09:21,320 --> 00:09:25,040 Speaker 1: in July, you know, off on the same point. And 187 00:09:25,080 --> 00:09:28,160 Speaker 1: I think also the rookies come in with the same 188 00:09:28,200 --> 00:09:32,240 Speaker 1: base knowledge as maybe most of these other veterans too. 189 00:09:32,360 --> 00:09:34,760 Speaker 1: They're going to be learning the same time as the 190 00:09:34,800 --> 00:09:36,960 Speaker 1: same time as the veterans with a lot of is off. 191 00:09:37,400 --> 00:09:41,839 Speaker 1: That's a good point. Yeah, absolutely so, Jeff, let's get 192 00:09:41,840 --> 00:09:43,240 Speaker 1: into the schedule a little bit. I know you guys 193 00:09:43,280 --> 00:09:46,920 Speaker 1: have written about it, but just your overall impressions, what 194 00:09:47,000 --> 00:09:49,800 Speaker 1: were the maybe two or three things that stood out 195 00:09:49,800 --> 00:09:52,560 Speaker 1: to you when you saw kind of how everything lines 196 00:09:52,640 --> 00:09:55,640 Speaker 1: up for the Chargers in twenty twenty one. Well, the 197 00:09:55,679 --> 00:09:57,600 Speaker 1: first thing that jumped out to me was the first 198 00:09:57,600 --> 00:09:59,600 Speaker 1: game and the fact that they're playing. I mean, they're 199 00:09:59,600 --> 00:10:01,720 Speaker 1: gonna work, gonna find out real fast about this offensive 200 00:10:01,720 --> 00:10:05,079 Speaker 1: line that they've rebuilt. I mean they're going against you know, Washington, 201 00:10:05,160 --> 00:10:07,199 Speaker 1: which show we know what they can do up front, 202 00:10:07,200 --> 00:10:10,880 Speaker 1: and their defense is uh, based on last season was 203 00:10:10,920 --> 00:10:13,599 Speaker 1: awfully good. So uh, you know, a playoff team. I 204 00:10:13,679 --> 00:10:15,800 Speaker 1: know they didn't have a great record, but they still 205 00:10:15,800 --> 00:10:18,040 Speaker 1: made the playoffs and they they have they have a 206 00:10:18,040 --> 00:10:19,800 Speaker 1: real good defense. We know that and they're going to 207 00:10:19,880 --> 00:10:24,200 Speaker 1: test that offensive line and so um yeah, my first 208 00:10:24,240 --> 00:10:26,360 Speaker 1: thought was, you know, they go, they got to travel 209 00:10:26,360 --> 00:10:29,040 Speaker 1: across country and play a really good team, a really 210 00:10:29,040 --> 00:10:32,560 Speaker 1: good defense, and you know, who knows what Washington's quarterback situation. 211 00:10:32,600 --> 00:10:35,440 Speaker 1: I mean, it's probably gonna be Fitzpatrick. Nobody's gonna be 212 00:10:35,480 --> 00:10:38,880 Speaker 1: afraid of that. But it's it's that defense. It's that's good. 213 00:10:38,920 --> 00:10:41,400 Speaker 1: You know, that's worth. That's certainly going to be the 214 00:10:41,559 --> 00:10:44,880 Speaker 1: theme of that opening week, depending on how everything goes 215 00:10:44,920 --> 00:10:47,679 Speaker 1: in training camp, but it certainly looks like it's gonna 216 00:10:47,679 --> 00:10:51,120 Speaker 1: be okay. Offensive line here, you guys, you know we 217 00:10:51,120 --> 00:10:54,560 Speaker 1: we've invested money, even invested time and resources into this. 218 00:10:54,640 --> 00:10:57,480 Speaker 1: Now we're gonna find out right away how how good 219 00:10:57,480 --> 00:11:00,120 Speaker 1: they are, at least to start the season. It's just 220 00:11:00,160 --> 00:11:02,079 Speaker 1: gonna throw for four hundred and fifty yards and four 221 00:11:02,160 --> 00:11:04,040 Speaker 1: touchdowns and then we're gonna cut this clip up and 222 00:11:04,040 --> 00:11:09,480 Speaker 1: tweeted at Jeff's that's very possible, and then two weeks later, 223 00:11:09,480 --> 00:11:14,080 Speaker 1: who if you won't be the quarterback anymore? Exactly, Jeff. 224 00:11:14,080 --> 00:11:17,800 Speaker 1: You're right, though, we get Slater versus Chase Young very 225 00:11:17,800 --> 00:11:21,440 Speaker 1: early in the season, and you want to test talk 226 00:11:21,480 --> 00:11:26,040 Speaker 1: about Dron Payne, Alan Sweat and Young against this new 227 00:11:26,040 --> 00:11:29,280 Speaker 1: look offensive line, offensive rookie of the year versus defensive 228 00:11:29,320 --> 00:11:32,120 Speaker 1: rookie of the year. So Week one is certainly a 229 00:11:32,240 --> 00:11:35,040 Speaker 1: test going from West to east. Two. Joe, what about 230 00:11:35,080 --> 00:11:39,200 Speaker 1: you man? First six weeks leading to to buy or brutal? 231 00:11:39,480 --> 00:11:44,199 Speaker 1: I mean, we we all look at Washington, but then 232 00:11:44,320 --> 00:11:52,160 Speaker 1: Dallas at Kansas City, Vegas on Monday night, Cleveland and 233 00:11:52,200 --> 00:11:57,079 Speaker 1: then going to Baltimore. That's you're you're gonna pretty much 234 00:11:57,160 --> 00:12:03,760 Speaker 1: no after six weeks were this team stands because I mean, 235 00:12:03,800 --> 00:12:07,760 Speaker 1: this isn't your typical third place schedule either. It's it's 236 00:12:08,960 --> 00:12:14,440 Speaker 1: pretty loaded because it's always the combination of interleague opponents 237 00:12:14,520 --> 00:12:17,480 Speaker 1: that you get. And also, I mean, this was a 238 00:12:17,520 --> 00:12:20,400 Speaker 1: bad year for NFC West to get the AFC North 239 00:12:21,880 --> 00:12:24,079 Speaker 1: with the with the with the year that, the year 240 00:12:24,160 --> 00:12:26,080 Speaker 1: that they had and everything, and then you look at 241 00:12:26,080 --> 00:12:30,320 Speaker 1: the third place teams. New England was in third last year, UM, 242 00:12:31,440 --> 00:12:35,800 Speaker 1: Houston maybe a little bit of a layup, but we 243 00:12:35,800 --> 00:12:38,920 Speaker 1: we really don't know at this game. For Tyrod Taylor though, 244 00:12:39,640 --> 00:12:43,080 Speaker 1: could be Um, we don't know. If we don't know 245 00:12:43,120 --> 00:12:45,319 Speaker 1: if Deshaun Watson's going to be there, but we also 246 00:12:45,360 --> 00:12:47,440 Speaker 1: don't know if Reliance Stadium is going to be burned 247 00:12:47,440 --> 00:12:51,240 Speaker 1: into ground by then. With everything that goes on, it 248 00:12:51,320 --> 00:12:55,640 Speaker 1: goes on with that organizations that gave us December twenty 249 00:12:55,640 --> 00:12:57,520 Speaker 1: six two. I mean, we got we got a lot 250 00:12:57,520 --> 00:13:00,240 Speaker 1: of season before we get to the Houston Texas, right. 251 00:13:00,520 --> 00:13:02,640 Speaker 1: But I think the thing that really jumped out for 252 00:13:02,720 --> 00:13:08,360 Speaker 1: me to three primetime games ended home for this team. 253 00:13:08,800 --> 00:13:11,120 Speaker 1: I did ask some of the network people, because I 254 00:13:11,200 --> 00:13:14,400 Speaker 1: do the annual network heads look at the schedule and 255 00:13:15,640 --> 00:13:19,640 Speaker 1: give their feelings about it, and they said, they're they're 256 00:13:19,640 --> 00:13:23,520 Speaker 1: banking on Herbert and you know, on a young quarterback, 257 00:13:23,600 --> 00:13:27,360 Speaker 1: you want to buy high. They hadn't bought high on 258 00:13:27,600 --> 00:13:30,400 Speaker 1: Josh Allen in the past. They bought a little bit 259 00:13:30,520 --> 00:13:33,000 Speaker 1: high a year ahead of schedule on Baker Mayfield. But 260 00:13:33,040 --> 00:13:35,600 Speaker 1: they think, you know, with the LA market and everything, 261 00:13:36,520 --> 00:13:39,120 Speaker 1: three primetime games and all at home is pretty good 262 00:13:39,120 --> 00:13:40,720 Speaker 1: and it's going to be a pretty good showcase for 263 00:13:40,760 --> 00:13:45,200 Speaker 1: this franchise. Yeah, plus the flex scheduling two you never 264 00:13:45,280 --> 00:13:47,600 Speaker 1: know if you get an extra game or who knows, 265 00:13:47,640 --> 00:13:50,240 Speaker 1: maybe maybe you get one take it away. But I 266 00:13:51,520 --> 00:13:55,559 Speaker 1: highly doubted that Chiefs Chargers game on Thursday was a 267 00:13:55,600 --> 00:13:58,960 Speaker 1: Thursday night football game. So I think that sticks regardless. Poppa, 268 00:13:59,000 --> 00:14:01,200 Speaker 1: what about you, man, what did you take away from 269 00:14:01,200 --> 00:14:04,680 Speaker 1: the schedule? Yeah, these guys hit a bunch of big ones. 270 00:14:05,160 --> 00:14:07,880 Speaker 1: You know. My number one was three primetime games, And 271 00:14:08,080 --> 00:14:10,200 Speaker 1: like Joe alluded to, I mean, that is just totally 272 00:14:10,280 --> 00:14:14,600 Speaker 1: leaning into the stardom of Justin Herbert. And this kid 273 00:14:14,640 --> 00:14:18,240 Speaker 1: has star power. Like, let's be real, he's very exciting 274 00:14:18,320 --> 00:14:21,800 Speaker 1: to watch play football, I can say from experience, and 275 00:14:21,840 --> 00:14:25,280 Speaker 1: so it's it's really intriguing that the NFL is acknowledging 276 00:14:25,320 --> 00:14:29,280 Speaker 1: that and giving Chargers fans three primetime games at home. 277 00:14:30,280 --> 00:14:32,560 Speaker 1: The interesting thing with it is, Okay, you know, obviously 278 00:14:32,600 --> 00:14:34,680 Speaker 1: there's a lot of uncertainty about what Sofi Stadium is 279 00:14:34,680 --> 00:14:36,640 Speaker 1: going to look like. That that is a storyline that's 280 00:14:36,640 --> 00:14:40,920 Speaker 1: hovering above the franchise. And you've got, you know, two 281 00:14:41,480 --> 00:14:44,560 Speaker 1: sizeable fan bases in terms of a posting fan bases 282 00:14:44,600 --> 00:14:46,840 Speaker 1: coming into Sofa between the Raiders and the Steelers. So 283 00:14:46,880 --> 00:14:48,680 Speaker 1: what does it look like. I think that's going to 284 00:14:48,720 --> 00:14:50,280 Speaker 1: be a fascinating part of these night games that we 285 00:14:50,280 --> 00:14:53,960 Speaker 1: haven't touched on yet. Joe's mentioned the first six games 286 00:14:53,960 --> 00:14:56,800 Speaker 1: of the schedule. Let's go all the way through week eleven. 287 00:14:56,960 --> 00:14:58,480 Speaker 1: They got the buy in week seven, but the four 288 00:14:58,520 --> 00:15:01,560 Speaker 1: games after the buy are not easy. You gotta host 289 00:15:01,640 --> 00:15:04,640 Speaker 1: Bill Belichick, right we know exactly what Bill Belichick can 290 00:15:04,680 --> 00:15:07,560 Speaker 1: do based on what happened in that Patriots Chargers game 291 00:15:07,640 --> 00:15:09,600 Speaker 1: last year. You know, you don't expect that to happen again. 292 00:15:09,680 --> 00:15:11,320 Speaker 1: But this guy is going to come in with this 293 00:15:11,360 --> 00:15:14,560 Speaker 1: team very prepared. And then you got you know, the 294 00:15:14,600 --> 00:15:17,560 Speaker 1: Eagles game and in Philadelphia, never an easy trip across 295 00:15:17,560 --> 00:15:20,440 Speaker 1: the country. And then you host the Vikings. Zimmer defense 296 00:15:20,480 --> 00:15:23,080 Speaker 1: is always going to be great. And then you got 297 00:15:23,400 --> 00:15:25,800 Speaker 1: the Steelers defense, who had one of the best defenses 298 00:15:25,840 --> 00:15:27,280 Speaker 1: in the league. Obviously lost a couple of pieces and 299 00:15:27,840 --> 00:15:30,880 Speaker 1: Bud Dupreede and Stephen Nelson, but still a really, really 300 00:15:30,880 --> 00:15:33,040 Speaker 1: good team, especially Ben Roethisberg can turn around. So you 301 00:15:33,040 --> 00:15:35,240 Speaker 1: look at the first eleven weeks of this season, it's 302 00:15:35,240 --> 00:15:38,960 Speaker 1: like good grief, like it's gonna be It's it's a 303 00:15:39,040 --> 00:15:41,400 Speaker 1: challenge right away. I think we're gonna know, like Joe said, 304 00:15:41,440 --> 00:15:44,160 Speaker 1: exactly what this team is after the first six weeks 305 00:15:44,160 --> 00:15:47,160 Speaker 1: of the season. And we're certainly gonna know through those 306 00:15:47,160 --> 00:15:50,320 Speaker 1: first eleven weeks. The other thing is, you know, having 307 00:15:50,360 --> 00:15:53,360 Speaker 1: gone through another schedule release now like the charge You're 308 00:15:53,360 --> 00:15:56,800 Speaker 1: never gonna see the Charger schedule come out and be like, wow, 309 00:15:56,840 --> 00:15:59,120 Speaker 1: that's they got an easy break this year. Just because 310 00:15:59,160 --> 00:16:01,640 Speaker 1: the AFC West is going to be good every single year. 311 00:16:01,760 --> 00:16:03,680 Speaker 1: I mean, anytime you're playing the Chiefs twice, it's going 312 00:16:03,760 --> 00:16:05,880 Speaker 1: to be a tough schedule. Um. And I think that's 313 00:16:05,880 --> 00:16:07,560 Speaker 1: something that I'm starting to realize is like, even if 314 00:16:07,600 --> 00:16:11,040 Speaker 1: you're playing, you know, a worst division, even if you 315 00:16:11,200 --> 00:16:13,600 Speaker 1: finished in third or fourth and in the division are 316 00:16:13,600 --> 00:16:15,400 Speaker 1: playing some easier teams in that part of the schedule. 317 00:16:15,760 --> 00:16:17,680 Speaker 1: I mean, the AFC West is going to come at 318 00:16:17,720 --> 00:16:20,000 Speaker 1: you every single year, and you know at the top 319 00:16:20,040 --> 00:16:23,400 Speaker 1: of that division is the Chiefs. So those are my takeaways. Yeah, 320 00:16:23,720 --> 00:16:26,160 Speaker 1: Joe made the point the the AFC North obviously tough. 321 00:16:26,360 --> 00:16:28,360 Speaker 1: Even even the NFC East that it was the worst 322 00:16:28,360 --> 00:16:32,160 Speaker 1: division of football last year, you still have some tough opponents. 323 00:16:32,760 --> 00:16:35,440 Speaker 1: I noticed this though. You know Brandon Sailor, we know 324 00:16:35,520 --> 00:16:37,960 Speaker 1: he's a first year head coach, but he did play 325 00:16:38,040 --> 00:16:40,680 Speaker 1: the NFC East last year, so you have that familiarity 326 00:16:40,720 --> 00:16:43,000 Speaker 1: a little bit with that division. I know it wasn't 327 00:16:43,000 --> 00:16:44,680 Speaker 1: a very good division. They went four and oh. I 328 00:16:44,760 --> 00:16:47,200 Speaker 1: think they allowed less than fourteen points a game. But 329 00:16:47,680 --> 00:16:51,200 Speaker 1: the fact that he knows a little bit about the 330 00:16:51,320 --> 00:16:54,640 Speaker 1: NFC opponents this year, I think is a positive. But 331 00:16:54,840 --> 00:16:57,760 Speaker 1: also he's coming into a new situation where you're you're 332 00:16:57,800 --> 00:17:01,880 Speaker 1: playing Patrick Mahomes twice a year. You know Baker Mayfield 333 00:17:02,120 --> 00:17:04,320 Speaker 1: is not going to be easy. Lamar Jackson's not gonna 334 00:17:04,359 --> 00:17:08,240 Speaker 1: be easy. So there's a lot of interesting games on 335 00:17:08,280 --> 00:17:11,280 Speaker 1: the schedule. Get we get through. Another thing I noticed too, Joe, 336 00:17:11,520 --> 00:17:15,440 Speaker 1: there's only one back to back road sequence in week 337 00:17:15,480 --> 00:17:18,600 Speaker 1: twelve and thirteen. You go at Denver at Cincinnati, so 338 00:17:18,800 --> 00:17:20,960 Speaker 1: you're not on the road for an extended period of time, 339 00:17:20,960 --> 00:17:23,720 Speaker 1: but at the same time, you're on the East Coast 340 00:17:23,960 --> 00:17:27,280 Speaker 1: three times in the first nine weeks. Yeah, if this 341 00:17:27,359 --> 00:17:31,479 Speaker 1: team did catch a break with something, it was the 342 00:17:31,560 --> 00:17:35,760 Speaker 1: spacing out of the of the East scheduling. You go 343 00:17:35,800 --> 00:17:38,720 Speaker 1: in week one, which I think everybody figured since they 344 00:17:38,760 --> 00:17:44,480 Speaker 1: went Cincinnati last year for the opener. They don't go 345 00:17:44,560 --> 00:17:48,800 Speaker 1: to Cincinnati until early December, which you could catch a 346 00:17:48,920 --> 00:17:52,399 Speaker 1: break with the weather. It's gonna be windy, though, is 347 00:17:52,840 --> 00:17:56,560 Speaker 1: typical in Cincinnati. Could be, could be and if if 348 00:17:56,600 --> 00:18:00,639 Speaker 1: I can pull up Doppler radar five here could be 349 00:18:01,280 --> 00:18:05,200 Speaker 1: low fifties, cloudy with a little bit of wind coming 350 00:18:05,240 --> 00:18:09,920 Speaker 1: off the Ohio. But Philly, they get Philly, they get earlier. 351 00:18:10,240 --> 00:18:13,280 Speaker 1: I mean, that is the one thing. It's not like 352 00:18:13,320 --> 00:18:17,920 Speaker 1: they're taking a December trip to Buffalo where last year 353 00:18:18,040 --> 00:18:20,880 Speaker 1: that wind in Buffalo was just or Kansas City, Joe 354 00:18:21,160 --> 00:18:25,840 Speaker 1: first of city in December since twenty sixteen. Yeah, good 355 00:18:25,880 --> 00:18:29,040 Speaker 1: point on that too. They go to Kansas City early, 356 00:18:29,119 --> 00:18:32,679 Speaker 1: and you know in December, the game at Houston's going 357 00:18:32,720 --> 00:18:35,000 Speaker 1: to be a retractable roof, and last home game of 358 00:18:35,040 --> 00:18:38,439 Speaker 1: the year is in Vegas, which is a which is 359 00:18:38,480 --> 00:18:44,040 Speaker 1: a dome for lack of a better term. So the 360 00:18:44,200 --> 00:18:46,920 Speaker 1: road games are spaced out, which is which is very 361 00:18:46,960 --> 00:18:51,000 Speaker 1: good for them and a benefit. But you know, those 362 00:18:51,000 --> 00:18:55,679 Speaker 1: first six weeks though, I mean, the Anthony linear began, 363 00:18:55,840 --> 00:18:59,280 Speaker 1: oh and four. You hope the Brandon Staley era and 364 00:18:59,400 --> 00:19:02,520 Speaker 1: doesn't begin in that way. But you know, with those 365 00:19:02,560 --> 00:19:07,520 Speaker 1: first four opponents, it's not the realm of possibility where 366 00:19:07,520 --> 00:19:09,359 Speaker 1: they could go four and two to start. We just 367 00:19:09,400 --> 00:19:11,639 Speaker 1: don't know at the moment. If you get through their 368 00:19:11,680 --> 00:19:14,520 Speaker 1: two and four. If you get through their two and four, 369 00:19:14,560 --> 00:19:16,800 Speaker 1: I mean that is I think that's a win. Honestly, 370 00:19:19,600 --> 00:19:23,760 Speaker 1: you know, I'm looking though at Washington. Yes, it's tough, 371 00:19:24,280 --> 00:19:30,080 Speaker 1: but that's that's a game I think the Chargers should win. No, yeah, 372 00:19:30,080 --> 00:19:32,920 Speaker 1: I mean I wrote, I wrote, you know I think 373 00:19:32,960 --> 00:19:35,159 Speaker 1: they who wouldn't take three and three right now? I mean, 374 00:19:35,160 --> 00:19:36,960 Speaker 1: if you write, I mean, you come out of three 375 00:19:37,000 --> 00:19:38,919 Speaker 1: and three, you'd be like, wow, we're in really good shape. 376 00:19:38,960 --> 00:19:42,280 Speaker 1: So I think Pop's point is is good. I mean, 377 00:19:42,320 --> 00:19:44,600 Speaker 1: they could play really well and be two and four. 378 00:19:45,240 --> 00:19:48,200 Speaker 1: You know, we could be sitting here, you know, talking 379 00:19:48,200 --> 00:19:50,800 Speaker 1: about how this team looks great and they really have 380 00:19:50,800 --> 00:19:52,560 Speaker 1: done all these great things and they've only won twice 381 00:19:52,560 --> 00:19:54,920 Speaker 1: in the six games. I mean, it's very possible. It's 382 00:19:54,920 --> 00:19:57,200 Speaker 1: just it's it's hard to tell from here. Who knows, 383 00:19:57,280 --> 00:19:58,760 Speaker 1: you know, you don't know who's going to be healthy 384 00:19:58,840 --> 00:20:01,720 Speaker 1: and things happen doing this. We're doing this and it's 385 00:20:01,720 --> 00:20:04,679 Speaker 1: made nineteenth. We're doing this. I mean, we have no idea. 386 00:20:05,160 --> 00:20:08,159 Speaker 1: Who knows? You know? Is I jokingly tweeted after it 387 00:20:08,160 --> 00:20:10,360 Speaker 1: came out. It'll be interesting too what happens at Washington 388 00:20:10,400 --> 00:20:14,399 Speaker 1: Line After the Aaron Rodgers trade. Ye, who knows a 389 00:20:14,400 --> 00:20:17,359 Speaker 1: lot of times, like who knows what's gonna happen. I mean, 390 00:20:17,400 --> 00:20:20,080 Speaker 1: there's all kinds of stuff, so uh but yeah, it's 391 00:20:20,200 --> 00:20:23,359 Speaker 1: uh yeah, you know. I mean I think if they 392 00:20:23,400 --> 00:20:25,080 Speaker 1: if you said, hey, you're gonna be three and three 393 00:20:25,240 --> 00:20:28,080 Speaker 1: going into near by, I think they would be like, Okay, 394 00:20:28,160 --> 00:20:30,320 Speaker 1: that's we survived. That. We got through that pretty good. 395 00:20:30,359 --> 00:20:34,240 Speaker 1: Because I mean that, you know, optimistically, Okay, maybe the 396 00:20:34,240 --> 00:20:38,160 Speaker 1: Washington game, the Raiders game, and then it's like one 397 00:20:38,160 --> 00:20:41,200 Speaker 1: of those other they could win one of those other four. Yeah, 398 00:20:41,240 --> 00:20:44,320 Speaker 1: that's you know, they've been pretty good. Shay. Probably three 399 00:20:44,359 --> 00:20:47,560 Speaker 1: of those first six games are also ten am Pacific 400 00:20:47,600 --> 00:20:52,199 Speaker 1: time starts, which is noteworthy. Like I'm not gonna lie 401 00:20:52,240 --> 00:20:54,280 Speaker 1: like people don't really. I never used to look at 402 00:20:54,280 --> 00:20:56,000 Speaker 1: that because I was always an East Coast guy, but 403 00:20:56,040 --> 00:20:58,360 Speaker 1: since moving in the West Coast, like looking at how 404 00:20:58,400 --> 00:21:00,399 Speaker 1: many ten am starts you have in a short period 405 00:21:00,400 --> 00:21:02,800 Speaker 1: of time, like that matters because your body clock is like, 406 00:21:02,800 --> 00:21:04,080 Speaker 1: all right, I want to be ready to play it 407 00:21:04,760 --> 00:21:06,879 Speaker 1: one pm Pacific times. You have to like you have 408 00:21:06,920 --> 00:21:09,560 Speaker 1: to build that into your practices. So I mean the 409 00:21:09,600 --> 00:21:12,280 Speaker 1: Washington games ten am start, Kansas City's ten am start 410 00:21:12,359 --> 00:21:16,080 Speaker 1: and in Baltimore's a ten am start. Well, as Popper 411 00:21:16,200 --> 00:21:19,840 Speaker 1: knows from living in New York too, where you've got 412 00:21:19,880 --> 00:21:22,639 Speaker 1: two teams that share a stadium. The one thing that 413 00:21:22,720 --> 00:21:27,280 Speaker 1: always jumps out to me every year is, especially now 414 00:21:27,440 --> 00:21:32,400 Speaker 1: is so Fi. How many weeks is so Fi dormant? 415 00:21:32,920 --> 00:21:37,040 Speaker 1: And it's three weeks again this year. I think there's 416 00:21:37,080 --> 00:21:39,520 Speaker 1: two or three weeks when there's back to back. I 417 00:21:39,640 --> 00:21:44,679 Speaker 1: know that Raiders Monday night game, the Rams play the 418 00:21:44,720 --> 00:21:48,639 Speaker 1: Sunday before. So it's all all too about just balancing, 419 00:21:49,880 --> 00:21:52,680 Speaker 1: you know, who gets at ten am spot who gets 420 00:21:52,720 --> 00:21:55,800 Speaker 1: at one pm? Because the league has been very good 421 00:21:55,800 --> 00:22:04,000 Speaker 1: with trying to avoid the one o'clock putting both had 422 00:22:04,000 --> 00:22:07,640 Speaker 1: to head against each other, Jets and Giants. There's just 423 00:22:07,720 --> 00:22:11,280 Speaker 1: a rule somewhere in the league constitution that they will 424 00:22:11,359 --> 00:22:14,080 Speaker 1: never be head to head unless they're playing each other. 425 00:22:14,200 --> 00:22:19,359 Speaker 1: But with the Rams and Chargers, and Chris would know this, 426 00:22:20,440 --> 00:22:22,720 Speaker 1: know this better, just with the with the work he 427 00:22:22,760 --> 00:22:26,919 Speaker 1: does with CBS two. Just you know, if you're two 428 00:22:27,000 --> 00:22:30,760 Speaker 1: and if you're Fox eleven, you really want to avoid 429 00:22:30,840 --> 00:22:35,320 Speaker 1: dead head to head and going against each other. Yeah, yeah, no, 430 00:22:35,320 --> 00:22:37,680 Speaker 1: no, no no question about it. And then also it's also 431 00:22:37,720 --> 00:22:40,280 Speaker 1: not worthy that there's only three preseason games this year. 432 00:22:40,320 --> 00:22:42,240 Speaker 1: We don't have any last year. We have that extra 433 00:22:42,240 --> 00:22:45,400 Speaker 1: opponent this year in the Minnesota Vikings, which Papper mentioned 434 00:22:45,440 --> 00:22:48,960 Speaker 1: November fourteenth, after that Eagles game on the road. So 435 00:22:49,200 --> 00:22:51,560 Speaker 1: I'll be interested to see how they approach the preseason 436 00:22:51,960 --> 00:22:55,879 Speaker 1: as well. How much time are you giving the starters 437 00:22:55,920 --> 00:23:00,280 Speaker 1: in let's say, I don't know. Usually that third Priestson 438 00:23:00,320 --> 00:23:02,880 Speaker 1: game typically was that dress rehearsal. What is it now? 439 00:23:03,000 --> 00:23:06,000 Speaker 1: Is it the it's at Rams, forty nine ers at Seahawks? 440 00:23:06,080 --> 00:23:08,760 Speaker 1: Is it that forty nine ers game at home? Where 441 00:23:08,800 --> 00:23:10,840 Speaker 1: you play your starters a little bit more? That that's 442 00:23:10,840 --> 00:23:12,679 Speaker 1: going to be an interesting I think storyline of this 443 00:23:12,680 --> 00:23:15,880 Speaker 1: as well too. Popper. Yeah, I mean, you think about it, 444 00:23:16,000 --> 00:23:17,840 Speaker 1: and I'd have to dig into it a little bit 445 00:23:17,840 --> 00:23:19,520 Speaker 1: more to figure out exactly what the plan is, but 446 00:23:19,600 --> 00:23:21,000 Speaker 1: it would seem to me like that you would just 447 00:23:21,000 --> 00:23:23,639 Speaker 1: eliminate that fourth game because that fourth game is usually 448 00:23:23,680 --> 00:23:26,440 Speaker 1: just you know, where you get the bunch of the 449 00:23:26,480 --> 00:23:28,600 Speaker 1: bottom of the roster guys, the guys closer to me 450 00:23:28,800 --> 00:23:32,080 Speaker 1: seventy five to nine. By the way, dates dates are 451 00:23:32,119 --> 00:23:33,560 Speaker 1: not out for that yet, so we don't know what 452 00:23:33,600 --> 00:23:36,159 Speaker 1: those dates are, right. I mean, you could just do 453 00:23:36,200 --> 00:23:38,360 Speaker 1: the same thing and you know, have your quarterback play 454 00:23:38,640 --> 00:23:42,440 Speaker 1: a series in week one of the preseason, a quarter 455 00:23:42,520 --> 00:23:44,760 Speaker 1: in week two, a half in week three, and then 456 00:23:44,760 --> 00:23:46,879 Speaker 1: just sort of cancel out that fourth game where you 457 00:23:46,880 --> 00:23:49,080 Speaker 1: typically just have bottom of the roster guys fighting for 458 00:23:49,119 --> 00:23:51,920 Speaker 1: those last two three spots on the roster. But we'll see, 459 00:23:52,320 --> 00:23:54,240 Speaker 1: we'll see what happens. I mean, it's gonna be tougher 460 00:23:54,640 --> 00:23:56,399 Speaker 1: with the three preseason game. It's gonna be tougher for 461 00:23:56,520 --> 00:23:58,600 Speaker 1: guys lower on the roster to really show themselves and 462 00:23:58,640 --> 00:24:01,840 Speaker 1: make the team. That's just the reality, all right, guys. 463 00:24:01,840 --> 00:24:03,879 Speaker 1: Final thing, we'll go around the horn to end it. 464 00:24:04,040 --> 00:24:08,400 Speaker 1: Just if you could pick one game, the most anticipated game, 465 00:24:08,680 --> 00:24:11,679 Speaker 1: the game you're looking forward to the most, Jeff, just 466 00:24:11,680 --> 00:24:15,880 Speaker 1: just from covering it, what would it be? Wow, I'm 467 00:24:15,880 --> 00:24:19,760 Speaker 1: gonna take the Chiefs the first Chiefs game, Um, just 468 00:24:19,840 --> 00:24:22,679 Speaker 1: because three we know what the Chiefs are and we 469 00:24:22,800 --> 00:24:27,239 Speaker 1: get to see another Herbert and My Homes show. And 470 00:24:27,280 --> 00:24:29,680 Speaker 1: I think it was so good the last time or 471 00:24:29,720 --> 00:24:31,480 Speaker 1: at least the Yeah, I mean it wasn't the only 472 00:24:31,520 --> 00:24:33,399 Speaker 1: time they played, right, because my Homes didn't play the 473 00:24:33,480 --> 00:24:35,880 Speaker 1: last game, so we get to see another one of those. 474 00:24:35,920 --> 00:24:39,600 Speaker 1: And I'm sure that's gonna be a game that Justin 475 00:24:39,600 --> 00:24:42,680 Speaker 1: Herbert's gonna really want to after last year they were 476 00:24:42,720 --> 00:24:46,040 Speaker 1: so close to winning that game and U a late mistakes. 477 00:24:46,520 --> 00:24:48,119 Speaker 1: That's a game I'm sure that he's looking forward to, 478 00:24:48,280 --> 00:24:51,360 Speaker 1: I think, and I think it's just uh, I think 479 00:24:51,359 --> 00:24:53,200 Speaker 1: there'll be a lot of anticipation for that game. And 480 00:24:53,760 --> 00:24:56,240 Speaker 1: uh so, yeah, that's that's the one I'll take. The 481 00:24:56,320 --> 00:24:58,919 Speaker 1: I'll take the easy one. I'll take the the you know, 482 00:24:59,440 --> 00:25:02,280 Speaker 1: the super a representative and the and all that and 483 00:25:02,880 --> 00:25:05,840 Speaker 1: Mahomes and everything that the Chiefs braying, and then I 484 00:25:05,840 --> 00:25:09,040 Speaker 1: think that'll be that's the one that I'll go with. Yeah, 485 00:25:09,080 --> 00:25:11,200 Speaker 1: for the first game in the division, after two games 486 00:25:11,240 --> 00:25:14,560 Speaker 1: against NFC East opponents, so we'll know, we'll know very quickly, 487 00:25:14,960 --> 00:25:18,760 Speaker 1: uh how they stack up against Kansa City Chiefs. Joe, 488 00:25:18,800 --> 00:25:24,080 Speaker 1: what about you, Ben Bias Wise, I should say October 489 00:25:24,160 --> 00:25:27,520 Speaker 1: tenth in Cleveland because a lot of the Cleveland Fox 490 00:25:27,600 --> 00:25:32,200 Speaker 1: Show host or already trying to scope out Radio Row 491 00:25:32,359 --> 00:25:36,440 Speaker 1: and uh so FI for their Super Bowl week plans. 492 00:25:36,600 --> 00:25:41,800 Speaker 1: But I'm gonna say I'm gonna say October fourth in Vegas. 493 00:25:42,080 --> 00:25:46,600 Speaker 1: Herbert did very well in primetime games last year. This 494 00:25:46,640 --> 00:25:51,880 Speaker 1: will be their second major national opportunity because the Dallas 495 00:25:51,960 --> 00:25:57,280 Speaker 1: game will be the Fox foxer CBS doubleheader game Week two, 496 00:25:57,480 --> 00:26:01,919 Speaker 1: but a lot of national eyeballs will be on that game, 497 00:26:01,960 --> 00:26:06,719 Speaker 1: and as Popper said too, how much of the Raiders 498 00:26:06,840 --> 00:26:11,080 Speaker 1: contingent shows up at so far for that first the 499 00:26:11,119 --> 00:26:13,959 Speaker 1: first primetime game for the Chargers, it's so far too 500 00:26:14,200 --> 00:26:18,280 Speaker 1: Popper into Forest Bud Okay, So my pick is obviously 501 00:26:18,520 --> 00:26:21,000 Speaker 1: at the Chiefs in Week three, but Jeff's been reading 502 00:26:21,040 --> 00:26:23,520 Speaker 1: the Athletic and stole my pick there. But the interesting 503 00:26:23,560 --> 00:26:26,200 Speaker 1: thing for that you are the only one who came 504 00:26:26,280 --> 00:26:29,960 Speaker 1: up with no. The interesting thing for me about that 505 00:26:29,960 --> 00:26:31,440 Speaker 1: game is it's really the first time we're gonna get 506 00:26:31,440 --> 00:26:34,080 Speaker 1: a Mahomes Herbert matchup where both guys have had a 507 00:26:34,119 --> 00:26:36,240 Speaker 1: full week to prepare for the game. Because you remember 508 00:26:36,880 --> 00:26:38,800 Speaker 1: in that Week two game last year, Herbert got thrown 509 00:26:38,800 --> 00:26:40,560 Speaker 1: in the fire five minutes before took off. Hey bod, 510 00:26:40,560 --> 00:26:43,280 Speaker 1: you're starting, and then Mahomes sat in Week seventeen last year. 511 00:26:43,320 --> 00:26:45,200 Speaker 1: So that's why I'm eyeing that one. But to bring 512 00:26:45,280 --> 00:26:47,680 Speaker 1: up two other ones, all right, that I'm really eyeing 513 00:26:48,720 --> 00:26:52,399 Speaker 1: Patriots at home Week eight because they the Chargers got 514 00:26:52,480 --> 00:26:54,840 Speaker 1: whooped last year by the Patriots, I mean forty five 515 00:26:54,880 --> 00:26:57,239 Speaker 1: to nothing. And there are guys that we're playing in 516 00:26:57,240 --> 00:26:58,680 Speaker 1: that game that are still on this team. But let's 517 00:26:58,800 --> 00:27:00,600 Speaker 1: I know it's a different coaching staff. There are guys 518 00:27:00,640 --> 00:27:02,440 Speaker 1: that are going to remember that game and are gonna 519 00:27:02,440 --> 00:27:04,560 Speaker 1: want to show up against the Patriots and send a 520 00:27:04,600 --> 00:27:07,000 Speaker 1: message about a changing culture in a different direction to 521 00:27:07,040 --> 00:27:09,800 Speaker 1: this organization. But the one game I'm really looking forward to, 522 00:27:10,040 --> 00:27:12,879 Speaker 1: plus Hunter Hendrick comes back. Hunter Henry coach back too 523 00:27:12,920 --> 00:27:14,600 Speaker 1: for that one, correct, Yeah, yeah, So a lot of 524 00:27:14,600 --> 00:27:18,160 Speaker 1: storylines there. And then at the Broncos Week twelve, Vic 525 00:27:18,240 --> 00:27:21,720 Speaker 1: Fangio the mentor versus Brandon Staley the mente. I think 526 00:27:21,720 --> 00:27:24,320 Speaker 1: if these battles, as long as Staley and Fangio are 527 00:27:24,320 --> 00:27:26,480 Speaker 1: in their current roles, are going to be absolutely fascinating 528 00:27:26,520 --> 00:27:29,040 Speaker 1: because they are intimately familiar with each other as coaches, 529 00:27:29,240 --> 00:27:31,720 Speaker 1: intimately familiar with the schemes. So it's going to be 530 00:27:31,840 --> 00:27:34,399 Speaker 1: a chess match, the type of stuff that football nerds 531 00:27:34,440 --> 00:27:37,080 Speaker 1: absolutely obsessed over. So I'm really looking forward to that 532 00:27:37,119 --> 00:27:40,960 Speaker 1: first Broncos Chargers matchup in week twelve, and just at 533 00:27:41,000 --> 00:27:47,920 Speaker 1: Herbert versus Joe Burrow remains available. Anybody that's still that's 534 00:27:47,920 --> 00:27:49,840 Speaker 1: still on the board, and I wasn't even gonna take that, 535 00:27:49,960 --> 00:27:53,320 Speaker 1: what I say week one because of the old offensive 536 00:27:53,320 --> 00:27:57,640 Speaker 1: line versus defensive line matchup. I'm fascinated by seeing this 537 00:27:57,680 --> 00:27:59,840 Speaker 1: new look O line against like one of the best 538 00:27:59,840 --> 00:28:01,760 Speaker 1: of tons of lines of football right off the bat. 539 00:28:01,800 --> 00:28:05,280 Speaker 1: And then you have the Rashaun Slater Chase Young justin 540 00:28:05,320 --> 00:28:08,840 Speaker 1: Herbert Chase Young storyline. And it's that first game. You know, 541 00:28:09,080 --> 00:28:12,280 Speaker 1: everybody's anticipating what this team and this roster is gonna 542 00:28:12,280 --> 00:28:15,920 Speaker 1: look like, how coach Daley's gonna manage a game. So 543 00:28:16,200 --> 00:28:19,320 Speaker 1: we get all those answers on September twelfth, plus the 544 00:28:19,440 --> 00:28:22,800 Speaker 1: Chiefs game on Thursday Night Football Week fifteen, that's still 545 00:28:22,800 --> 00:28:24,760 Speaker 1: on the board too, And that's a game where you know, 546 00:28:24,840 --> 00:28:28,600 Speaker 1: three years ago these guys played at Arrowhead week fifteen, 547 00:28:28,640 --> 00:28:31,400 Speaker 1: Thursday Night Football, and we all know the result. Mike 548 00:28:31,440 --> 00:28:34,240 Speaker 1: Williams three touchdowns of that two point conversion. So I 549 00:28:34,240 --> 00:28:38,320 Speaker 1: appreciate you guys joining me. Joe Rady, Associated Press, Jeff Miller, 550 00:28:38,440 --> 00:28:42,360 Speaker 1: La Times, Daniel Popper, the athletic We'll do it again soon. 551 00:28:42,480 --> 00:28:47,360 Speaker 1: Appreciate it, all right, thank thank you, thank you. All right. 552 00:28:47,440 --> 00:28:49,719 Speaker 1: Very pleased to be joined by the head coach of 553 00:28:49,760 --> 00:28:53,280 Speaker 1: the Missouri Tigers, Eli Drake Woods joins me. A coach, 554 00:28:53,360 --> 00:28:56,040 Speaker 1: I appreciate your time. Why don't we just start with this. 555 00:28:56,240 --> 00:28:59,040 Speaker 1: Take me back to a few weeks ago. I think 556 00:28:59,040 --> 00:29:01,920 Speaker 1: it was a Saturday when Larry Routsi was drafted by 557 00:29:01,920 --> 00:29:05,200 Speaker 1: the Chargers. Man, I was so excited. You know, we 558 00:29:05,280 --> 00:29:07,880 Speaker 1: talk about in our program chasing two dreams, a life 559 00:29:07,880 --> 00:29:10,920 Speaker 1: with football and a life outside of football. And these 560 00:29:10,960 --> 00:29:13,600 Speaker 1: guys have this great guide given ability to play this 561 00:29:13,640 --> 00:29:15,880 Speaker 1: game at a high level, and their dream is to 562 00:29:15,920 --> 00:29:17,640 Speaker 1: play in the NFL. And so for them to have 563 00:29:17,720 --> 00:29:21,000 Speaker 1: the realization of that dream in that moment, it's just 564 00:29:21,160 --> 00:29:24,200 Speaker 1: such a special thing. And not only for him, but 565 00:29:24,320 --> 00:29:27,760 Speaker 1: his parents and his support group and in our program, 566 00:29:27,840 --> 00:29:30,760 Speaker 1: and we were extremely proud for him. And then you know, 567 00:29:30,840 --> 00:29:33,080 Speaker 1: you dive into the fit. I think he's going to 568 00:29:33,120 --> 00:29:36,160 Speaker 1: be a tremendous fit out in LA and with this 569 00:29:36,200 --> 00:29:39,240 Speaker 1: football club, and I know he'll team well with Justin 570 00:29:39,320 --> 00:29:41,920 Speaker 1: Herbert and the rest of those talented football players he's 571 00:29:41,920 --> 00:29:45,880 Speaker 1: got out there. But putting an excellent football player for 572 00:29:45,920 --> 00:29:48,840 Speaker 1: that program for a long time. You know, you talk 573 00:29:48,880 --> 00:29:52,240 Speaker 1: about the fit. Obviously Justin Herbert under center, but the 574 00:29:52,360 --> 00:29:55,120 Speaker 1: Chargers they draft for Shawn Slater in the first round, 575 00:29:55,600 --> 00:29:58,800 Speaker 1: a young left tackle, they've kind of retold the entire 576 00:29:58,880 --> 00:30:02,240 Speaker 1: offensive line. So you talk about the situation you get 577 00:30:02,280 --> 00:30:04,760 Speaker 1: drafted into. Sometimes it's not about if you get drafted 578 00:30:04,800 --> 00:30:07,920 Speaker 1: in the first, second, fifth, sixth round. It's kind of 579 00:30:07,920 --> 00:30:10,640 Speaker 1: the fit with the team. And I think Larry fits 580 00:30:10,720 --> 00:30:12,960 Speaker 1: very nicely in that running backs room. Yeah, you know, 581 00:30:13,000 --> 00:30:16,000 Speaker 1: we talk about even with those guys is all you're 582 00:30:16,000 --> 00:30:17,880 Speaker 1: looking for is an opportunity and what you do with 583 00:30:17,920 --> 00:30:21,240 Speaker 1: that opportunity is between you and God. And Larry's got 584 00:30:21,240 --> 00:30:23,080 Speaker 1: a tremendous opportunity in front of him. He's going to 585 00:30:23,120 --> 00:30:26,200 Speaker 1: be a tremendous asset for both that left tackle and 586 00:30:26,360 --> 00:30:29,000 Speaker 1: for Justin to take the pressure off of them as 587 00:30:29,040 --> 00:30:31,320 Speaker 1: far as having to throw the football and protect. You know, 588 00:30:31,320 --> 00:30:33,600 Speaker 1: he's a guy that can get the tough yards. It's 589 00:30:33,640 --> 00:30:35,560 Speaker 1: not always pretty when you're handing the football as far 590 00:30:35,600 --> 00:30:37,240 Speaker 1: as the blocking scheme, but he's going to make sure 591 00:30:37,240 --> 00:30:39,600 Speaker 1: it's a positive play. And he's just got a great 592 00:30:39,640 --> 00:30:42,680 Speaker 1: smile and personality, and he's going to be an excellent 593 00:30:42,680 --> 00:30:44,680 Speaker 1: person in the locker room for those guys to lean on. 594 00:30:44,720 --> 00:30:46,720 Speaker 1: You know, it was voted team captain by his peers 595 00:30:46,760 --> 00:30:50,320 Speaker 1: for us and just a guy that was a joy 596 00:30:50,360 --> 00:30:53,440 Speaker 1: to be around. I was just that was my next question. 597 00:30:53,480 --> 00:30:56,560 Speaker 1: He was named team captain his senior year. Why do 598 00:30:56,600 --> 00:30:59,440 Speaker 1: you think he was selected as a team captain? I 599 00:30:59,480 --> 00:31:01,320 Speaker 1: think he need time. You're voted by your peers to 600 00:31:01,360 --> 00:31:03,959 Speaker 1: be team captain, it's a reflection of your work ethic 601 00:31:04,040 --> 00:31:06,640 Speaker 1: and really who you are as a person, and how 602 00:31:06,640 --> 00:31:10,200 Speaker 1: they respect the way your game is on the field, 603 00:31:10,240 --> 00:31:12,360 Speaker 1: but what also your game is off the field, And 604 00:31:12,720 --> 00:31:14,440 Speaker 1: he's one of those guys that does both of those. 605 00:31:15,960 --> 00:31:20,440 Speaker 1: So if it wasn't for Missoo legend Brad Smith the quarterback, 606 00:31:20,840 --> 00:31:24,880 Speaker 1: Larry would be the all time leading rusher at Missouri. 607 00:31:25,280 --> 00:31:27,000 Speaker 1: I don't know if you could, just for our viewers 608 00:31:27,000 --> 00:31:30,000 Speaker 1: and our listeners put that into perspective, but what Larry 609 00:31:30,040 --> 00:31:32,760 Speaker 1: was able to accomplish there in a school with such 610 00:31:32,800 --> 00:31:35,560 Speaker 1: a risk tradition of football. I mean, anytime you're the 611 00:31:35,600 --> 00:31:38,360 Speaker 1: best to ever do it, you know or have that's 612 00:31:38,400 --> 00:31:40,440 Speaker 1: to ever do it, that's pretty special. They've been playing 613 00:31:40,480 --> 00:31:43,040 Speaker 1: football for a long time here at the University of Missouri, 614 00:31:43,040 --> 00:31:45,680 Speaker 1: and for that running back, for him to have that 615 00:31:45,720 --> 00:31:48,000 Speaker 1: many yards, and obviously Brad Stevens did it in a 616 00:31:48,080 --> 00:31:50,920 Speaker 1: different style and a different position, but for Larry to 617 00:31:51,040 --> 00:31:53,719 Speaker 1: have that is something that they're not gonna be able 618 00:31:53,760 --> 00:31:55,800 Speaker 1: to take away from him for all a very long time. 619 00:31:55,880 --> 00:31:59,640 Speaker 1: And it just speaks to the character, work ethic, but 620 00:31:59,680 --> 00:32:01,760 Speaker 1: also toughness. I mean, you're talking about a guy who 621 00:32:01,760 --> 00:32:05,560 Speaker 1: played in TENNESSEEC games, had thirty four carriers versus Kentucky 622 00:32:05,560 --> 00:32:07,200 Speaker 1: and then turned around the very next week and did 623 00:32:07,200 --> 00:32:10,160 Speaker 1: it again. And so this guy is very durable. He's 624 00:32:10,160 --> 00:32:13,280 Speaker 1: got tremendous work ethic. But he also the team matters 625 00:32:13,280 --> 00:32:16,080 Speaker 1: to him, and he's committed to that team process and 626 00:32:16,120 --> 00:32:17,640 Speaker 1: he's going to lay it on the line every week 627 00:32:17,680 --> 00:32:20,840 Speaker 1: for him And coach, this was a player you did 628 00:32:20,840 --> 00:32:24,040 Speaker 1: not recruit. So to have him in your program and 629 00:32:24,040 --> 00:32:27,120 Speaker 1: to have a guy that was established and really bought 630 00:32:27,160 --> 00:32:31,600 Speaker 1: into what you were doing, what did that mean to you? Well, 631 00:32:31,640 --> 00:32:34,320 Speaker 1: I mean, obviously for me personally, it was a point 632 00:32:34,320 --> 00:32:36,920 Speaker 1: of pride and just being able to build that relationship 633 00:32:36,920 --> 00:32:39,840 Speaker 1: with Larry and be able to connect with him and 634 00:32:40,000 --> 00:32:42,760 Speaker 1: get that response from him for him buying into our 635 00:32:42,800 --> 00:32:45,520 Speaker 1: team goals. But you know it also speaks to him 636 00:32:45,560 --> 00:32:47,640 Speaker 1: and how much success he's going to potentially have at 637 00:32:47,640 --> 00:32:50,640 Speaker 1: the next level because he's able to buy into what 638 00:32:50,760 --> 00:32:54,400 Speaker 1: your head coach, Coach Day's preaching and he's going to 639 00:32:54,440 --> 00:32:56,560 Speaker 1: be a great ambassador from the coaching staff to the 640 00:32:56,600 --> 00:33:00,560 Speaker 1: locker room. And it's more than just playing running back 641 00:33:00,800 --> 00:33:03,640 Speaker 1: at the next level. We're talking about special teams, being 642 00:33:03,680 --> 00:33:08,120 Speaker 1: that selfless teammate. In his introductory press conference with the media, 643 00:33:08,200 --> 00:33:10,120 Speaker 1: Larry talked about the fact that he used to play 644 00:33:10,160 --> 00:33:12,960 Speaker 1: special teams. He's not afraid of it. When you get 645 00:33:13,000 --> 00:33:15,560 Speaker 1: a player like that, especially drafted in the fifth round. 646 00:33:16,000 --> 00:33:18,800 Speaker 1: I think Larry seems to be very self aware that 647 00:33:18,840 --> 00:33:22,200 Speaker 1: he's got to do everything to make an NFL roster. Yeah, 648 00:33:22,200 --> 00:33:24,520 Speaker 1: I mean, we had those conversations with all of our 649 00:33:24,560 --> 00:33:27,640 Speaker 1: guys who were later round picks. The special teams is 650 00:33:27,640 --> 00:33:31,040 Speaker 1: the way to the roster, right There's there's fifty six 651 00:33:31,120 --> 00:33:33,640 Speaker 1: coveted spots, I believe, and the only way to get 652 00:33:33,680 --> 00:33:35,680 Speaker 1: that is to have some sort of special team's value. 653 00:33:35,720 --> 00:33:37,880 Speaker 1: And so you know, he knows how to do it. 654 00:33:37,960 --> 00:33:40,320 Speaker 1: Obviously for us, we didn't want to add any extra 655 00:33:40,400 --> 00:33:42,680 Speaker 1: hits to him because we were handing a few times. 656 00:33:42,720 --> 00:33:44,840 Speaker 1: But for y'all and what you're going to need him 657 00:33:44,880 --> 00:33:46,760 Speaker 1: to do, he's going to be a very willing player 658 00:33:46,840 --> 00:33:52,760 Speaker 1: to contribute in special teams. From a pure running backs perspective, Coach, 659 00:33:53,120 --> 00:33:57,800 Speaker 1: one of the NFL characteristics that you think Larry possesses, well, 660 00:33:57,800 --> 00:34:00,600 Speaker 1: I think toughness won and then vision and two. I 661 00:34:00,600 --> 00:34:03,920 Speaker 1: think he's gonna be a running back that he's gonna 662 00:34:03,960 --> 00:34:07,120 Speaker 1: be able to you know, negate negative yardage plays because 663 00:34:07,160 --> 00:34:09,480 Speaker 1: he's such a tough running style and a heart attackle 664 00:34:09,560 --> 00:34:13,200 Speaker 1: and the first guys very gonna have a very difficult 665 00:34:13,200 --> 00:34:15,280 Speaker 1: time tackling him. I mean, he's got a big frame, 666 00:34:16,000 --> 00:34:21,359 Speaker 1: physical uh, tough runner. You know. I hate to make 667 00:34:21,360 --> 00:34:23,399 Speaker 1: comparisons because that's not fair to him or the people 668 00:34:23,400 --> 00:34:26,520 Speaker 1: I'm making comparisons to. But he's such a strong, physical runner. 669 00:34:26,560 --> 00:34:28,080 Speaker 1: I think you're going to be very excited about what 670 00:34:28,120 --> 00:34:33,000 Speaker 1: he brings. And Coach final, thank for you just a 671 00:34:33,120 --> 00:34:36,680 Speaker 1: favorite memory that you had with Larry in this short 672 00:34:36,719 --> 00:34:39,080 Speaker 1: time that you spent with him. Obviously, last year was 673 00:34:39,160 --> 00:34:43,360 Speaker 1: so unconventional for for everybody in the world sports, specifically 674 00:34:43,360 --> 00:34:46,120 Speaker 1: college football. But I'm sure you had some good ones 675 00:34:46,120 --> 00:34:52,000 Speaker 1: with Larry last year, you know. I think about the 676 00:34:52,080 --> 00:34:54,920 Speaker 1: touchdowns he scored against Kentucky. I think about the win 677 00:34:55,080 --> 00:34:58,800 Speaker 1: versus LSU. I think about the four minute offense against 678 00:34:59,320 --> 00:35:01,919 Speaker 1: South Carolin Line, you know. But probably the best game 679 00:35:01,960 --> 00:35:05,319 Speaker 1: that he had for US well against Vanderbilty he had 680 00:35:06,280 --> 00:35:09,799 Speaker 1: a big time game also and three touchdowns I think, 681 00:35:09,840 --> 00:35:12,440 Speaker 1: but probably the Kentucky game just the load he had 682 00:35:12,480 --> 00:35:14,360 Speaker 1: to carry. I think he had thirty four rushes in 683 00:35:14,440 --> 00:35:17,080 Speaker 1: that game for over one hundred yards and really chewed 684 00:35:17,080 --> 00:35:18,680 Speaker 1: out the clock. And he knew that we were going 685 00:35:18,719 --> 00:35:21,359 Speaker 1: to really lean on him to win that football game, 686 00:35:21,360 --> 00:35:23,680 Speaker 1: and he did it for us and showed up that 687 00:35:23,719 --> 00:35:26,400 Speaker 1: next Tuesday to practice and didn't miss a rep. And 688 00:35:26,440 --> 00:35:30,560 Speaker 1: so to have that commitment to our football team was 689 00:35:30,680 --> 00:35:34,560 Speaker 1: was special. Well, coach, I can't thank you enough for 690 00:35:34,600 --> 00:35:36,279 Speaker 1: your time. I know how busy are even in the 691 00:35:36,280 --> 00:35:39,080 Speaker 1: off season, and you know, the hope is maybe I 692 00:35:39,120 --> 00:35:42,960 Speaker 1: don't know, we three we're in Kansas City. Maybe maybe 693 00:35:42,960 --> 00:35:45,960 Speaker 1: we see uh at Arrowhead State, Maybe we see you 694 00:35:46,000 --> 00:35:49,000 Speaker 1: down in the line at some point. Cheered on Larry Well. 695 00:35:49,040 --> 00:35:50,840 Speaker 1: I mean if y'all can give me some sideline passes, 696 00:35:50,880 --> 00:35:53,880 Speaker 1: I'm sure I can make it. We'll talk to the 697 00:35:53,880 --> 00:35:56,120 Speaker 1: coaches either think can make that happen. Coach, thank you 698 00:35:56,160 --> 00:35:59,719 Speaker 1: so much, appreciate you. You'll be good and that's gonna 699 00:35:59,760 --> 00:36:01,719 Speaker 1: do it for us. It was a fun episode. A 700 00:36:01,760 --> 00:36:04,960 Speaker 1: big thanks to Coach drink Witz for joining me, Jeff Miller, 701 00:36:05,160 --> 00:36:08,359 Speaker 1: Daniel Popper, Joe Ready as well, and of course thanks 702 00:36:08,400 --> 00:36:10,400 Speaker 1: to you all for listening. Be sure to download and 703 00:36:10,440 --> 00:36:14,080 Speaker 1: subscribe to the Chargers Podcast Network wherever you listen to podcasts. 704 00:36:14,360 --> 00:36:17,600 Speaker 1: Have a great weekend, and until next time, I'm Chris Hayrey.