1 00:00:01,040 --> 00:00:05,680 Speaker 1: Late fifteen ten touchdoup sucks. 2 00:00:11,200 --> 00:00:11,880 Speaker 2: What's up? Guys? 3 00:00:11,920 --> 00:00:15,600 Speaker 3: Welcome into Chargers Weekly, presented by Splintero as always, joined 4 00:00:15,600 --> 00:00:18,280 Speaker 3: by the Voice of the Chargers Matt Mudey Smith and Money. 5 00:00:18,320 --> 00:00:20,640 Speaker 3: This is not the content studio, but not a bad 6 00:00:20,720 --> 00:00:22,520 Speaker 3: backdrop here in South Pollo Date two. 7 00:00:22,680 --> 00:00:25,239 Speaker 1: Now, it's been great, What a wonderful trip that people 8 00:00:25,280 --> 00:00:28,560 Speaker 1: are incredible. Could not be happier to be here. I've 9 00:00:28,560 --> 00:00:31,560 Speaker 1: had some great experiences. I know the players, enjoyed the pressers, 10 00:00:31,640 --> 00:00:35,080 Speaker 1: and everyone's just been so incredibly friendly. What an awesome 11 00:00:35,080 --> 00:00:37,199 Speaker 1: opportunity for us, and just can't wait to get this 12 00:00:37,240 --> 00:00:37,639 Speaker 1: game going. 13 00:00:37,720 --> 00:00:40,680 Speaker 3: Dude, yesterday felt like maybe two or three days, just 14 00:00:40,720 --> 00:00:44,720 Speaker 3: with the time change and everything that went into yesterday 15 00:00:44,720 --> 00:00:47,960 Speaker 3: with the pressers in the media day. Getting in about 16 00:00:47,960 --> 00:00:50,199 Speaker 3: a twelve hour flight, not a bad flight though, right 17 00:00:50,600 --> 00:00:52,360 Speaker 3: I slept the whole time, Manah, I wouldn't know. I'm 18 00:00:52,360 --> 00:00:55,240 Speaker 3: pretty good about that, so I think I might have 19 00:00:55,320 --> 00:00:56,760 Speaker 3: won the Sleep Championship. 20 00:00:56,800 --> 00:00:59,080 Speaker 1: I think I got about eight hours, so that was 21 00:00:59,120 --> 00:01:01,840 Speaker 1: pretty good. And some adversity that I had to overcome 22 00:01:02,160 --> 00:01:03,960 Speaker 1: in order to get those eight hours, but I feel 23 00:01:03,960 --> 00:01:06,840 Speaker 1: like I faced it head on, took it on and 24 00:01:06,920 --> 00:01:07,839 Speaker 1: came out victorious. 25 00:01:07,880 --> 00:01:08,440 Speaker 2: Yes you did. 26 00:01:08,520 --> 00:01:10,800 Speaker 1: And I'm hoping I defeated my opponent because I think 27 00:01:10,800 --> 00:01:12,080 Speaker 1: I might have defeated my opponent. 28 00:01:12,160 --> 00:01:14,039 Speaker 2: That's put that adversity in front of me as well. 29 00:01:15,680 --> 00:01:18,480 Speaker 2: So the Chargers they've been, they've been all right. 30 00:01:18,520 --> 00:01:19,880 Speaker 1: You just want to you want to get past. That's 31 00:01:19,880 --> 00:01:23,240 Speaker 1: inside and that's where it'll stay. But yeah, there is 32 00:01:23,280 --> 00:01:25,560 Speaker 1: a hierarchy and you kind of you quickly figure out 33 00:01:25,600 --> 00:01:30,000 Speaker 1: your place in the pecking order. And similar situation on 34 00:01:30,040 --> 00:01:32,280 Speaker 1: the flight back from London. For whatever reason, I'm just 35 00:01:32,360 --> 00:01:35,399 Speaker 1: that guy, you know. They they come to me. 36 00:01:35,400 --> 00:01:38,440 Speaker 2: And I'm like, yeah, put me wherever you want. Let's go. Listen. 37 00:01:38,520 --> 00:01:40,800 Speaker 3: Man, you are you are amenable, you are flexible, you 38 00:01:40,800 --> 00:01:41,400 Speaker 3: are fluid. 39 00:01:41,640 --> 00:01:42,120 Speaker 2: That's all right. 40 00:01:42,480 --> 00:01:44,320 Speaker 3: I think the thing about this trip though, money it's 41 00:01:44,360 --> 00:01:46,120 Speaker 3: it's only a four hour time different, so it's like 42 00:01:46,160 --> 00:01:47,720 Speaker 3: it's almost like an. 43 00:01:47,319 --> 00:01:48,680 Speaker 2: Extended East coast trip. 44 00:01:48,720 --> 00:01:52,000 Speaker 3: But the staff, this is a true team effort just 45 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:55,200 Speaker 3: getting these guys on the correct sleep schedule, the hydration, 46 00:01:55,680 --> 00:01:59,520 Speaker 3: the nutrition and trying to make a trip halfway around the. 47 00:01:59,520 --> 00:02:01,920 Speaker 2: World actually just as seamless as possible. Yeah. 48 00:02:01,960 --> 00:02:04,480 Speaker 1: Look, I think the thing to keep in mind is yes, 49 00:02:04,600 --> 00:02:06,480 Speaker 1: the Chargers lose a home game. They lose a home 50 00:02:06,520 --> 00:02:09,320 Speaker 1: game against the division rival, that division rival that's won 51 00:02:09,360 --> 00:02:12,040 Speaker 1: the division and has dominated the division, winn fifty one 52 00:02:12,080 --> 00:02:15,160 Speaker 1: of their last sixty games against it. Not ideal, but 53 00:02:15,200 --> 00:02:17,120 Speaker 1: the Chiefs are going through the same thing, and as 54 00:02:17,160 --> 00:02:19,560 Speaker 1: we have now figured out, having been here for almost 55 00:02:19,560 --> 00:02:22,920 Speaker 1: two days, the roads are not easily navigated, and so 56 00:02:23,480 --> 00:02:26,200 Speaker 1: they do have I think the Chargers do have an advantage. 57 00:02:26,280 --> 00:02:30,280 Speaker 1: We are considerably closer to the stadium than the Chiefs are. 58 00:02:30,760 --> 00:02:32,360 Speaker 1: You know, our commute is going to end up being 59 00:02:32,400 --> 00:02:37,119 Speaker 1: about twenty thirty minutes. Theirs could be anywhere from ninety 60 00:02:37,320 --> 00:02:39,720 Speaker 1: to three hours. Yeah, like it could be any of 61 00:02:39,760 --> 00:02:42,079 Speaker 1: those things. So I think you build that in and 62 00:02:42,120 --> 00:02:43,960 Speaker 1: maybe there is a little bit of a home field advantage. 63 00:02:43,960 --> 00:02:46,800 Speaker 1: Point being, they're overcoming the same thing we are. For 64 00:02:46,840 --> 00:02:49,960 Speaker 1: the people that are saying, you know, you dealt the 65 00:02:50,040 --> 00:02:52,160 Speaker 1: Chiefs a winning hand, again, how could you do this 66 00:02:52,200 --> 00:02:54,000 Speaker 1: to the charge that all that stuff I get because 67 00:02:54,040 --> 00:02:56,760 Speaker 1: it's happened in years past traveling for Thursday night football games, 68 00:02:56,760 --> 00:02:59,040 Speaker 1: But for this it's first game of the season. Chargers 69 00:02:59,080 --> 00:03:01,760 Speaker 1: are relatively healthy. You feel pretty good about you know, 70 00:03:01,800 --> 00:03:04,600 Speaker 1: who's gonna be out there on Friday night and get 71 00:03:04,639 --> 00:03:06,000 Speaker 1: after it and ste even get that first win of 72 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:06,360 Speaker 1: the season. 73 00:03:06,480 --> 00:03:08,919 Speaker 2: Seems like the Chiefs gut in last night, Wednesday night. 74 00:03:09,120 --> 00:03:11,000 Speaker 3: So the Charges get in, you know, almost a full 75 00:03:11,080 --> 00:03:14,359 Speaker 3: day earlier, try to acclimate themselves. 76 00:03:14,840 --> 00:03:15,560 Speaker 2: So money. 77 00:03:15,600 --> 00:03:19,440 Speaker 3: I was at the media availability in the practice yesterday, 78 00:03:19,480 --> 00:03:22,000 Speaker 3: and I don't know why I was expecting just you know, 79 00:03:22,080 --> 00:03:25,200 Speaker 3: a normal scrum for whatever reason in my mind. Right, yeah, 80 00:03:25,240 --> 00:03:29,240 Speaker 3: I walk in. There are hundreds of international media. It's 81 00:03:29,240 --> 00:03:32,560 Speaker 3: like at international media frenzy for Justin Herbert and Jim Harbaugh. 82 00:03:32,639 --> 00:03:36,320 Speaker 3: They were getting applauses, standing ohs, they were getting collapse 83 00:03:36,360 --> 00:03:37,880 Speaker 3: after their press conferences. Man, it's crazy. 84 00:03:37,960 --> 00:03:40,240 Speaker 1: Yeah, I thank you forget you know what what having 85 00:03:40,280 --> 00:03:42,440 Speaker 1: a star quarterback means for a team. And there's a 86 00:03:42,480 --> 00:03:45,480 Speaker 1: reason why last year that the NFL made the Chargers 87 00:03:45,520 --> 00:03:49,280 Speaker 1: the first Thursday night flex. It's why there's seven nationally 88 00:03:49,320 --> 00:03:52,640 Speaker 1: televised games. It's why they're on a standalone the kick 89 00:03:52,640 --> 00:03:55,280 Speaker 1: off the season Friday night after the Super Bowl champions Play. 90 00:03:55,320 --> 00:03:55,920 Speaker 2: They have stars. 91 00:03:55,960 --> 00:03:59,160 Speaker 1: I mean, look, Justin Herbert is a superstar. Jim Harbaugh 92 00:03:59,280 --> 00:04:02,320 Speaker 1: is a super star head coach, and so I think 93 00:04:02,320 --> 00:04:05,200 Speaker 1: for Charger fans that may feel like this is adversity 94 00:04:05,240 --> 00:04:07,920 Speaker 1: and unfair, get used to it, Get used to Thursday 95 00:04:08,000 --> 00:04:10,400 Speaker 1: night flexes, get used to playing on holidays, get used 96 00:04:10,440 --> 00:04:14,640 Speaker 1: to playing on short weeks, nationally televised games, international games. 97 00:04:15,200 --> 00:04:17,560 Speaker 1: And this is only going to embolden that. You know, 98 00:04:17,640 --> 00:04:20,719 Speaker 1: when the commissioner sees hundreds of people excited to talk 99 00:04:20,760 --> 00:04:22,839 Speaker 1: to Justin Herbert, no doubt. 100 00:04:22,839 --> 00:04:24,320 Speaker 2: And I know it's it's cycles. 101 00:04:24,360 --> 00:04:27,200 Speaker 1: You know it's cyclical, and other teams have those opportunities 102 00:04:27,279 --> 00:04:30,320 Speaker 1: or those bits of adversity. But don't be surprised if 103 00:04:30,800 --> 00:04:33,440 Speaker 1: it's Chargers Rams that get sent to Australia next year. 104 00:04:33,520 --> 00:04:35,960 Speaker 1: You know, like that's that's not going to be surprising 105 00:04:35,960 --> 00:04:36,440 Speaker 1: to me at all. 106 00:04:37,080 --> 00:04:39,000 Speaker 2: Just give you guys a peek behind the easy Tyler, 107 00:04:39,200 --> 00:04:41,960 Speaker 2: Just prepare yourself for it, Hey, Tyler, Tyler is ready 108 00:04:41,960 --> 00:04:43,800 Speaker 2: for all the international trips, right. 109 00:04:43,839 --> 00:04:45,760 Speaker 1: I don't think eleven hours is a long flight. Wait 110 00:04:45,760 --> 00:04:47,280 Speaker 1: til you get a old, a freaking eighteen and a 111 00:04:47,320 --> 00:04:50,719 Speaker 1: half brother Australia. Yeah, let's go and guess what. Australia 112 00:04:50,760 --> 00:04:53,400 Speaker 1: has waves, more waves, and we. 113 00:04:53,360 --> 00:04:55,880 Speaker 3: Can do we can do an entire podcast on Buddy's 114 00:04:55,960 --> 00:04:58,440 Speaker 3: Last twenty four hours whatever, that's separative. We talk about 115 00:04:58,440 --> 00:05:02,599 Speaker 3: it at the end too, But when you talk about yesterday, 116 00:05:02,680 --> 00:05:05,480 Speaker 3: just behind the curtain, get in about nine am, Charge, 117 00:05:05,520 --> 00:05:08,440 Speaker 3: get a little rest here, go to practice. They come 118 00:05:08,520 --> 00:05:11,680 Speaker 3: back here, they are treated to a Brazilian style barbecue 119 00:05:11,720 --> 00:05:16,320 Speaker 3: team dinner. So the team bonding aspect of this, it's real. 120 00:05:16,760 --> 00:05:18,680 Speaker 3: And I go back to like the last seven games. 121 00:05:18,760 --> 00:05:21,240 Speaker 3: Charges have lost the last seven to the Chiefs. They've 122 00:05:21,240 --> 00:05:23,599 Speaker 3: had to lead in the fourth quarter in five of them. 123 00:05:23,920 --> 00:05:25,960 Speaker 3: In the sixth they were tied in the fourth quarter. 124 00:05:26,120 --> 00:05:27,440 Speaker 3: The only one they have blown out was. 125 00:05:27,360 --> 00:05:29,040 Speaker 2: A meaningless game I think in like week eighteen. 126 00:05:29,480 --> 00:05:32,320 Speaker 3: So this game always comes down to the wire. But 127 00:05:32,400 --> 00:05:35,760 Speaker 3: for whatever reason, is Patrick Mahomes. He's unbelievable in one 128 00:05:35,839 --> 00:05:38,680 Speaker 3: score games. But I almost feel like you have to 129 00:05:38,920 --> 00:05:43,040 Speaker 3: kind of throw out history in some regard because last 130 00:05:43,080 --> 00:05:45,960 Speaker 3: year with Jim Harball, you know, remember Justin was on 131 00:05:45,960 --> 00:05:48,920 Speaker 3: one leg in that first game, you lose on a 132 00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:51,520 Speaker 3: last second field going arrowhead. I just feel like a 133 00:05:51,640 --> 00:05:54,960 Speaker 3: Jim Harball prepared team may attack this a little bit 134 00:05:55,000 --> 00:05:55,760 Speaker 3: differently this year. 135 00:05:55,880 --> 00:05:58,679 Speaker 1: Look, I think for me the biggest thing is they've 136 00:05:58,720 --> 00:06:00,919 Speaker 1: never been able to run the ball against the Chiefs. 137 00:06:00,960 --> 00:06:01,479 Speaker 2: That's the key. 138 00:06:01,640 --> 00:06:04,120 Speaker 1: You know, it's just been a struggle for whatever reason. 139 00:06:04,279 --> 00:06:06,480 Speaker 1: And last year, you know, coach comes in, we heard 140 00:06:06,520 --> 00:06:08,720 Speaker 1: what Greg Roman had to say, and they did their 141 00:06:08,760 --> 00:06:10,840 Speaker 1: best to try to make it right with JK and 142 00:06:10,960 --> 00:06:13,359 Speaker 1: with Gus, and it just didn't happen, you know, And 143 00:06:13,400 --> 00:06:15,359 Speaker 1: it certainly did not happen against the Chiefs. But you 144 00:06:15,440 --> 00:06:19,200 Speaker 1: talked about it, like the average margin of victory in 145 00:06:19,279 --> 00:06:21,560 Speaker 1: those in look, you said they won seven in a row, 146 00:06:21,640 --> 00:06:24,400 Speaker 1: but it's by an average of five points, you know, 147 00:06:24,480 --> 00:06:26,400 Speaker 1: and they have the one blowout in there. Outside of that, 148 00:06:26,520 --> 00:06:29,680 Speaker 1: it's been nineteen seventeen, thirteen ten. And like the one 149 00:06:29,760 --> 00:06:32,960 Speaker 1: thing that I think we've noticed with leads in the 150 00:06:32,960 --> 00:06:35,280 Speaker 1: fourth quarter, like last last year at Arrowhead, you know 151 00:06:35,320 --> 00:06:38,240 Speaker 1: they're up by a point with four minutes to go, 152 00:06:38,680 --> 00:06:41,279 Speaker 1: can you get the stop doing field the doink field 153 00:06:41,279 --> 00:06:42,560 Speaker 1: goal exactly that went through. 154 00:06:42,800 --> 00:06:46,120 Speaker 2: But to me, like the that. 155 00:06:46,240 --> 00:06:49,080 Speaker 1: There's a reason why I think the games look the 156 00:06:49,080 --> 00:06:53,360 Speaker 1: way they look is for whatever reason, these two coaches 157 00:06:53,600 --> 00:06:56,320 Speaker 1: and it's I shouldn't go. I think these two quarterbacks 158 00:06:56,760 --> 00:06:59,280 Speaker 1: they just kind of know, maybe you just got to 159 00:06:59,320 --> 00:07:02,520 Speaker 1: played a little bit safer because it feels like Mahomes 160 00:07:02,560 --> 00:07:04,440 Speaker 1: has been a little bit safer in these games, and 161 00:07:04,480 --> 00:07:06,640 Speaker 1: they've been sort of spag games. 162 00:07:06,680 --> 00:07:06,839 Speaker 2: You know. 163 00:07:06,920 --> 00:07:09,159 Speaker 1: Spagnola's been sort of the star of these where he 164 00:07:09,200 --> 00:07:11,840 Speaker 1: has shut down this rush attack. You know, every now 165 00:07:11,920 --> 00:07:14,040 Speaker 1: and then you'll get that Herbert forced turnover, and so 166 00:07:14,200 --> 00:07:17,120 Speaker 1: to me, that's that's sort of the Greg Roman element 167 00:07:17,160 --> 00:07:19,800 Speaker 1: of this. You've completely remade your room. You've got a 168 00:07:19,880 --> 00:07:21,600 Speaker 1: horse as a running back that you drafted in the 169 00:07:21,600 --> 00:07:24,320 Speaker 1: first round. You've got this offensive line. I know it 170 00:07:24,360 --> 00:07:26,120 Speaker 1: took the huge shot with Slater, but you bring in 171 00:07:26,200 --> 00:07:29,520 Speaker 1: Makai Beckton. You've got all that beef inside with Beckton, 172 00:07:29,600 --> 00:07:32,720 Speaker 1: Bozeman and Zion. Can you finally get this running game 173 00:07:32,760 --> 00:07:34,120 Speaker 1: to work? Can you get it to work so you 174 00:07:34,160 --> 00:07:36,200 Speaker 1: can open things up a little bit and play action 175 00:07:36,280 --> 00:07:38,600 Speaker 1: can work and we can finally get some explosive up 176 00:07:38,920 --> 00:07:41,600 Speaker 1: explosives out there, because I think ultimately that's what you're 177 00:07:41,600 --> 00:07:44,400 Speaker 1: gonna have to do against Bags. He's just he does 178 00:07:44,480 --> 00:07:47,480 Speaker 1: not care about anything downfield. He has pressed the line 179 00:07:47,520 --> 00:07:49,760 Speaker 1: and it has been really hard to run the ball. 180 00:07:49,600 --> 00:07:50,320 Speaker 2: Against this team. 181 00:07:50,720 --> 00:07:52,880 Speaker 3: The big note that came out of yesterday's presser from 182 00:07:52,960 --> 00:07:56,080 Speaker 3: Jim Harball he expects Nijie Harris to play in this 183 00:07:56,080 --> 00:07:58,800 Speaker 3: football game. And that's fantastic news because say, if you 184 00:07:58,840 --> 00:08:01,400 Speaker 3: asked me this two weeks ago, we'd say probably no 185 00:08:01,520 --> 00:08:04,360 Speaker 3: chance because he didn't practice at all in training camp, 186 00:08:04,400 --> 00:08:08,960 Speaker 3: but gets back to practice last week, full practice this week. 187 00:08:09,360 --> 00:08:11,800 Speaker 3: And you said it with the running game and especially 188 00:08:11,800 --> 00:08:14,120 Speaker 3: in fourth quarters when you have a horse like a 189 00:08:14,200 --> 00:08:17,840 Speaker 3: Marion Hampton, but also a guy who has started every 190 00:08:17,880 --> 00:08:19,680 Speaker 3: game that he's played in the NFL, and Naji here 191 00:08:19,840 --> 00:08:23,160 Speaker 3: a thousand yards every season. Fourth quarter of football games 192 00:08:23,320 --> 00:08:26,320 Speaker 3: with the Chiefs, no pun intended chief among them. In 193 00:08:26,360 --> 00:08:28,760 Speaker 3: the fourth quarter, if you have a lead to be 194 00:08:28,800 --> 00:08:32,000 Speaker 3: able to run the football, they just have not been 195 00:08:32,040 --> 00:08:33,240 Speaker 3: able to do that in the fourth quarter. 196 00:08:33,360 --> 00:08:34,640 Speaker 2: That may be the elixir to beating. 197 00:08:34,800 --> 00:08:36,679 Speaker 1: That's a great point, Chris, because that's what you need, 198 00:08:36,760 --> 00:08:38,320 Speaker 1: right You need a four minute drill, and they just 199 00:08:38,360 --> 00:08:40,839 Speaker 1: have not been abled. You met leads in five of 200 00:08:40,880 --> 00:08:43,079 Speaker 1: the seven games that they lost. You had a four 201 00:08:43,120 --> 00:08:44,880 Speaker 1: minute drill and you win those games, and they just 202 00:08:44,920 --> 00:08:46,600 Speaker 1: have not been able to do it. And every time 203 00:08:46,600 --> 00:08:49,200 Speaker 1: they punted away. And I do think even though everybody's 204 00:08:49,200 --> 00:08:51,040 Speaker 1: going to say, you know, don't look here, look here 205 00:08:52,160 --> 00:08:55,360 Speaker 1: look forward, like you can't help it. It has happened 206 00:08:55,400 --> 00:08:58,000 Speaker 1: too many times where you're looking at the clock and 207 00:08:58,000 --> 00:09:00,000 Speaker 1: you're like, here we are again, three and a half 208 00:09:00,080 --> 00:09:04,080 Speaker 1: minutes left, two point lead, six point lead, and somehow 209 00:09:04,120 --> 00:09:07,000 Speaker 1: it just unravels. Well, the best way to overcome that 210 00:09:07,120 --> 00:09:10,480 Speaker 1: is to not give them the ball back. And so look, 211 00:09:10,720 --> 00:09:13,199 Speaker 1: I think last year Gus certainly did not quite work 212 00:09:13,240 --> 00:09:15,360 Speaker 1: out the way they had hoped. I think, JK, when 213 00:09:15,400 --> 00:09:18,319 Speaker 1: you look at it overall, you know, there were explosives 214 00:09:18,360 --> 00:09:20,280 Speaker 1: in there where he was able to break something, but 215 00:09:20,880 --> 00:09:23,280 Speaker 1: run in, run out, yeah, just wasn't quite there. And 216 00:09:23,320 --> 00:09:25,920 Speaker 1: so I think this year that's again I hate to 217 00:09:26,000 --> 00:09:27,520 Speaker 1: kind of keep making the same point, but to me, 218 00:09:27,559 --> 00:09:28,880 Speaker 1: it's just the key. I think it's the key to 219 00:09:28,880 --> 00:09:30,360 Speaker 1: this game and sort of the key to the season. 220 00:09:30,880 --> 00:09:33,640 Speaker 1: Can you get you know what you invested it? Because look, Naji, 221 00:09:34,080 --> 00:09:36,720 Speaker 1: people will point out the lack of explosives and all that, 222 00:09:36,760 --> 00:09:39,800 Speaker 1: but if you just look at yards gained by design, 223 00:09:39,880 --> 00:09:41,920 Speaker 1: like what is he supposed to gain the way this 224 00:09:42,040 --> 00:09:42,880 Speaker 1: is blocked. 225 00:09:42,600 --> 00:09:44,280 Speaker 2: Which you said last week, he'll get your. 226 00:09:44,200 --> 00:09:46,959 Speaker 1: Four yards exactly, And that's and that's what they needed, 227 00:09:47,160 --> 00:09:49,880 Speaker 1: you know, That's what they desperately needed. So hopefully that's 228 00:09:49,880 --> 00:09:53,440 Speaker 1: what they get if they you know, if not, and look, 229 00:09:53,520 --> 00:09:56,200 Speaker 1: coach said, I believe what I read was Coach told 230 00:09:56,280 --> 00:09:59,040 Speaker 1: Rich Eisen, who's call in the game on YouTube, that 231 00:09:59,080 --> 00:10:01,560 Speaker 1: Omarion's going to get the start. So I'm anxious to see, 232 00:10:02,200 --> 00:10:06,880 Speaker 1: you know, how how ready he is to give Nase carries, 233 00:10:06,880 --> 00:10:09,040 Speaker 1: because I think if he's not, you know, if you're 234 00:10:09,040 --> 00:10:11,000 Speaker 1: worried about some of that soft tissue and he's not 235 00:10:11,120 --> 00:10:13,800 Speaker 1: ramped up enough yet. You know, when you look at 236 00:10:13,800 --> 00:10:16,440 Speaker 1: the at the practice squad, you know, is this maybe 237 00:10:16,440 --> 00:10:18,040 Speaker 1: and I know I took a lot incoming for this 238 00:10:18,080 --> 00:10:19,480 Speaker 1: by putting him on the fifty three, But is this 239 00:10:19,600 --> 00:10:22,840 Speaker 1: like a Naheim Heinz sort of situation where you've got 240 00:10:22,880 --> 00:10:26,160 Speaker 1: your horse in Hampton, You've got another big back in 241 00:10:26,400 --> 00:10:28,679 Speaker 1: Hassan Haskins, who had the best preseason of any running 242 00:10:28,720 --> 00:10:31,480 Speaker 1: back on the roster, and then you've got that there back. 243 00:10:31,520 --> 00:10:32,920 Speaker 1: You know, to me, when you're looking at it and 244 00:10:32,920 --> 00:10:37,720 Speaker 1: it's Nase, Hampton and and Haskins, it's kind of like, 245 00:10:38,880 --> 00:10:41,360 Speaker 1: you know, it's just three monsters. So I'm sort of 246 00:10:41,360 --> 00:10:43,040 Speaker 1: interested to see how that whole thing shakes out. 247 00:10:43,080 --> 00:10:45,640 Speaker 3: Yeah, that's fascinating. And then you know, just the weapons 248 00:10:45,640 --> 00:10:47,600 Speaker 3: on the outside for Justin. You know, one of the 249 00:10:47,640 --> 00:10:51,040 Speaker 3: things too, the Chiefs have played so many different styles 250 00:10:51,080 --> 00:10:52,880 Speaker 3: over the years. You mentioned how Spagnol has kind of 251 00:10:52,880 --> 00:10:55,000 Speaker 3: been the headliner to some of these games as of late, 252 00:10:55,080 --> 00:10:57,520 Speaker 3: but you know, Mahomes is capable of putting up thirty 253 00:10:57,520 --> 00:11:00,520 Speaker 3: eight too, and Justin Herbert. And in terms of a 254 00:11:00,600 --> 00:11:03,400 Speaker 3: fast start, you know, it's it feels very cliche. We say, 255 00:11:03,400 --> 00:11:05,679 Speaker 3: got to get off to a fast start, gets Kinsey Chiefs, 256 00:11:05,720 --> 00:11:07,280 Speaker 3: you have to get off to a fast start, and 257 00:11:07,320 --> 00:11:09,600 Speaker 3: that maybe that starts with Justin in his arm and 258 00:11:09,640 --> 00:11:11,280 Speaker 3: all these new weapons on the outside. 259 00:11:11,320 --> 00:11:13,160 Speaker 1: I think the you know, the flip side of that, Chris, 260 00:11:13,240 --> 00:11:15,520 Speaker 1: is that the job that Jesse Minner has done, you know, 261 00:11:15,640 --> 00:11:18,080 Speaker 1: and how what a great job he did last year 262 00:11:18,120 --> 00:11:21,000 Speaker 1: in those games. And I do think there's probably it 263 00:11:21,040 --> 00:11:23,559 Speaker 1: feels like based on what they did in the offseason, 264 00:11:24,080 --> 00:11:26,960 Speaker 1: how they've been talking about it, Travis Kelsey saying maybe 265 00:11:27,000 --> 00:11:29,199 Speaker 1: he wasn't as committed last year as he should have been, 266 00:11:29,240 --> 00:11:31,160 Speaker 1: you know, going out on the Taylor Swift Tour and 267 00:11:31,200 --> 00:11:32,680 Speaker 1: all that sort of thing. In the shape he says 268 00:11:32,679 --> 00:11:35,439 Speaker 1: he's in the drafts Avier Worthy, he's another year down 269 00:11:35,480 --> 00:11:37,600 Speaker 1: the road. Hollywood Brown is now back and healthy after 270 00:11:37,679 --> 00:11:39,560 Speaker 1: missing all the last season. They want to push the 271 00:11:39,600 --> 00:11:42,120 Speaker 1: ball like they want their explosives back. 272 00:11:42,160 --> 00:11:43,640 Speaker 2: We haven't seen it in a half decade. 273 00:11:43,720 --> 00:11:46,120 Speaker 1: I mean, it's kind of been a Patrick Mahomes that's 274 00:11:46,200 --> 00:11:48,559 Speaker 1: not looked like the Patrick Mahomes the first five years, 275 00:11:48,559 --> 00:11:51,120 Speaker 1: the last four years. So I think, but what I'm getting, 276 00:11:51,120 --> 00:11:52,920 Speaker 1: I think there's going to be opportunities. I think they're 277 00:11:52,960 --> 00:11:56,000 Speaker 1: going to try to test this defense when they look 278 00:11:56,040 --> 00:11:58,160 Speaker 1: out at that secondary Worthy man. 279 00:11:58,320 --> 00:11:59,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, And I. 280 00:11:58,920 --> 00:12:00,760 Speaker 1: Think and look, that was the difference in the game 281 00:12:00,880 --> 00:12:04,920 Speaker 1: at sofar right, it was one play I wouldn't call 282 00:12:04,960 --> 00:12:06,200 Speaker 1: it a bust and a sign was just kind of 283 00:12:06,200 --> 00:12:08,720 Speaker 1: a blown coverage And there's the difference in the game 284 00:12:08,760 --> 00:12:10,920 Speaker 1: that Xavier Worthy touched. That was the only explosive play 285 00:12:10,960 --> 00:12:11,800 Speaker 1: of the entire game. 286 00:12:11,840 --> 00:12:13,760 Speaker 3: I think that was Christian Fulton, who's coincidentally on the 287 00:12:13,800 --> 00:12:14,720 Speaker 3: Chiefs exactly. 288 00:12:14,840 --> 00:12:17,400 Speaker 1: So I do think you're going to see the Chiefs 289 00:12:17,400 --> 00:12:19,400 Speaker 1: trot because they've set it all offseason, and I don't 290 00:12:19,400 --> 00:12:21,199 Speaker 1: think they're saying it to like rope adope you and 291 00:12:21,240 --> 00:12:22,520 Speaker 1: they're just going to come out and pound the ball 292 00:12:22,520 --> 00:12:24,160 Speaker 1: with the checko. We know they're very good at that, 293 00:12:24,720 --> 00:12:27,040 Speaker 1: but I do think you're going to see some opportunities 294 00:12:27,400 --> 00:12:30,600 Speaker 1: for a secondary that created a lot of turnovers last 295 00:12:30,679 --> 00:12:34,480 Speaker 1: year to perhaps get their hair And that's like, like, look, 296 00:12:34,720 --> 00:12:38,320 Speaker 1: we've done this so many times, like you've you've got 297 00:12:38,360 --> 00:12:40,480 Speaker 1: to cash in those turnovers. 298 00:12:41,600 --> 00:12:45,160 Speaker 3: Chargers Weekly is presented by Splittero, helping homeowners access their 299 00:12:45,200 --> 00:12:49,040 Speaker 3: home equity with no monthly payments. 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But just to 310 00:13:16,920 --> 00:13:19,120 Speaker 3: kind of bring it back to the Chargers offense and 311 00:13:19,280 --> 00:13:22,840 Speaker 3: Justin Herbert these new weapons, and I'm really intrigued with 312 00:13:23,000 --> 00:13:25,040 Speaker 3: the wide receiver position. Who's going to be on the 313 00:13:25,040 --> 00:13:28,000 Speaker 3: field because you know, can you keep Kalos off the hill? 314 00:13:28,040 --> 00:13:29,520 Speaker 2: Can you keep Trey Harris off the field? 315 00:13:29,640 --> 00:13:33,040 Speaker 3: You got quintin he's one hundred percent now, Yeah, Keenan Ladd, 316 00:13:33,120 --> 00:13:35,080 Speaker 3: I mean, it's gonna be really fascinating to see how 317 00:13:35,080 --> 00:13:36,320 Speaker 3: they deployed the wide receivers. 318 00:13:36,480 --> 00:13:36,680 Speaker 2: Yeah. 319 00:13:36,679 --> 00:13:39,120 Speaker 1: Well, remember we didn't have Ladd out there in one 320 00:13:39,120 --> 00:13:42,000 Speaker 1: of those two games. So right, so you're talking about 321 00:13:42,200 --> 00:13:45,120 Speaker 1: the number one weapon for Herbert last year, a guy 322 00:13:45,120 --> 00:13:47,839 Speaker 1: that broke all the rookie records held by the aforementioned 323 00:13:47,920 --> 00:13:50,400 Speaker 1: Keenan Allen that wasn't out there for one of those 324 00:13:50,400 --> 00:13:52,160 Speaker 1: two games, and they were both tight games. 325 00:13:52,200 --> 00:13:53,760 Speaker 2: So that's going to be a. 326 00:13:53,800 --> 00:13:56,960 Speaker 1: Huge advantage certainly to have him available, not to mention 327 00:13:57,320 --> 00:13:59,960 Speaker 1: to have Keenan back. Keenan's always played well against the Chief, 328 00:14:00,200 --> 00:14:03,720 Speaker 1: you know, and again when it's spags and those exotic 329 00:14:03,760 --> 00:14:06,800 Speaker 1: looks and those design blitzes when you're not you know whatever, 330 00:14:06,840 --> 00:14:08,439 Speaker 1: that you never know when they're gonna come. Like, having 331 00:14:08,480 --> 00:14:10,840 Speaker 1: a guy that knows how to make himself available is 332 00:14:10,880 --> 00:14:13,240 Speaker 1: going to be pretty special. I think on top of that, 333 00:14:13,760 --> 00:14:15,959 Speaker 1: the one group I just don't feel like we talk 334 00:14:16,000 --> 00:14:19,840 Speaker 1: about enough and I know I'm projecting, but I'm also 335 00:14:19,920 --> 00:14:22,680 Speaker 1: kind of looking backwards. Just to me, the tight end 336 00:14:22,680 --> 00:14:27,240 Speaker 1: group is so different this year, and I think there 337 00:14:27,320 --> 00:14:32,120 Speaker 1: is such an upgrade there with a sure handed Tyler Conklin. 338 00:14:32,520 --> 00:14:34,880 Speaker 1: I think with a more now defined he made the 339 00:14:34,920 --> 00:14:37,960 Speaker 1: initial fifty three. You know, we want these guys out there. 340 00:14:37,960 --> 00:14:39,680 Speaker 1: We're going to be in twelve or we're gonna be 341 00:14:39,680 --> 00:14:41,840 Speaker 1: in twenty two. And I want Tucker Fisk and I 342 00:14:41,880 --> 00:14:44,280 Speaker 1: want Will Disley and they're both attached to let's say 343 00:14:44,320 --> 00:14:46,120 Speaker 1: the right side of line. And guess what Matt Lock's 344 00:14:46,120 --> 00:14:48,640 Speaker 1: in the backfield and here's Hampton. Like, to me, that 345 00:14:48,800 --> 00:14:51,880 Speaker 1: is a huge difference last year. I can't remember what 346 00:14:52,080 --> 00:14:54,720 Speaker 1: week it was that Fisk joined the team, but remember 347 00:14:54,760 --> 00:14:56,960 Speaker 1: he didn't get a lot of run until the back 348 00:14:56,960 --> 00:14:59,760 Speaker 1: half of that season. So I think you're talking about 349 00:14:59,760 --> 00:15:02,240 Speaker 1: a gri group in that rush attack. And then also 350 00:15:02,520 --> 00:15:04,600 Speaker 1: with the Rendez guess who had that big catch in 351 00:15:04,640 --> 00:15:08,240 Speaker 1: the in the San Francisco game. Like, it's such a 352 00:15:08,320 --> 00:15:11,320 Speaker 1: different group, and I'm you know, you brought up the 353 00:15:11,320 --> 00:15:14,480 Speaker 1: wide receivers with Keenan back with the emergence of lad 354 00:15:14,520 --> 00:15:16,960 Speaker 1: and how you're gonna have to honor him and perhaps 355 00:15:17,000 --> 00:15:19,200 Speaker 1: double him to open things up for a player like 356 00:15:19,320 --> 00:15:23,000 Speaker 1: Q or Trey if he's active, or KLS if he's active. 357 00:15:22,800 --> 00:15:24,240 Speaker 2: Or you know, Darius Davis. 358 00:15:25,160 --> 00:15:29,000 Speaker 1: The one thing that coach said is he talked about 359 00:15:29,000 --> 00:15:31,400 Speaker 1: the running backs as receivers, and that is something we 360 00:15:31,840 --> 00:15:35,160 Speaker 1: barely saw last year. I mean it was almost non existent. 361 00:15:35,280 --> 00:15:38,280 Speaker 1: So but those guys can do it exactly. Naji's always 362 00:15:38,280 --> 00:15:40,040 Speaker 1: been great catching the ball out of the backfield his 363 00:15:40,120 --> 00:15:42,440 Speaker 1: whole career, and a Marion Hampton we know has that 364 00:15:42,520 --> 00:15:45,480 Speaker 1: level of explosiveness. So you know, you mentioned wide receivers, 365 00:15:45,520 --> 00:15:46,880 Speaker 1: I mentioned tight ends, and then we both kind of 366 00:15:46,880 --> 00:15:47,720 Speaker 1: collectively come back to. 367 00:15:47,760 --> 00:15:49,800 Speaker 2: And the running backs and the running backs. Yeah, and 368 00:15:50,400 --> 00:15:51,040 Speaker 2: Justin Herbert. 369 00:15:51,880 --> 00:15:56,920 Speaker 3: The the wildcard game did not go as planned obviously 370 00:15:57,600 --> 00:16:00,280 Speaker 3: in all three phases, but for Justin it had been 371 00:16:00,280 --> 00:16:02,920 Speaker 3: so disappointing to put together regular season like that, and 372 00:16:03,200 --> 00:16:04,880 Speaker 3: you know, try to put the team on your shoulders. 373 00:16:04,920 --> 00:16:06,240 Speaker 2: Four interceptions in that game. 374 00:16:06,840 --> 00:16:08,520 Speaker 3: He has to be championed at the bit to get 375 00:16:08,560 --> 00:16:12,120 Speaker 3: out there against the Kansas City Chiefs on an international stage. 376 00:16:12,280 --> 00:16:15,000 Speaker 3: And he's the type of guy who I know that 377 00:16:15,200 --> 00:16:16,480 Speaker 3: stuck with them all offseason. 378 00:16:16,480 --> 00:16:17,120 Speaker 2: He's ready to go. 379 00:16:17,280 --> 00:16:19,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, and I think it's also look, it was the 380 00:16:19,320 --> 00:16:22,320 Speaker 1: offensive line's worst game of the year, you know, and 381 00:16:22,320 --> 00:16:26,040 Speaker 1: and look you had Jamari out there in place of 382 00:16:26,120 --> 00:16:28,880 Speaker 1: Tray and it was you know, just in terms of 383 00:16:28,880 --> 00:16:32,200 Speaker 1: a performance, in terms of a graded performance, whatever, every 384 00:16:32,200 --> 00:16:34,440 Speaker 1: single offensive lineman had their worst game of the year. 385 00:16:34,520 --> 00:16:38,600 Speaker 1: So I think, now you're down, Slater, You've been challenged 386 00:16:38,600 --> 00:16:40,760 Speaker 1: from the way you mentioned Herbert. But I think it's 387 00:16:40,800 --> 00:16:42,720 Speaker 1: also a lot of that is the guys in front 388 00:16:42,720 --> 00:16:44,520 Speaker 1: of him. He had no time, He had guys in 389 00:16:44,560 --> 00:16:47,920 Speaker 1: his lap on every single snap. So I think that's 390 00:16:47,960 --> 00:16:51,520 Speaker 1: the weaponsion. No weapons were down, Yeah, exactly. I mean 391 00:16:51,560 --> 00:16:55,040 Speaker 1: you had lad and nothing else, literally nothing else. So 392 00:16:55,920 --> 00:16:58,520 Speaker 1: I think I think the combination of all that. I'm 393 00:16:58,520 --> 00:17:01,560 Speaker 1: sure they probably I think if I were them, i'd 394 00:17:01,560 --> 00:17:03,600 Speaker 1: probably want to just pretend like that thing never happened. 395 00:17:03,680 --> 00:17:06,159 Speaker 1: That's like that one game where the defense played so 396 00:17:06,359 --> 00:17:10,040 Speaker 1: well that first half and you had so many opportunities 397 00:17:10,600 --> 00:17:12,800 Speaker 1: against the Texans team that had just been blown out 398 00:17:12,800 --> 00:17:14,960 Speaker 1: and couldn't get anything going off en last week. 399 00:17:14,800 --> 00:17:16,720 Speaker 3: There was a play here or there, the CJ. Stroud 400 00:17:16,720 --> 00:17:17,840 Speaker 3: play that could have changed everything. 401 00:17:17,920 --> 00:17:20,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, And I mean they just could not get it done. 402 00:17:20,720 --> 00:17:23,000 Speaker 1: And so I think to your point from earlier about 403 00:17:23,040 --> 00:17:26,199 Speaker 1: the fast start, Like hey man, in that game, you 404 00:17:26,480 --> 00:17:28,600 Speaker 1: drive it straight down their throats. You have a Will 405 00:17:28,640 --> 00:17:31,040 Speaker 1: Disley drop that could have been a touchdown. You settle 406 00:17:31,119 --> 00:17:33,879 Speaker 1: for three, you get the immediate turnover on the next play, 407 00:17:34,359 --> 00:17:36,240 Speaker 1: and you can't move the ball at all, and you 408 00:17:36,240 --> 00:17:38,840 Speaker 1: settle for three and at six nothing instead of fourteen nothing. 409 00:17:38,880 --> 00:17:41,679 Speaker 1: I think fourteen to nothing what the Texans had just 410 00:17:41,720 --> 00:17:44,119 Speaker 1: been through to back endo the playoffs could have been 411 00:17:44,119 --> 00:17:46,879 Speaker 1: completely different. So I hope that is the one thing 412 00:17:46,880 --> 00:17:49,760 Speaker 1: they remember, Like hey Man, to your point, start fast, 413 00:17:50,119 --> 00:17:52,680 Speaker 1: punch it in, get a touchdown on the board right away, 414 00:17:53,240 --> 00:17:55,119 Speaker 1: and let's see if we can apply a little bit 415 00:17:55,119 --> 00:17:57,399 Speaker 1: of pressure instead of getting in these nail bier games, 416 00:17:57,760 --> 00:18:01,840 Speaker 1: these grinded out games. You know, that's it's it's sixteen 417 00:18:02,160 --> 00:18:06,520 Speaker 1: fifteen or whatever, sixteen seventeen sixteen with four minutes to go. 418 00:18:06,840 --> 00:18:09,639 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think it's worth mentioning special teams too, that 419 00:18:09,720 --> 00:18:12,520 Speaker 3: third phase. You know, Ryan Fickens has done a phenomenal 420 00:18:12,600 --> 00:18:14,760 Speaker 3: job with this with this unit the last few years. 421 00:18:15,400 --> 00:18:17,960 Speaker 2: You know, you got the kicker and camera dicker, JK. Scott. 422 00:18:18,720 --> 00:18:20,679 Speaker 3: Not having Josh Harris, that's going to be kind of 423 00:18:20,680 --> 00:18:23,240 Speaker 3: the you know, the small wrinkle that you hope just 424 00:18:23,280 --> 00:18:27,240 Speaker 3: goes seamless, and just that phase of the game, whether 425 00:18:27,320 --> 00:18:30,800 Speaker 3: it's kick return, punt return, field goals, it's got to 426 00:18:30,840 --> 00:18:31,320 Speaker 3: be clean. 427 00:18:31,119 --> 00:18:32,240 Speaker 2: Across the board against the Chiefs. 428 00:18:32,359 --> 00:18:34,360 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean we just said it right, five points, 429 00:18:34,760 --> 00:18:37,119 Speaker 1: So field goals are going to be important. We know 430 00:18:37,200 --> 00:18:39,280 Speaker 1: the field wasn't great last year, so you're going to 431 00:18:39,359 --> 00:18:42,120 Speaker 1: have those specialists out there early trying to make sure. 432 00:18:42,240 --> 00:18:44,720 Speaker 1: And you've now got a long snapper that you're not 433 00:18:44,840 --> 00:18:46,639 Speaker 1: used to. We know how important Josh Harris is. They 434 00:18:46,640 --> 00:18:48,760 Speaker 1: made them the highest paid long slat snapper in the league. 435 00:18:48,800 --> 00:18:51,040 Speaker 1: He's a captain on the team. So you know, you 436 00:18:51,080 --> 00:18:54,440 Speaker 1: can't gloss over you know what that loss might mean. 437 00:18:54,680 --> 00:18:57,879 Speaker 1: So it is going to be huge. I think I 438 00:18:57,920 --> 00:19:00,240 Speaker 1: think the return game could be huge when you've got, 439 00:19:00,560 --> 00:19:02,840 Speaker 1: you know, someone as dynamic as Darius Davis that can 440 00:19:02,880 --> 00:19:05,560 Speaker 1: take it to the house on any potential kick return. 441 00:19:05,680 --> 00:19:07,399 Speaker 1: And now with the start at the thirty five we 442 00:19:07,440 --> 00:19:09,520 Speaker 1: saw the preseason, I assume that that's the warm up 443 00:19:09,560 --> 00:19:11,800 Speaker 1: for what we're going to see. You know that Dicker 444 00:19:11,800 --> 00:19:14,360 Speaker 1: can drop that thing between the ten and the goal line, 445 00:19:14,400 --> 00:19:16,080 Speaker 1: that's what they're gonna want to do. And so yeah, 446 00:19:16,119 --> 00:19:18,600 Speaker 1: those and look, there's a reason why John made this 447 00:19:18,640 --> 00:19:19,919 Speaker 1: team because he's their best gunner. 448 00:19:20,240 --> 00:19:22,400 Speaker 2: But other than that, you had to remake that room. 449 00:19:22,560 --> 00:19:24,560 Speaker 1: Delseean Phillips, you know, even though he didn't make the 450 00:19:24,560 --> 00:19:27,480 Speaker 1: initial he's now back on. Like that's you know how 451 00:19:27,520 --> 00:19:29,439 Speaker 1: important it is when you just just look at the 452 00:19:29,520 --> 00:19:32,719 Speaker 1: roster and that's what you see. You see, Oh, Caleb Murphy, 453 00:19:32,920 --> 00:19:36,000 Speaker 1: great special teams player, Son Haskins, great special teams player, 454 00:19:36,240 --> 00:19:40,280 Speaker 1: John Taylor. You know, so they're telling you, yeah, third 455 00:19:40,280 --> 00:19:41,639 Speaker 1: phase might be the difference in a lot of the 456 00:19:41,680 --> 00:19:42,200 Speaker 1: games this year. 457 00:19:43,720 --> 00:19:46,399 Speaker 3: Head to San Francisco and experience the Super Bowl with 458 00:19:46,520 --> 00:19:50,159 Speaker 3: on Location, the official hospitality provider of the NFL and 459 00:19:50,240 --> 00:19:54,000 Speaker 3: proud partner of the Los Angeles Chargers, secure packages that 460 00:19:54,080 --> 00:19:58,280 Speaker 3: bundle verified tickets with exclusive access to pregame parties featuring 461 00:19:58,320 --> 00:20:01,560 Speaker 3: renowned entertainment and top of the line food and drinks, 462 00:20:01,600 --> 00:20:07,440 Speaker 3: plus immersive postgame field celebrations. 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I think the wildcard 468 00:20:28,680 --> 00:20:30,199 Speaker 3: is what is that crowd going to be? 469 00:20:30,240 --> 00:20:30,359 Speaker 2: Like? 470 00:20:30,640 --> 00:20:34,040 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's a just if the press conferences were any 471 00:20:34,040 --> 00:20:37,240 Speaker 3: indication they love their football down here, they are happy 472 00:20:37,400 --> 00:20:39,200 Speaker 3: that the NFL is down here for this big game 473 00:20:39,240 --> 00:20:42,199 Speaker 3: on an international stage, and I just I wonder what 474 00:20:42,320 --> 00:20:44,439 Speaker 3: the crowd is going to be Like. There's so many 475 00:20:44,840 --> 00:20:48,040 Speaker 3: little things that you can't prepare for, and that's one 476 00:20:48,080 --> 00:20:48,640 Speaker 3: of them for sure. 477 00:20:48,720 --> 00:20:50,919 Speaker 1: Yeah. I think the one thing to recognize when we 478 00:20:51,040 --> 00:20:53,359 Speaker 1: noticed it when we were in London is there's no 479 00:20:53,440 --> 00:20:54,320 Speaker 1: home field advantage. 480 00:20:54,359 --> 00:20:56,240 Speaker 2: You know, it's not a charge very neutral situation. 481 00:20:56,480 --> 00:20:58,399 Speaker 1: It's yeah, And I mean I think if you're if 482 00:20:58,400 --> 00:21:01,520 Speaker 1: you're being honest, you know, Travis Kelsey is getting married 483 00:21:01,520 --> 00:21:04,000 Speaker 1: to Taylor Swift. You know Patrick Mahomes has won the 484 00:21:04,040 --> 00:21:07,479 Speaker 1: Super Bowl, you know three times, right, three times? Like 485 00:21:08,160 --> 00:21:13,280 Speaker 1: they're a national, an international brand, especially because of the 486 00:21:13,359 --> 00:21:16,480 Speaker 1: Kelsey thing with Taylor Swift. So I think you're going 487 00:21:16,520 --> 00:21:18,879 Speaker 1: to probably have a little bit of adversity on that front. 488 00:21:18,880 --> 00:21:20,800 Speaker 1: But I think, like you said, it's majority neutral and 489 00:21:20,840 --> 00:21:24,520 Speaker 1: so it's trying like I can remember the game they 490 00:21:24,560 --> 00:21:28,520 Speaker 1: lost in Houston a couple of years ago. It's probably 491 00:21:28,600 --> 00:21:30,760 Speaker 1: like three four years ago, and it was the COVID year. 492 00:21:30,960 --> 00:21:32,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, late late that year. 493 00:21:32,440 --> 00:21:35,959 Speaker 1: And there was just no energy, man, like the whole place, 494 00:21:36,080 --> 00:21:39,000 Speaker 1: like a preseason game. Yes, it was terrible, And so 495 00:21:39,080 --> 00:21:42,240 Speaker 1: I think it's feeding off that energy is going to 496 00:21:42,320 --> 00:21:42,760 Speaker 1: be easy. 497 00:21:42,800 --> 00:21:44,159 Speaker 2: It's an international stage. 498 00:21:44,160 --> 00:21:45,840 Speaker 1: It might not be the home game that you wanted 499 00:21:45,880 --> 00:21:48,800 Speaker 1: it so far to feed off of, but there's gonna be. 500 00:21:48,880 --> 00:21:49,879 Speaker 2: Juice and that's all. 501 00:21:49,960 --> 00:21:51,840 Speaker 1: If you ever ask players, that's all they want, man, 502 00:21:51,880 --> 00:21:53,800 Speaker 1: they just they say the same thing, like, I don't 503 00:21:53,840 --> 00:21:56,040 Speaker 1: care if it's home a road, just as long as 504 00:21:56,040 --> 00:21:57,240 Speaker 1: there's juice in the crowd. 505 00:21:57,280 --> 00:21:59,520 Speaker 2: It's when it's flat and it's empty. 506 00:21:59,520 --> 00:22:01,960 Speaker 1: I think about the Arizona game last year at Monday 507 00:22:02,000 --> 00:22:04,440 Speaker 1: Night Football, It's like where is everyone in the game. 508 00:22:04,320 --> 00:22:07,200 Speaker 3: Is like ESPN plus. It just felt like it felt 509 00:22:07,240 --> 00:22:08,720 Speaker 3: like we were a secondary situation. 510 00:22:08,800 --> 00:22:10,679 Speaker 1: And what happened They played flat and they ended up 511 00:22:10,680 --> 00:22:12,320 Speaker 1: losing that game. So I don't think you're gonna have 512 00:22:12,320 --> 00:22:13,960 Speaker 1: that problem here. Even though it might not be a 513 00:22:14,119 --> 00:22:16,440 Speaker 1: Chargers crowd for a Charger home game, I think you'll 514 00:22:16,440 --> 00:22:18,760 Speaker 1: get a lot of juice and you'll certainly be able 515 00:22:18,760 --> 00:22:19,880 Speaker 1: to get a little balance. 516 00:22:19,600 --> 00:22:20,600 Speaker 2: And a little pep for that. 517 00:22:20,800 --> 00:22:23,440 Speaker 3: Yeah, taping this on a on a Thursday afternoon, there'll 518 00:22:23,480 --> 00:22:24,640 Speaker 3: be a lot of Charger fans here. 519 00:22:24,680 --> 00:22:25,960 Speaker 2: They've made they've made the trip. 520 00:22:26,480 --> 00:22:30,119 Speaker 3: We're going to there the official party later later today. 521 00:22:30,200 --> 00:22:31,520 Speaker 3: I don't know if you're watching this on a Thursday 522 00:22:31,560 --> 00:22:34,800 Speaker 3: or Friday, but the Cowboys, Eagles, Uh, Chargers fans can 523 00:22:34,840 --> 00:22:38,320 Speaker 3: be well represented both in Brazil and from la and 524 00:22:38,320 --> 00:22:39,400 Speaker 3: and all over the country. 525 00:22:39,400 --> 00:22:39,560 Speaker 2: Man. 526 00:22:39,600 --> 00:22:42,119 Speaker 3: So I do think it's a really cool opportunity for 527 00:22:42,359 --> 00:22:46,200 Speaker 3: Charger fans to get down here experience this completely different culture, 528 00:22:46,280 --> 00:22:48,639 Speaker 3: something completely different. And I'll tell you this, the guys 529 00:22:49,000 --> 00:22:52,720 Speaker 3: have really embraced everything that's been kind of thrown their way. 530 00:22:53,040 --> 00:22:55,119 Speaker 3: But you can tell that there's this Okay, we have 531 00:22:55,200 --> 00:22:57,040 Speaker 3: one goal here, that's to beat the Kanca City. 532 00:22:57,080 --> 00:22:59,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, look, you don't. They can't be me and and 533 00:22:59,359 --> 00:23:00,000 Speaker 2: get distracted. 534 00:23:00,000 --> 00:23:01,720 Speaker 1: They didn't want to go out and explore and see 535 00:23:01,720 --> 00:23:04,800 Speaker 1: everything you possibly can and make the most of your trip. Ultimately, 536 00:23:04,880 --> 00:23:07,480 Speaker 1: they're still here to play a game, and we're seeing 537 00:23:07,520 --> 00:23:09,480 Speaker 1: a lot of what we saw when we spent the 538 00:23:09,520 --> 00:23:12,000 Speaker 1: week in Charlotte last year, and that's guys playing chess, 539 00:23:12,040 --> 00:23:14,760 Speaker 1: guys playing ping pong, guys hanging out at the pool. 540 00:23:15,600 --> 00:23:18,640 Speaker 1: Last night you mentioned the private Brazilian steak dinner by 541 00:23:18,640 --> 00:23:20,880 Speaker 1: the pool, like all of that's happening. 542 00:23:20,920 --> 00:23:22,080 Speaker 2: And I do think that goes. 543 00:23:21,920 --> 00:23:24,280 Speaker 1: A long way, you know, when you're away from your family, 544 00:23:24,600 --> 00:23:27,080 Speaker 1: like you said, when you're a twelve hour flight from 545 00:23:27,280 --> 00:23:28,840 Speaker 1: LA you. 546 00:23:28,800 --> 00:23:30,600 Speaker 2: Want to try to make it as comfortable as possible. 547 00:23:30,640 --> 00:23:34,000 Speaker 1: And I think Coach Harbaugh and Joe or Tease and 548 00:23:34,040 --> 00:23:36,600 Speaker 1: the whole staff, like everybody involved with the operation, the 549 00:23:36,600 --> 00:23:39,919 Speaker 1: Spanos family, like they know how to do that, you know. 550 00:23:39,960 --> 00:23:42,280 Speaker 1: And I don't think that's an issue at all. I 551 00:23:42,280 --> 00:23:44,520 Speaker 1: think these guys look like they're having a great time here, 552 00:23:45,640 --> 00:23:48,240 Speaker 1: so you know, at least that's not something that's on 553 00:23:48,240 --> 00:23:49,879 Speaker 1: the forefront, like can we just get out of here? 554 00:23:49,920 --> 00:23:51,520 Speaker 1: Can we get this over with? Why couldn't we fly 555 00:23:51,600 --> 00:23:53,000 Speaker 1: in tomorrow. I don't get that that's the. 556 00:23:53,000 --> 00:23:57,880 Speaker 2: Vibe at all. Give me, give me your twenty four hours, 557 00:23:57,920 --> 00:24:00,560 Speaker 2: your last twenty four hours and two minutes. What'd you do? 558 00:24:01,240 --> 00:24:04,520 Speaker 1: Uh? Yeah, I got out of Dodge man I as 559 00:24:04,560 --> 00:24:06,440 Speaker 1: soon as we landed and got back to the hotel. 560 00:24:06,640 --> 00:24:10,720 Speaker 1: I threw, took out all my stuff unpacked, put together 561 00:24:10,760 --> 00:24:13,560 Speaker 1: a little duffel it's maybe this big, with a couple 562 00:24:13,600 --> 00:24:19,200 Speaker 1: pairs of trunks, a Colby plus one mill wet suit top. 563 00:24:19,920 --> 00:24:23,040 Speaker 1: Went over to local Lisa or local Asa and rented 564 00:24:23,040 --> 00:24:26,640 Speaker 1: a car little didn't want to be too conspicuous, even 565 00:24:26,640 --> 00:24:27,840 Speaker 1: though it was very inexpensive. 566 00:24:27,840 --> 00:24:29,160 Speaker 2: I was like, you know, what would you get? Would 567 00:24:29,160 --> 00:24:30,200 Speaker 2: you get just like a little. 568 00:24:29,960 --> 00:24:33,639 Speaker 1: Fiat or something, you know, And rolled that out to 569 00:24:33,960 --> 00:24:38,240 Speaker 1: uh Juque to see a buddy of mine, Thiago Carmona. No, 570 00:24:38,320 --> 00:24:40,080 Speaker 1: I'd never met him before, a friend of a friend, 571 00:24:40,080 --> 00:24:41,960 Speaker 1: a very good friend of a very good friend, my 572 00:24:42,040 --> 00:24:44,320 Speaker 1: friend Heath. So shout out to my man Heath Nuddy, 573 00:24:44,600 --> 00:24:47,120 Speaker 1: who was a pro on the on the the WSL 574 00:24:47,160 --> 00:24:48,920 Speaker 1: for a while, and so it was Thiago. So he's like, yeah, 575 00:24:48,960 --> 00:24:51,720 Speaker 1: my guy lives a couple hours away, so about a 576 00:24:51,720 --> 00:24:52,680 Speaker 1: two and a half hours he. 577 00:24:52,680 --> 00:24:53,480 Speaker 2: Was expecting your arrive. 578 00:24:53,560 --> 00:24:55,280 Speaker 3: He's probably probably give you the five star tree. 579 00:24:55,320 --> 00:24:58,639 Speaker 1: Yeah, he's he owns a bunch of airbnbs in Juku 580 00:24:58,800 --> 00:25:01,920 Speaker 1: Beach and put me up in one and we served 581 00:25:01,920 --> 00:25:04,440 Speaker 1: a couple of days. We went to an incredible steakhouse 582 00:25:04,480 --> 00:25:06,359 Speaker 1: a friend of his who owns a couple, you know, 583 00:25:06,400 --> 00:25:08,560 Speaker 1: three or four different restaurants on the beach cities there 584 00:25:08,760 --> 00:25:12,600 Speaker 1: and serve two different spots. Went to an incredible coffee 585 00:25:12,600 --> 00:25:16,040 Speaker 1: shop for Brazilian coffee in the morning and pastries and 586 00:25:16,040 --> 00:25:18,600 Speaker 1: stuff and they had this like nutella croissant thing. 587 00:25:18,480 --> 00:25:22,359 Speaker 2: That was just stupid. We need like a money vlogged. Yeah, 588 00:25:23,000 --> 00:25:24,719 Speaker 2: I threw a couple of the stuff up. He was, 589 00:25:24,960 --> 00:25:25,600 Speaker 2: you know, someone was that. 590 00:25:25,680 --> 00:25:27,440 Speaker 1: He was nice enough to shoot a couple of videos 591 00:25:28,040 --> 00:25:29,600 Speaker 1: while I was taking my last wave in when it 592 00:25:29,640 --> 00:25:31,640 Speaker 1: got a little bit a little bit smaller, but yeah, 593 00:25:31,680 --> 00:25:32,480 Speaker 1: we got some good waves. 594 00:25:32,520 --> 00:25:33,359 Speaker 2: The water was warm. 595 00:25:33,720 --> 00:25:35,840 Speaker 1: The people were incredibly friendly, like you know, you hear 596 00:25:35,880 --> 00:25:38,000 Speaker 1: about Brazilians in the water and how agro they are, 597 00:25:38,040 --> 00:25:40,800 Speaker 1: and these guys were just like, get everything you want. 598 00:25:40,880 --> 00:25:43,440 Speaker 1: Any wave you see you catch today is your day. 599 00:25:43,440 --> 00:25:44,879 Speaker 1: And they did that both days. They could not have 600 00:25:44,920 --> 00:25:48,200 Speaker 1: been nicer. So it was a special experience. If you 601 00:25:48,240 --> 00:25:50,439 Speaker 1: ever go uh, if you ever go down that, if 602 00:25:50,480 --> 00:25:52,880 Speaker 1: you ever come here, I cannot recommend enough. It's a beautiful, 603 00:25:52,880 --> 00:25:57,040 Speaker 1: little friendly beach town, just very high end vibe, you know, 604 00:25:57,200 --> 00:26:01,240 Speaker 1: just really nice restaurants and coffee shops and the place 605 00:26:01,280 --> 00:26:02,960 Speaker 1: I stayed was first class. 606 00:26:04,080 --> 00:26:05,440 Speaker 2: So yeah, reach. 607 00:26:05,240 --> 00:26:07,600 Speaker 1: Out to Thiago. I don't even know what his last 608 00:26:07,640 --> 00:26:10,440 Speaker 1: name is because they'll call him. They call him Shrimpy. 609 00:26:10,640 --> 00:26:12,800 Speaker 1: He's got a busted finger, like a baldinger finger, you 610 00:26:12,800 --> 00:26:14,040 Speaker 1: know where his tip and it looks like a little 611 00:26:14,080 --> 00:26:16,040 Speaker 1: street He's the balding of surfing. Yes, so everybody calls 612 00:26:16,119 --> 00:26:18,240 Speaker 1: him Shrimpy. I think his last name is Carmel. That's 613 00:26:18,280 --> 00:26:20,080 Speaker 1: his nickname is Carmel, and I think it's a shrimp, 614 00:26:20,280 --> 00:26:21,440 Speaker 1: So that's what everybody calls him. 615 00:26:21,760 --> 00:26:22,520 Speaker 2: That's amazing. 616 00:26:22,600 --> 00:26:24,920 Speaker 1: So yeah, big thank you to him and to Heath. 617 00:26:24,960 --> 00:26:28,800 Speaker 1: The JS industry is there in ocean side for hooking 618 00:26:28,800 --> 00:26:29,280 Speaker 1: it all up. 619 00:26:29,600 --> 00:26:32,440 Speaker 3: Awesome, dude, Well anything else before we get out of here. 620 00:26:32,840 --> 00:26:34,440 Speaker 3: Let's get a win, man, Let's just get a win. 621 00:26:34,520 --> 00:26:34,639 Speaker 2: Huh. 622 00:26:34,680 --> 00:26:36,919 Speaker 1: Let's get a win, have a great flat home, and 623 00:26:36,920 --> 00:26:40,520 Speaker 1: get ready for the Raiders, because again it's Chiefs Raiders, Broncos. 624 00:26:40,600 --> 00:26:42,840 Speaker 1: I mean, those are your first three games. Start out 625 00:26:42,840 --> 00:26:45,119 Speaker 1: one and zero, and let's start I mean, you know, 626 00:26:45,359 --> 00:26:48,160 Speaker 1: the NFL sent us to Canton, had us play four 627 00:26:48,200 --> 00:26:52,200 Speaker 1: preseason games, sending us to Brazil. Monday night in Vegas, 628 00:26:52,400 --> 00:26:55,240 Speaker 1: home game against the Broncos, then off to New York 629 00:26:55,280 --> 00:26:57,560 Speaker 1: for a ten am Pacific kick like and starting in 630 00:26:57,560 --> 00:26:58,639 Speaker 1: the middle of July. 631 00:26:58,440 --> 00:27:01,000 Speaker 2: Starting in the middle training camp. This has started right. 632 00:27:01,280 --> 00:27:04,760 Speaker 3: This has been a long slow build to this moment, 633 00:27:04,880 --> 00:27:07,240 Speaker 3: so you can tell these guys are locked in and want. 634 00:27:07,040 --> 00:27:09,560 Speaker 2: To put on a show on an international stage and 635 00:27:09,640 --> 00:27:12,040 Speaker 2: get to want to know against Kansas City Chiefs. All right, 636 00:27:12,040 --> 00:27:12,960 Speaker 2: for Buddy, I'm Chris. 637 00:27:13,040 --> 00:27:16,040 Speaker 3: This has been Chargers Weekly, presented by splittero