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Speaker 1: What's up, guys. Welcome into a week four edition of

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Speaker 1: Chargers Weekly. Alongside the Voice of the Chargers Matt Money

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Speaker 1: Smith Chris Hayry here with you. We got quite the

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Speaker 1: matchup on Monday Night Football the three and od Raiders

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Speaker 1: two and one Chargers coming up a bit later, the

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Speaker 1: voice of Monday Night Football, Steve Leevey gonna join us.

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Speaker 1: We'll also be joined by NFL Networks. Oh, mar Louise,

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Speaker 1: But I'm gonna start with the voice of the Chargers. Money,

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Speaker 1: You're not, Chris, You're not starting with the Voice of

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Speaker 1: the Chargers. We didn't have a pod last week going

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Speaker 1: into the Chiefs game. I'm not able to carry this

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Speaker 1: thing solo. Why did we miss the pod last week?

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Speaker 1: For people? Now, Chris, let everybody know we all right.

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Speaker 1: Twin girls came and they came here we go a

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Speaker 1: few days early. They came the morning of the Cowboys game.

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Speaker 1: So Money, I had my out. I was ready to

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Speaker 1: go to Sofi Stadium. Girls had other playants. Three in

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Speaker 1: the morning. Island avacame. So it's been it's been an

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Speaker 1: amazing week. Uh it was. It was fun to watch

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Speaker 1: that Chiefs game on the couch with them, and uh,

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Speaker 1: and seeing probably one of the best regular season win

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Speaker 1: since twenty eighteen. So but nope, pretty good first game. Haul,

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Speaker 1: We're not moving on yet. Pretty good first game for

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Speaker 1: our two new Charger fans. So congratulations to the Heyres.

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Speaker 1: Everybody loves you, Chris. We're so happy for you and

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Speaker 1: the family and the new addition. And hey, we need

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Speaker 1: as many Charger fans as we can get, and we

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Speaker 1: just got two more added to the to the bunch.

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Speaker 1: So congratulations to you, the wife and the family. I

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Speaker 1: appreciate you. Man, this is a girl dad podcast, now

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Speaker 1: you know exactly. Yeah, I got three, you got two.

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Speaker 1: There we go, we got a starting online. Let's go.

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Speaker 1: Let's go. All right, buddy, now we're moving on. We're

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Speaker 1: moving on Arrowhead. I need I need to get your thoughts.

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Speaker 1: And it just kind of set the scene for us. Man,

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Speaker 1: what was it like because twenty eighteen, I remember I

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Speaker 1: was there that twenty nine, twenty eight game where it

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Speaker 1: was complete chaos at the end, showed out Thursday nighter.

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Speaker 1: Can you compare it to that? Very rarely do fans

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Speaker 1: at Arrowhead go home stunned yet alone in September. They

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Speaker 1: came home or went home rather stunt, No doubt, it

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Speaker 1: was very similar, very exciting in the booth with DJ

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Speaker 1: and I'll tell you that the excitement started the as

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Speaker 1: soon as we landed and we kind of gotta We

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Speaker 1: got into a conversation with coach, and you know, Coach

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Speaker 1: Staley's he's just man, He's there's something. He's got a

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Speaker 1: presence to him. You know, when you're in his presence,

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Speaker 1: you just kind of he he exudes confidence. It's not arrogance,

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Speaker 1: it's just confidence. And you know, he doesn't speak in

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Speaker 1: like an authoritative manner. It's very matter of fact, and

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Speaker 1: you know, kind of when we were talking to him,

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Speaker 1: he just he said, hey, look, you know, I feel

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Speaker 1: like with this team with the Chiefs, it's it's not

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Speaker 1: about individual talent on defense. It's truly about team. You

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Speaker 1: really have to play him as a team. And I

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Speaker 1: just I feel like with the week of practice we've had,

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Speaker 1: we've got a really good plan. Like I just I

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Speaker 1: team and I feel good about it. He's like, I just,

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Speaker 1: you know, I hope it works. He goes, I feel

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Speaker 1: like it's gonna work. And man, guys, I'm anxious to

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Speaker 1: see it. I really am, because I feel like we

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Speaker 1: got something. And sure enough, you know, we saw what

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Speaker 1: that plan was, right, you know, do not let Patrick

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Speaker 1: Mahomes get on the run. You have got to bottle

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Speaker 1: him in from the outsides, contain and if he is

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Speaker 1: going to break, And this is what I thought was

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Speaker 1: the most fascinating part of that plan is if you

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Speaker 1: only left, And DJ pointed that out. He's like, if

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Speaker 1: you ever look at the explosive plays, they're all when

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Speaker 1: he's able to extend to the right. And certainly that's

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Speaker 1: something that Ronaldo Hill and Staley and and his whole

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Speaker 1: always forced him left. And you had two passes of

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Speaker 1: twenty three, one for twenty eight. I mean they executed

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Speaker 1: that plan to perfection. Four takeaways. I asked coach Daley

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Speaker 1: but I just I've never seen a game where you

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Speaker 1: one twenty five passer rating, four touchdowns, no interceptions, and

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Speaker 1: still it comes down to the last seconds of a game.

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Speaker 1: just a testament to who the Chiefs are, I guess, yeah, well,

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Speaker 1: and I think also, you know, it was great to

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Speaker 1: and they cash it in for seven. So I think that,

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Speaker 1: you know, I think that is kind of what started

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Speaker 1: they scored what they scored fourteen in the third and

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Speaker 1: that's a reminder of what the Chiefs are able to do.

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Speaker 1: But I think the key was and the reason why.

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Speaker 1: I mean, look, this is a Chiefs team that came

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Speaker 1: know that that's they're capable of doing that. And I

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Speaker 1: think you know what basically they did is it was

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Speaker 1: ten plays, twelve plays, five minutes, six minutes, and they

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Speaker 1: just didn't have enough time. But that also means the

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Speaker 1: Chargers don't have as much time, right, so their possessions

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Speaker 1: having as many possessions because that means the Chiefs don't

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Speaker 1: it was a very detailed plan that was executed perfectly,

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Speaker 1: and even though it came down to a hail mare

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Speaker 1: this thing to play out. Limit possessions, have multiple plays,

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Speaker 1: seventy five yard ninety second drives that just crushed teams

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Speaker 1: when they play Kansas City. Buddy, I thought of you

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Speaker 1: when Mike Williams had the two point conversion in the

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Speaker 1: just was reminiscent of your call in twenty eighteen, one

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Speaker 1: hundred twenty two receiving yards a career high for Mike.

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Speaker 1: I think he said a career high catches in week one.

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Speaker 1: He's playing at an elite level right now. When you

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Speaker 1: have Keenan Allen and Mike Williams both playing at that level.

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Speaker 1: Entering week four, they are top ten in targets, receptions,

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Speaker 1: Justin Herbert at the controls when number eighty one is

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Speaker 1: playing as well as number thirteen. I'll tell you, I

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Speaker 1: think it's a testament. I think there's there's two things

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Speaker 1: he's making a bunch of money this year, but he

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Speaker 1: didn't get his extension. And then on top of that,

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Speaker 1: it's a contract yere, He's going to be an unrestricted

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Speaker 1: free agent. You know. Now, of course Chargers can franchise him,

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Speaker 1: but hey, what a great opportunity for Mike to finally

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Speaker 1: realize the potential that Tom Talesco and his staff saw

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Speaker 1: when they selected him number seven overall. After dominating college

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Speaker 1: football and helping Clemson and Deshaun Watson to a national

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Speaker 1: I think it just took an offense and a coach,

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Speaker 1: I should say coaches, you know, Coach Beatty and coach

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Speaker 1: Lombardi and coach Staey to unlock it. They knew it

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Speaker 1: was in there, and Mike was just waiting for the opportunities. Man,

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Speaker 1: that that quick slant he had, Like there's a couple

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Speaker 1: and it was just like, man, that is a that's

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Speaker 1: the Oki doke right there. He's been running all these

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Speaker 1: set him up. It was almost like a it was

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Speaker 1: Mike is, you know, and again I think he's he's

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Speaker 1: reminding people that he is a full service wide receiver.

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Speaker 1: You know, he is not just a big dude that's

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Speaker 1: and that's what he was his first four years. So

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Speaker 1: I think it's great to see you've got Keenan on

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Speaker 1: that fourth and fourth. Everybody knows it's going to him

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Speaker 1: and they're a damn thing you can do about it.

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Speaker 1: Like that's so fun, right, But Mike is now, you

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Speaker 1: know that second touchdown that sealed the game. Everybody knew

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Speaker 1: You know what this is? Good luck stopping it, and

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Speaker 1: you know he just gets that big body into a

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Speaker 1: fade and it's a touchdown. And it's so fun to

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Speaker 1: know what's coming and they can't do anything about it.

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Speaker 1: Joe Lobard to try to tell us too, that ex receiver,

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Speaker 1: he said, I bet some big numbers from Mike Williams.

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Speaker 1: We're already seen it through the first three weeks, and

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Speaker 1: I'll tell you this too. Money. The offensive line held

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Speaker 1: up Austin Eckler over one hundred total yards at a touchdown.

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Speaker 1: They've got this little formula going with their two elite

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Speaker 1: playmakers on the outside running back like Austin Eckler, You're

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Speaker 1: not having to run the football. I think there was

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Speaker 1: eight rushes between Justin Jackson and Larry Rountree. And hey,

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Speaker 1: there may come a time, you know, maybe when you're

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Speaker 1: time of possession. But I always you know, and and look,

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Speaker 1: I think coach Coach sets the tone for this, so

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Speaker 1: I'll say it. He's like, look, you know, win or lose,

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Speaker 1: you got to tell the truth. And you know, if

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Speaker 1: there's one thing I don't don't I really don't want

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Speaker 1: to bang on the Chargers for anything, but you know,

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Speaker 1: you got to tell the truth and what you see.

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Speaker 1: And if there's one thing that that I still feel

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Speaker 1: like they gotta get right is they keep running to

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Speaker 1: the right side of the line and it's just they're

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Speaker 1: bringing in tray and they're you know, they're putting him

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Speaker 1: next to Storm and they're not going anywhere and It's like, man,

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Speaker 1: if you look at the left side of that line,

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Speaker 1: Slater and Matt Feiler are cleaning dudes out, like I

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Speaker 1: don't even care if the defense knows it's coming, run left, man,

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Speaker 1: just run left, because it ain't there on the right,

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Speaker 1: it's there on the left. And for whatever reason, it

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Speaker 1: my only knock, you know, speaking because the offensive. I

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Speaker 1: thought Storm did a much better job this week protecting

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Speaker 1: back to the Cowboys game. I don't remember how many

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Speaker 1: snaps he played, It might have been eight or something

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Speaker 1: like that. And I came out of watching, you know,

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Speaker 1: after watching that game back saying what's going on? Like

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Speaker 1: what what am I missing? He's the best linebacker out there?

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Speaker 1: Like how quick he is to diagnose, how quick he

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Speaker 1: is to run phil tackle, sound coverage is great, and

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Speaker 1: it's clear that you know, I don't know what the

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Speaker 1: heck I'm looking at, but the coaches due and they

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Speaker 1: saw the same thing, and they were like, we gotta

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Speaker 1: get Drew out there for more snaps. And look you get.

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Speaker 1: You got Kaisier White, you got Kenneth Murray, the super

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Speaker 1: talented guys, and do you assume they're going to make place?

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Speaker 1: Kenneth just had a had a rough go against the Cowboys,

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Speaker 1: and I think that, combined with how good Drew looked

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Speaker 1: on those limited snaps, opened the door for him. And

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Speaker 1: I don't think there's anything wrong with having depth, you know,

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Speaker 1: and keeping those guys as fresh as possible. You know,

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Speaker 1: if you're Kenneth's playing fewer snaps and Kaiser's playing fewer

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Speaker 1: snaps because Drew's playing more. That's a good thing. You

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Speaker 1: know that there's nothing wrong with that. So and I

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Speaker 1: think we're going to see more of that, and I

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Speaker 1: think Drew's going to continue. And I was happy to

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Speaker 1: hear the way coach Staley explained it when he talked,

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Speaker 1: as everybody saw it. Everyone saw how good Drew was

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Speaker 1: in that game, and you know, it's I think it

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Speaker 1: speaks to why the players like him so much. And

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Speaker 1: he said, that's on me, you know, it's it's inexcusable

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Speaker 1: that I have not had him out there for more

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Speaker 1: snaps after seeing what he's able to do. You know,

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Speaker 1: that's that's a bad you know. I don't remember exactly

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Speaker 1: what his words were, but that's essentially what he said.

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Speaker 1: He goes, look bad on me for not getting that

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Speaker 1: guy out there more, because he certainly earned it. And

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Speaker 1: you see how good he is, so not a lot

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Speaker 1: of coaches do that, you know, And I think it's again,

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Speaker 1: that's that's how you get to have guys that that

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Speaker 1: buy India, even though you're probably a little upset that

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Speaker 1: you're not getting the play in time you want. And

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Speaker 1: I've got to believe Drew was because of how good

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Speaker 1: he look he played, what like he had a special

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Speaker 1: teams play that was awesome against the Washington football team,

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Speaker 1: and then he comes back and just gets a handful

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Speaker 1: of snaps against Dallas. They're all awesome. He's got to

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Speaker 1: be frustrated, so I think to go out there and perform,

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Speaker 1: and then hear coach say that is, you know, a

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Speaker 1: testament to probably why the players we hear like him

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Speaker 1: as much as they do. Yeah, no question about it.

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Speaker 1: And you know, seeing Nas perform at the level that

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Speaker 1: he performed at against Kansas City, he's getting more comfortable

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Speaker 1: in this defense. And you know, we've been waiting for

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Speaker 1: a couple of years money to see Durwin and Nas

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Speaker 1: together in that second there. And I think that as

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Speaker 1: each week goes by, you see more confidence out of

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Speaker 1: twenty four and I'm gonna have Yeah, I'm looking forward

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Speaker 1: to seeing what he does against the Raiders in prime

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Speaker 1: time in a big spot. And you know, you beat

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Speaker 1: the Chiefs, it's a huge win. It's the first AFC

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Speaker 1: West win started one or no, I guess it's twenty fourteen.

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Speaker 1: But it doesn't be much if you don't carry it

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Speaker 1: over and beat the Raiders too. So can these younger guys,

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Speaker 1: particularly kind of show up in a big spot on

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Speaker 1: Monday night. Well, I mean, there's there's no reason to

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Speaker 1: believe they won't. You know, you look at the Dallas

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Speaker 1: loss and you know it was self inflicted wounds, right,

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Speaker 1: It's it's bad turnovers in the red zone, one where

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Speaker 1: Keenan fell, one where Trevon Diggs just made an awesome

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Speaker 1: play to get that pick. And I think now that

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Speaker 1: we saw what the Chiefs did, you know against prolific offenses.

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Speaker 1: You know people are talking about, oh, you got gash

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Speaker 1: for one hundred ninety eight yards in the run game.

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Speaker 1: Well it looks like, you know, that's maybe part of

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Speaker 1: the plan is they're fine giving up you know, these

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Speaker 1: seven eight twelve yard runs in you know, with the

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Speaker 1: hopes that you have more and more opportunities to create

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Speaker 1: turnovers and force mistakes when you have explosive offenses like

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Speaker 1: the Cowboys who just put a forty burger on the

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Speaker 1: Eagles and put twenty nine on the Bucks. And even

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Speaker 1: though they piled up all those yards, they scored twenty

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Speaker 1: in the last three We're a fifty six yard field goal.

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Speaker 1: You know, the Chiefs who are averaging thirty five get

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Speaker 1: out with twenty four, even though they put up over

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Speaker 1: four hundred yards a total offense. So I think, you know,

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Speaker 1: it's still a small sample size, but I think it's

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Speaker 1: a reminder that, you know, stats don't tell everything that

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Speaker 1: this very well could be by design. We believe we

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Speaker 1: have a defense, you know, I'm just assuming. The idea

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Speaker 1: is it's a defense that can create turnovers, it's a

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Speaker 1: defense that can buckle down in the red zone. So

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Speaker 1: we're fine giving you these little chunks that make you

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Speaker 1: feel good about yourself. But you know, when it's nutcutting

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Speaker 1: time and you're you're inside that twenty that go up,

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Speaker 1: and you know, I think that's something that's important to

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Speaker 1: remember that this very well could be by design. And

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Speaker 1: I think maybe that's sort of where Nas is feeling

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Speaker 1: a little more confident, confident and comfortable, you know, with

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Speaker 1: a little bit more of a plan that you know,

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Speaker 1: an exact, precise plan. It's tough, you know, when you're

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Speaker 1: playing cover three, just to make a long answer longer, Chris,

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Speaker 1: when you're playing Cover three, you're just kind of out there.

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Speaker 1: You know, you're picking the grass, you're hanging out. You

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Speaker 1: have one assignment. Don't let anything get over your head

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Speaker 1: and you're just not involved as much. With the way

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Speaker 1: playing quarters and split safety's the way that that that

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Speaker 1: Staley does. You'll see like Naz is involved in everything.

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Speaker 1: There's a lot of you know, where he set pre

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Speaker 1: snap isn't where he is the second that ball goes

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Speaker 1: into motion. He's moving around a lot, and like you said,

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Speaker 1: he's making plays and run fills. He's picking up guys

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Speaker 1: in coverage. It's not just a creative shell and stay

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Speaker 1: there as a low line of defense. And I think

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Speaker 1: that helps a lot. You get that guy involved more

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Speaker 1: and now he's a little more tuned in and locked

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Speaker 1: in and he's making plays like he did against Kansas City.

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Speaker 1: Until your earlier point, Man, there's something about coach Staley.

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Speaker 1: He's a matter of fact, but he explains the why,

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Speaker 1: and I think that's that's what's really cool. I think

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Speaker 1: Austin Ekeler was on Pat mcafee' show just talking about

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Speaker 1: how he's telling us this is how it's gonna be.

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Speaker 1: Now it's our job to go execute it, and the

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Speaker 1: Chargers have certainly done that for the most part through

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Speaker 1: the first three weeks. We're gonna we're gonna dive into

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Speaker 1: We gotta reciprocate because I think the charters have a

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Speaker 1: whether it's asate Samuel, which it's justin Herbert as the

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Speaker 1: rookie of the I guess he how many times did

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Speaker 1: he win it last year? Like ten times? All of them?

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Speaker 1: How many were there sixteen? I think he won seventeen.

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Speaker 1: here's Omar, all right, let's bring him in. Obar Ruiz,

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Speaker 1: NFL Network joins me front of the show. Always a

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Speaker 1: blast with Omar's on, and we got a big one

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Speaker 1: on Monday night. Omar, I know you're a big part

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Speaker 1: of it. With NFL networks coverage, gonna be a good one.

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Speaker 1: It's so fine. Hey, Chris, First of all, great to

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Speaker 1: be on with you. Always a pleasure to see you,

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Speaker 1: and congratulations on joining fatherhood and the girl dad community

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Speaker 1: couldn't be more happy for you and your wife. Appreciate

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Speaker 1: you to seeing you in person on Monday. Look forward

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Speaker 1: to seeing the fans in person on Monday. It'll be

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Speaker 1: a first for me. Andrew Hawkins, Adam Rankin myself will

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Speaker 1: have the postgame show on NFL Network, but we're gonna

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Speaker 1: be inside the stadium at least for that first half.

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00:29:54,560 --> 00:29:57,480
Speaker 1: And you know, obviously the Raiders fans always travel well.

589
00:29:57,640 --> 00:30:02,560
Speaker 1: Chargers fans incredibly passionate, and from everything that I've heard

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Speaker 1: so far this year, that Bowl atmosphere at Sofi Stadium

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Speaker 1: is providing some sort of amplified you know, fan environment.

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Speaker 1: The impact on the game has been incredible, So I

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Speaker 1: can't wait to witness that for myself. And as you mentioned,

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Speaker 1: this not only going to be a great atmosphere, but

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Speaker 1: you know, for the first time in what seems to

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Speaker 1: be a long time, the Chargers and Raiders matchup, meaning

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Speaker 1: a lot in the AFC West standings, and not only

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Speaker 1: in the AFC West, but perhaps when you talk about

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Speaker 1: the big picture and the playoffs, and I know we're

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Speaker 1: still you know, technically September, early October here this may,

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Speaker 1: you know, pay dividends towards January and playoff seedings and

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Speaker 1: everything like that. And for us to talk about, you know,

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Speaker 1: the Raiders and Chargers in that way, I think is

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Speaker 1: thrilling as well. Good stars for both teams. Three and

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Speaker 1: oh for the Raiders Chargers coming off a huge win

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Speaker 1: Omar at Arrowhead thirty to twenty four this matchup. I

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Speaker 1: look at the quarterbacks. Derek are leads the NFL and

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Speaker 1: passing guards entering Week four with over twelve hundred justin Herbert,

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Speaker 1: I think you're you're raiding air player of the week

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Speaker 1: in Kansas City to go four touchdowns no interceptions. I

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Speaker 1: think it was two hundred and eighty one yards. Pretty

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Speaker 1: impressive performance. I'll duel with Patrick Behops. Yeah. I think

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Speaker 1: both of these teams early season performance is really capturing

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Speaker 1: the intention of the entire NFL. I think Derek Carr,

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Speaker 1: you know what he's been doing to light up the

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Speaker 1: stat sheet, as you mentioned, coming up with clutch performances,

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Speaker 1: a couple overtime wins there at Allegiance Stadium and winning

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Speaker 1: in dramatic fashion, the way they have really taking control

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Speaker 1: of that game in Pittsburgh and never letting up on

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Speaker 1: the road like that. And then the Chargers ago in Arrowhead,

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Speaker 1: which has not been uncommon for them, but for Justin Herbert,

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Speaker 1: you know, probably the most hostile environment to his NFL

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Speaker 1: career early on, and to outdo a Patrick Mahomes like

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Speaker 1: that has been impressive. It's been fun to watch, and

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Speaker 1: I think you got to credit both teams defenses. Really.

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Speaker 1: I think you know, when you look at Patrick Mahomes

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Speaker 1: a lot of the game on Sunday, I was shaking

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Speaker 1: my head, just uncharacteristic mistakes that he was making, miscommunications,

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Speaker 1: and I think he has a credit Brandon Staley for

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Speaker 1: putting together a game plan on defense for the Chargers

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Speaker 1: that for the most part, seemed to confuse Patrick Mahomes

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Speaker 1: because otherwise you can't explain those mistakes. Those are very

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Speaker 1: uncharacteristic of Patrick Mahomes and in the Raiders in the

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Speaker 1: same sense, you know, credit to their defense. Bradley Knew

635
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Speaker 1: defensive coordinator Derek Carr in that offense, you knew they're

636
00:32:41,840 --> 00:32:45,040
Speaker 1: gonna put up numbers. John Gruden and Car fourth year together,

637
00:32:45,760 --> 00:32:47,920
Speaker 1: that they know each other like the back of their hand. Now,

638
00:32:48,000 --> 00:32:50,600
Speaker 1: Derek Carr operating that offense at a high level, get

639
00:32:50,600 --> 00:32:53,240
Speaker 1: those young receivers to step up. But it's that defense

640
00:32:53,280 --> 00:32:56,360
Speaker 1: that is making that offense relevant and for them to

641
00:32:56,440 --> 00:32:59,480
Speaker 1: step up the way they have up sets up this

642
00:32:59,520 --> 00:33:02,680
Speaker 1: showdown on Monday night and had really been a big,

643
00:33:02,880 --> 00:33:05,120
Speaker 1: big reason why both of these teams have surged to

644
00:33:05,480 --> 00:33:07,560
Speaker 1: seemingly the top of the pecking order in the NFL.

645
00:33:08,520 --> 00:33:10,560
Speaker 1: Nobar were just talking to Money about this that extra

646
00:33:10,640 --> 00:33:15,840
Speaker 1: sizzle to this game. Gus Bradley, Denzel Perryman, Casey Hamer Jr.

647
00:33:17,640 --> 00:33:22,200
Speaker 1: Filon Square, Roger Teamer, Coach Milo, Coach Smith. There's so

648
00:33:22,240 --> 00:33:26,440
Speaker 1: many former Chargers on the other side. So you mentioned

649
00:33:26,440 --> 00:33:29,320
Speaker 1: the Chargers defense force and four turnovers, that's big. But

650
00:33:29,480 --> 00:33:33,680
Speaker 1: that chess match between Justin Herbert in this offense versus

651
00:33:33,720 --> 00:33:37,120
Speaker 1: a lot of familiar faces on the other side, that's

652
00:33:37,160 --> 00:33:40,760
Speaker 1: that extra little buzz to this one on Monday night. Yeah,

653
00:33:40,840 --> 00:33:43,320
Speaker 1: I think it's an awesome matchup, and and you know,

654
00:33:43,360 --> 00:33:47,000
Speaker 1: I can't wait to see all the pregame meetings and

655
00:33:47,440 --> 00:33:50,240
Speaker 1: excitement with Gus Bradley reuniting with a lot of his

656
00:33:50,360 --> 00:33:53,560
Speaker 1: guys and and a lot of those you know, current

657
00:33:53,640 --> 00:33:56,960
Speaker 1: Raiders former Chargers kind of mixing it up, and you know,

658
00:33:56,960 --> 00:34:00,920
Speaker 1: obviously so much familiarity when division teams match up with

659
00:34:00,960 --> 00:34:05,280
Speaker 1: each other, but you know, obviously intimate knowledge, you know,

660
00:34:05,320 --> 00:34:08,160
Speaker 1: with these two teams and given the recent histories there.

661
00:34:08,719 --> 00:34:10,920
Speaker 1: But then there's also a lot of fascination because you know,

662
00:34:10,960 --> 00:34:14,080
Speaker 1: this is you know, Brandon Staley's first year, Gus Bradley's

663
00:34:14,080 --> 00:34:16,399
Speaker 1: you know, first year with the Raiders, and so they

664
00:34:16,440 --> 00:34:20,399
Speaker 1: are still developing their styles, their schemes. I think there

665
00:34:20,400 --> 00:34:24,200
Speaker 1: are still evolving with how they're going to operate. But

666
00:34:24,200 --> 00:34:26,880
Speaker 1: but yeah, that's one of the more fascinating matchups to watch,

667
00:34:26,960 --> 00:34:30,200
Speaker 1: is that Justin Herbert and you know, Mike Williams, can

668
00:34:30,239 --> 00:34:31,880
Speaker 1: they continue to put on a show the way they

669
00:34:31,960 --> 00:34:34,719
Speaker 1: have and Keenan Allen and Austin Eckler has kind of

670
00:34:34,719 --> 00:34:36,959
Speaker 1: been all over the field like like we all thought

671
00:34:36,960 --> 00:34:39,200
Speaker 1: he would be, And how they match up with that

672
00:34:39,480 --> 00:34:43,000
Speaker 1: Raiders defense. Oh, Mark, you've had your pulse on this

673
00:34:43,160 --> 00:34:46,239
Speaker 1: division for quite some time. Is it surprising to you

674
00:34:46,320 --> 00:34:48,719
Speaker 1: to see a three and o'broacos team, a three and

675
00:34:48,760 --> 00:34:51,719
Speaker 1: Oraiders team, a two on one Chargers team with a

676
00:34:51,800 --> 00:34:55,000
Speaker 1: win over Kansas City and Patrick Mahomes and company I

677
00:34:55,080 --> 00:34:58,200
Speaker 1: wanted two. Yeah, incredibly surprising. In fact, I had to

678
00:34:58,280 --> 00:35:00,799
Speaker 1: ask our researchers when the last time the Chiefs were

679
00:35:00,800 --> 00:35:03,759
Speaker 1: in last place all by themselves, and you have to

680
00:35:03,760 --> 00:35:07,480
Speaker 1: go back to week six of twenty fifteen when they

681
00:35:07,520 --> 00:35:10,160
Speaker 1: were one in five and now they rattled off ten

682
00:35:10,200 --> 00:35:12,120
Speaker 1: straight wins to end the season and they ended up

683
00:35:12,160 --> 00:35:14,120
Speaker 1: eleven and five. They made the playoffs and all that

684
00:35:14,200 --> 00:35:16,600
Speaker 1: and a couple of years more of Alex Smith at

685
00:35:17,000 --> 00:35:21,200
Speaker 1: the Helm and then passing the torch to Patrick Mahomes.

686
00:35:21,239 --> 00:35:23,920
Speaker 1: But since then they've dominated the division. There has not

687
00:35:24,000 --> 00:35:27,879
Speaker 1: been a more dominant Intro Division team than Kansas City,

688
00:35:27,880 --> 00:35:32,520
Speaker 1: obviously winning the AFC West five street seasons and for

689
00:35:32,560 --> 00:35:34,640
Speaker 1: them to be in last place like that certainly shocking.

690
00:35:34,640 --> 00:35:37,360
Speaker 1: Now I don't expect them to stay there. And I

691
00:35:37,400 --> 00:35:40,400
Speaker 1: think when you talk about the strength of the division

692
00:35:40,480 --> 00:35:42,560
Speaker 1: as a whole, I think all four teams are going

693
00:35:42,600 --> 00:35:45,440
Speaker 1: to contend for the playoffs throughout the season. And I

694
00:35:45,480 --> 00:35:49,919
Speaker 1: think all four of the teams that have shown how

695
00:35:49,920 --> 00:35:52,400
Speaker 1: competitive they can be, I think they're all doing so

696
00:35:52,480 --> 00:35:55,279
Speaker 1: in a sustainable style. So I think it'll be a race,

697
00:35:55,480 --> 00:35:59,120
Speaker 1: you know, all season long, and certainly the AFC West,

698
00:35:59,600 --> 00:36:03,400
Speaker 1: you know, matching the NFC West. When we talked about,

699
00:36:03,440 --> 00:36:06,240
Speaker 1: you know, the top divisions in football, I think NFC

700
00:36:06,280 --> 00:36:09,359
Speaker 1: West was the sort of runaway preseason winner, and they've

701
00:36:09,360 --> 00:36:11,439
Speaker 1: lived up to the hype. They have nine collective wins

702
00:36:11,440 --> 00:36:14,760
Speaker 1: in that division, but AFC West right there with them

703
00:36:14,760 --> 00:36:17,839
Speaker 1: in the win column for the division, and I think

704
00:36:17,880 --> 00:36:19,239
Speaker 1: this is just going to be a fun race to

705
00:36:19,280 --> 00:36:22,640
Speaker 1: watch all season long. Chargers one or no in the

706
00:36:22,640 --> 00:36:25,799
Speaker 1: AFC West for the first time since twenty fourteen. And

707
00:36:25,840 --> 00:36:27,640
Speaker 1: I said this earlier in the week. It's one thing

708
00:36:27,640 --> 00:36:29,600
Speaker 1: to beat the Chiefs, but it doesn't mean as much

709
00:36:29,920 --> 00:36:32,000
Speaker 1: if you follow up and lose to the Raiders. This

710
00:36:32,040 --> 00:36:34,879
Speaker 1: is such a critical stretch for the Chargers. You can

711
00:36:34,960 --> 00:36:38,160
Speaker 1: go two and oh in the division, and of course

712
00:36:38,600 --> 00:36:41,759
Speaker 1: last year they won the last three in the AFC West,

713
00:36:41,760 --> 00:36:45,640
Speaker 1: but it didn't mean anything. So to go Chiefs, Raiders,

714
00:36:45,760 --> 00:36:49,240
Speaker 1: and then you have the Browns and the Ravens before

715
00:36:49,280 --> 00:36:52,439
Speaker 1: a bye. I mean, talk about a critical stretch here,

716
00:36:52,880 --> 00:36:56,439
Speaker 1: especially Monday night against the Raiders. Yeah, I think that's

717
00:36:56,440 --> 00:36:59,239
Speaker 1: the you know, I think when you look back, you know,

718
00:36:59,280 --> 00:37:02,719
Speaker 1: at the Chargers stacking these wins together, and obviously outside

719
00:37:02,719 --> 00:37:05,640
Speaker 1: of the twenty eighteen season, which you know they were competitive,

720
00:37:05,880 --> 00:37:08,560
Speaker 1: you know, the entire year, I think that's been one

721
00:37:08,640 --> 00:37:11,719
Speaker 1: of the um you know, ways you can pinpoint their

722
00:37:11,800 --> 00:37:15,200
Speaker 1: lack of success because they've had you know, talented players. Obviously,

723
00:37:15,239 --> 00:37:18,160
Speaker 1: with Philip Rivers being the quarterback there for you know forever,

724
00:37:18,280 --> 00:37:21,600
Speaker 1: and then Justin Herbert taking over. They've had great quarterbacks.

725
00:37:22,280 --> 00:37:25,400
Speaker 1: They've had competitive teams. Obviously, we know the injury story,

726
00:37:25,480 --> 00:37:28,600
Speaker 1: but but even despite all those injuries, they've had big wins.

727
00:37:28,640 --> 00:37:32,440
Speaker 1: But it's stacking them together and playing consistent and I

728
00:37:32,480 --> 00:37:36,200
Speaker 1: think that's something they'll have an opportunity to show that

729
00:37:36,239 --> 00:37:39,439
Speaker 1: they've sort of grown in that department this particular week,

730
00:37:39,480 --> 00:37:42,200
Speaker 1: coming off that huge Kansas City win and then following

731
00:37:42,239 --> 00:37:45,600
Speaker 1: it up with an incredible divisional matchup, And I think

732
00:37:45,600 --> 00:37:47,280
Speaker 1: that's the same thing that could be said for the Raiders.

733
00:37:47,280 --> 00:37:51,080
Speaker 1: I think, you know, watching the Raiders over these last

734
00:37:51,160 --> 00:37:52,799
Speaker 1: you know, twenty years, you know, since they went to

735
00:37:52,800 --> 00:37:54,920
Speaker 1: the Super Bowl, they've had a lot of bad football,

736
00:37:55,000 --> 00:37:58,640
Speaker 1: and all of their teams haven't been you know, terrible.

737
00:37:59,360 --> 00:38:03,240
Speaker 1: But again it's that lack of sustainability, you know, having

738
00:38:03,280 --> 00:38:06,200
Speaker 1: that huge road win, you know, when they would pull

739
00:38:06,239 --> 00:38:09,160
Speaker 1: them off and then falling and then falling flat on

740
00:38:09,200 --> 00:38:12,320
Speaker 1: their face the next week at home versus a team

741
00:38:12,360 --> 00:38:15,719
Speaker 1: that's under five hundred and so I think both of

742
00:38:15,760 --> 00:38:18,080
Speaker 1: these teams, you know, I think want to prove that

743
00:38:18,120 --> 00:38:20,680
Speaker 1: they can put consistent football together. And that's the key

744
00:38:20,680 --> 00:38:23,160
Speaker 1: to any contender in the NFL. We all know how

745
00:38:23,160 --> 00:38:25,960
Speaker 1: talented each team is. You know, they all have good players,

746
00:38:26,000 --> 00:38:28,480
Speaker 1: but can they put it together and back to back weeks,

747
00:38:28,520 --> 00:38:31,000
Speaker 1: back to back to back weeks, and as the weeks

748
00:38:31,000 --> 00:38:33,480
Speaker 1: turn into months, you know, can they remain competitive? And

749
00:38:33,520 --> 00:38:36,399
Speaker 1: I think, you know this Monday, we'll go a long

750
00:38:36,440 --> 00:38:38,880
Speaker 1: ways improving. You know, which of these teams can't sustain

751
00:38:38,960 --> 00:38:42,680
Speaker 1: that long term? And obar a lot of playmakers for

752
00:38:42,680 --> 00:38:45,920
Speaker 1: these quarterbacks on both sides. Derek carr is thrown the

753
00:38:46,040 --> 00:38:49,080
Speaker 1: ball to four different receivers who have over two hundred

754
00:38:49,160 --> 00:38:52,800
Speaker 1: receiving yards when you talk about renfro, Rugs, Waller and

755
00:38:53,120 --> 00:38:56,960
Speaker 1: uh and Edwards, and then just the elite play that

756
00:38:57,120 --> 00:39:00,239
Speaker 1: Justin Herbert is getting from Keenan Allen, who we we

757
00:39:00,360 --> 00:39:02,600
Speaker 1: know Keenan Allen's gonna show up each and every week.

758
00:39:02,920 --> 00:39:05,960
Speaker 1: But the emergence of Mike Williams all over the field

759
00:39:06,040 --> 00:39:09,120
Speaker 1: this year, I mean, it's been something to watch. Four

760
00:39:09,200 --> 00:39:12,480
Speaker 1: touchdowns already, a career high one hundred and twenty two

761
00:39:12,520 --> 00:39:16,240
Speaker 1: receiving yards against the Chiefs. If both of those guys

762
00:39:16,360 --> 00:39:19,920
Speaker 1: can play at that level, with Justice Herbert at the controls,

763
00:39:20,440 --> 00:39:23,879
Speaker 1: charges could be a really good shape moving forward. Oh yeah,

764
00:39:23,920 --> 00:39:26,680
Speaker 1: I think this is what Tom Telesco envisioned right when

765
00:39:26,680 --> 00:39:29,719
Speaker 1: they drafted Mike Williams so high in the first round

766
00:39:29,719 --> 00:39:32,520
Speaker 1: a few years ago. And it seems like he's healthy now,

767
00:39:32,960 --> 00:39:36,200
Speaker 1: putting it all together and again bringing that consistency. And

768
00:39:36,800 --> 00:39:39,760
Speaker 1: I think, you know, he's gotten most of the attention

769
00:39:39,840 --> 00:39:42,239
Speaker 1: because of you know, his scoring prowess. You mentioned the

770
00:39:42,280 --> 00:39:45,080
Speaker 1: four touchdowns, but Keenan Allen's numbers are right there, you know,

771
00:39:45,200 --> 00:39:47,400
Speaker 1: just has that one touchdown. Maybe he hasn't gotten as

772
00:39:47,480 --> 00:39:49,560
Speaker 1: much attention, but you know, their neck and neck in

773
00:39:49,680 --> 00:39:53,279
Speaker 1: terms of production. And you mentioned the Raiders on their

774
00:39:53,280 --> 00:39:55,560
Speaker 1: side of the ball, the four two hundred yard receivers.

775
00:39:55,880 --> 00:39:59,280
Speaker 1: No other team has more than two receivers in that department.

776
00:39:59,320 --> 00:40:01,600
Speaker 1: It's just kind of s know how Derek Carr has

777
00:40:01,680 --> 00:40:06,600
Speaker 1: established that confidence in you know, Rugs and Edwards, the

778
00:40:06,600 --> 00:40:08,879
Speaker 1: guys that they're really counting on to step up this year.

779
00:40:08,880 --> 00:40:12,200
Speaker 1: Obviously internally they had confidence that they would, but until

780
00:40:12,840 --> 00:40:14,799
Speaker 1: they show it on the field, you still didn't know,

781
00:40:15,280 --> 00:40:17,440
Speaker 1: and it was a big risk for letting Nelson agil

782
00:40:17,520 --> 00:40:20,880
Speaker 1: or a walk in free agency. But you know, they

783
00:40:20,960 --> 00:40:23,960
Speaker 1: knew that either Edwards or Rugs would have to step up,

784
00:40:24,080 --> 00:40:26,880
Speaker 1: and certainly they have. And then you have Darren Waller,

785
00:40:26,920 --> 00:40:30,799
Speaker 1: who who you know, the offense goes through him, and um,

786
00:40:30,960 --> 00:40:34,040
Speaker 1: you know, the Raiders feel like he can be, you know,

787
00:40:34,120 --> 00:40:35,880
Speaker 1: not just one of the best tight ends in football,

788
00:40:35,920 --> 00:40:38,600
Speaker 1: but you know, one of, if not the best player

789
00:40:38,600 --> 00:40:42,120
Speaker 1: in football. So you know it'll all be on display.

790
00:40:42,520 --> 00:40:45,840
Speaker 1: And you know, I like guys like Jared Cook who's

791
00:40:45,880 --> 00:40:48,319
Speaker 1: still making plays, you know, and and uh, you know,

792
00:40:48,360 --> 00:40:50,520
Speaker 1: had a big catch there in Kansas City, and and

793
00:40:50,600 --> 00:40:54,000
Speaker 1: we mentioned Austin Eckler, you know, one of the few players,

794
00:40:54,000 --> 00:40:56,000
Speaker 1: I think, maybe one of two players that have had

795
00:40:56,560 --> 00:40:59,520
Speaker 1: so far this season hundred yards rushing, hundred yards receiving

796
00:40:59,520 --> 00:41:04,680
Speaker 1: and and touchdowns in both varieties. So I expect nothing

797
00:41:04,719 --> 00:41:06,640
Speaker 1: but fireworks. I think it's going to be one of

798
00:41:06,680 --> 00:41:09,040
Speaker 1: those like these two teams have played, you know, the

799
00:41:09,120 --> 00:41:11,080
Speaker 1: last couple of years. Just one of those come down

800
00:41:11,080 --> 00:41:14,440
Speaker 1: to the wire and and maybe controversy with a call

801
00:41:14,760 --> 00:41:17,560
Speaker 1: or or you know, any of the number of the

802
00:41:17,560 --> 00:41:21,040
Speaker 1: ways dramatically these two teams have finished over the years,

803
00:41:21,080 --> 00:41:24,440
Speaker 1: but sure is exciting, you know, and sets the stage

804
00:41:24,480 --> 00:41:27,440
Speaker 1: for not only a competitive game, very meaningful, but but

805
00:41:27,560 --> 00:41:31,200
Speaker 1: an exciting and entertaining game as well. Oh are just

806
00:41:31,239 --> 00:41:34,520
Speaker 1: two quick ones for your your overall thoughts on Brandon Staley.

807
00:41:34,640 --> 00:41:38,439
Speaker 1: The way he's coached the first three weeks. He's got

808
00:41:38,480 --> 00:41:40,640
Speaker 1: this this quite confidence of money and I were just

809
00:41:40,680 --> 00:41:43,640
Speaker 1: talking about where it's it's a very matter of fact

810
00:41:43,960 --> 00:41:47,279
Speaker 1: and the guys are buying in and it's very early, right,

811
00:41:47,560 --> 00:41:50,360
Speaker 1: but you're starting to see some of the things that

812
00:41:50,440 --> 00:41:53,440
Speaker 1: he's talked about this offseason really kind of paying off

813
00:41:53,480 --> 00:41:56,160
Speaker 1: on the football field. Yeah. I think what's interesting is,

814
00:41:56,280 --> 00:41:58,640
Speaker 1: you know, obviously Brandon Staley gets a lot of credit for,

815
00:41:58,760 --> 00:42:01,200
Speaker 1: you know, his defensive mind and kind of what he

816
00:42:01,200 --> 00:42:05,600
Speaker 1: brings to the game schematically and xes and osum. But

817
00:42:05,600 --> 00:42:07,960
Speaker 1: but I think what you're what you're seeing, and I

818
00:42:08,000 --> 00:42:11,080
Speaker 1: appreciate how the Chargers and a number of other teams

819
00:42:11,400 --> 00:42:15,719
Speaker 1: they've been putting the coach's postgame speech online and you

820
00:42:15,719 --> 00:42:18,120
Speaker 1: can see just how he commands a room and and

821
00:42:18,160 --> 00:42:20,959
Speaker 1: he's just his authentic self that you know, he's he's

822
00:42:21,000 --> 00:42:23,520
Speaker 1: not doing too much. He's not putting on a show,

823
00:42:23,520 --> 00:42:26,279
Speaker 1: but you can see some of his personality and why

824
00:42:26,280 --> 00:42:29,279
Speaker 1: he's been able to connect with his players and not

825
00:42:29,400 --> 00:42:31,879
Speaker 1: just you know, the defensive players that he works with

826
00:42:32,239 --> 00:42:35,000
Speaker 1: on a daily basis, but the whole team, the the

827
00:42:35,080 --> 00:42:38,720
Speaker 1: offense as well. And I think there was no question

828
00:42:39,160 --> 00:42:42,920
Speaker 1: on whether, um he had the exes and os acumen

829
00:42:43,360 --> 00:42:45,880
Speaker 1: you know, to lead at an organization, but can he

830
00:42:45,920 --> 00:42:48,640
Speaker 1: connect with all the different personalities And I think emphatically

831
00:42:49,040 --> 00:42:51,480
Speaker 1: he's showing that he can and he has you know,

832
00:42:51,560 --> 00:42:54,200
Speaker 1: led that team so far and they're following you know

833
00:42:54,280 --> 00:42:58,279
Speaker 1: that that personality on the field as well. Oh Mar,

834
00:42:58,360 --> 00:42:59,960
Speaker 1: what do you think is going to decide this one?

835
00:43:00,120 --> 00:43:02,120
Speaker 1: Based on what we've seen from both of these teams

836
00:43:02,160 --> 00:43:04,920
Speaker 1: the first three weeks? Obviously the quarterbacks tell the story,

837
00:43:05,040 --> 00:43:08,960
Speaker 1: but both defenses playing good. Charge has been pretty opportunistic

838
00:43:09,440 --> 00:43:12,760
Speaker 1: on defense, and you know the Raiders offensively, they've taken

839
00:43:12,800 --> 00:43:14,560
Speaker 1: care of the football for the most part. Safe for

840
00:43:14,640 --> 00:43:17,440
Speaker 1: that that picks six last week against the Dolphins. Yeah,

841
00:43:17,560 --> 00:43:20,160
Speaker 1: I think it is turnovers, you know, we'll tell this story.

842
00:43:20,200 --> 00:43:21,759
Speaker 1: I think both of these teams, you know, have the

843
00:43:21,800 --> 00:43:25,840
Speaker 1: offensive firepower we mentioned. I think the defenses are are

844
00:43:25,920 --> 00:43:28,239
Speaker 1: going to do their thing and are both capable in

845
00:43:28,280 --> 00:43:30,359
Speaker 1: their own right to controlling a game. So I think

846
00:43:30,400 --> 00:43:33,759
Speaker 1: it's you know, who can protect the football, you know,

847
00:43:33,800 --> 00:43:37,960
Speaker 1: who has more possessions? You know, because of that, I

848
00:43:38,000 --> 00:43:40,840
Speaker 1: think you know that's you know, and covering the Raiders

849
00:43:40,880 --> 00:43:43,240
Speaker 1: leading up to the season, you know, there they spoke

850
00:43:43,280 --> 00:43:46,560
Speaker 1: a lot about you know, having just extra possessions and

851
00:43:47,160 --> 00:43:50,880
Speaker 1: not just off turnovers, but what an improved defense would

852
00:43:50,880 --> 00:43:53,239
Speaker 1: do for that statistic as well. You know, if they

853
00:43:53,239 --> 00:43:55,640
Speaker 1: can get their defense to get teams off the field

854
00:43:55,680 --> 00:43:57,759
Speaker 1: after third down a little bit more and get the

855
00:43:57,760 --> 00:44:00,359
Speaker 1: ball in the hands of their offense, you know, things

856
00:44:00,360 --> 00:44:06,239
Speaker 1: of that nature. So you know, ball possession, you know, turnovers,

857
00:44:06,640 --> 00:44:09,200
Speaker 1: you know which team has the ball last. You know,

858
00:44:09,239 --> 00:44:11,799
Speaker 1: all of that I think will come into play in

859
00:44:11,800 --> 00:44:15,640
Speaker 1: this game and ultimately decide it. And after the game,

860
00:44:16,000 --> 00:44:18,200
Speaker 1: you got to go check out OMAR on NFL though

861
00:44:18,239 --> 00:44:21,000
Speaker 1: work tell everybody what's going on after the game and

862
00:44:21,239 --> 00:44:23,680
Speaker 1: what you're gonna be doing. Yeah, So I'll be hosting

863
00:44:23,960 --> 00:44:28,080
Speaker 1: our Total Access you know, postgame coverage Monday Night Football

864
00:44:28,719 --> 00:44:32,120
Speaker 1: on NFL Network with Andrew Hawkins and Adam Rank and

865
00:44:32,400 --> 00:44:34,400
Speaker 1: like I mentioned first, half. We're gonna watch it in

866
00:44:34,440 --> 00:44:36,960
Speaker 1: the stadium. It'll be my first time working in our

867
00:44:37,040 --> 00:44:40,239
Speaker 1: new studios right across the street from Sofi Stadium while

868
00:44:40,280 --> 00:44:43,319
Speaker 1: a game is going on. So I'm excited to see

869
00:44:43,320 --> 00:44:46,120
Speaker 1: the atmosphere, not just inside so far, but you know,

870
00:44:46,160 --> 00:44:49,160
Speaker 1: the tailgating and the surrounding atmosphere and kind of walking

871
00:44:49,200 --> 00:44:51,719
Speaker 1: up to the stadium and seeing all the fans. I

872
00:44:51,760 --> 00:44:55,319
Speaker 1: can't wait, you know, to experience it all. And then

873
00:44:55,360 --> 00:44:58,839
Speaker 1: again you can watch our coverage on NFL Network right

874
00:44:58,880 --> 00:45:01,879
Speaker 1: after the game. I can't wait to see you, man.

875
00:45:02,040 --> 00:45:04,720
Speaker 1: I appreciate you coming on. I appreciate the well wishes.

876
00:45:04,880 --> 00:45:07,080
Speaker 1: I told Money this too. We got It's a girl

877
00:45:07,239 --> 00:45:10,160
Speaker 1: Dad podcast. We got you, we got Money now, we

878
00:45:10,239 --> 00:45:13,759
Speaker 1: got myself. So I'm thrilled to have you on here

879
00:45:13,760 --> 00:45:16,839
Speaker 1: as we get ready for Chargers Raiders. Thank you, Chris.

880
00:45:16,840 --> 00:45:19,320
Speaker 1: And we're all at different stages, right. I think Money's

881
00:45:19,360 --> 00:45:22,680
Speaker 1: got teenagers, I've got little kids, You've got babies, So

882
00:45:23,080 --> 00:45:25,480
Speaker 1: you know, we're all right there in different stages of

883
00:45:25,800 --> 00:45:28,399
Speaker 1: that girl Dad club for sure. And like you said,

884
00:45:28,440 --> 00:45:31,839
Speaker 1: gray hair probably coming soon. Jets with me around week

885
00:45:31,920 --> 00:45:35,319
Speaker 1: week eight, week nine, maybe all right, I look forward

886
00:45:35,360 --> 00:45:38,200
Speaker 1: to it, Chris, all right, let's bring him in Money,

887
00:45:38,400 --> 00:45:41,640
Speaker 1: the voice of Money and I Football, Steve Levy. It's Steve.

888
00:45:41,760 --> 00:45:45,239
Speaker 1: When you look at the schedule in May, sometimes you

889
00:45:45,320 --> 00:45:48,399
Speaker 1: don't really know how it's gonna shake out. This one

890
00:45:48,560 --> 00:45:52,040
Speaker 1: in early treat at Sofi Stadium with actually fans in

891
00:45:52,040 --> 00:45:55,880
Speaker 1: the standsas times, no question and we might actually that

892
00:45:55,960 --> 00:45:57,640
Speaker 1: might be the first few words out of my mouth

893
00:45:57,680 --> 00:46:01,239
Speaker 1: on Monday night as well. So yeah, you just didn't know.

894
00:46:01,320 --> 00:46:04,560
Speaker 1: And I would say more question marks about the Raiders

895
00:46:04,560 --> 00:46:08,080
Speaker 1: than the Chargers coming into the season. And then we

896
00:46:08,160 --> 00:46:10,719
Speaker 1: get them on Opening Night, right, they win in overtime,

897
00:46:10,760 --> 00:46:13,360
Speaker 1: and last week they had another win in overtime for

898
00:46:13,440 --> 00:46:16,239
Speaker 1: the Raiders. So I think we thought more highly of

899
00:46:16,280 --> 00:46:20,200
Speaker 1: the Chargers coming into the season, and here the Raiders

900
00:46:20,280 --> 00:46:22,359
Speaker 1: are three. And oh but I'm a guy who really

901
00:46:22,400 --> 00:46:24,760
Speaker 1: likes to wait at least a month into the season.

902
00:46:25,480 --> 00:46:27,880
Speaker 1: You know, I'm not sold on the Broncos being the

903
00:46:27,920 --> 00:46:30,840
Speaker 1: perfect team. I'm not sold on the Chiefs being a

904
00:46:30,920 --> 00:46:32,879
Speaker 1: last place team either, you know what I mean. So,

905
00:46:33,360 --> 00:46:37,280
Speaker 1: but the division is fascinating and this is like a gift.

906
00:46:37,280 --> 00:46:39,719
Speaker 1: This was sort of handed to us, and it should

907
00:46:39,719 --> 00:46:42,000
Speaker 1: be a lot of fun on Monday Night. Stephen love

908
00:46:42,080 --> 00:46:45,360
Speaker 1: to go back to last year and you know, justin

909
00:46:45,440 --> 00:46:48,440
Speaker 1: Herbert's debut on Monday Night Football, just a couple of

910
00:46:48,440 --> 00:46:50,799
Speaker 1: weeks after we got him, you know, coming off the bench,

911
00:46:50,880 --> 00:46:52,360
Speaker 1: not knowing he was going to get that start against

912
00:46:52,400 --> 00:46:54,680
Speaker 1: Kansas City, and just what your impressions were of him

913
00:46:54,719 --> 00:46:57,719
Speaker 1: considering how that game played out. Yeah, we you know,

914
00:46:57,719 --> 00:46:59,520
Speaker 1: we're sort of the coming out party, and it was

915
00:46:59,520 --> 00:47:02,240
Speaker 1: four touch down passes, right, he just he just looked

916
00:47:02,320 --> 00:47:07,359
Speaker 1: so cool and so calm Um, really up against it, right,

917
00:47:07,400 --> 00:47:10,080
Speaker 1: I mean, there's there's that's true breeze on the other side,

918
00:47:10,160 --> 00:47:12,240
Speaker 1: you know what I mean. And they're just they're trades,

919
00:47:12,320 --> 00:47:14,840
Speaker 1: trading scores with Drew Brees, and they're going up and

920
00:47:14,880 --> 00:47:18,400
Speaker 1: down the field, and uh, you know, if not for

921
00:47:18,480 --> 00:47:20,960
Speaker 1: his my memories a little fuzzy, but as I recall,

922
00:47:21,000 --> 00:47:25,080
Speaker 1: it was a great defensive play by the Raiders stop

923
00:47:25,160 --> 00:47:27,879
Speaker 1: the charges about a couple of inches on a fourth down,

924
00:47:27,920 --> 00:47:30,719
Speaker 1: and that's where the game ended. Um, you know, if

925
00:47:30,880 --> 00:47:34,000
Speaker 1: if they get another yard there, there's no one would

926
00:47:34,000 --> 00:47:37,359
Speaker 1: have been surprised. If Herbert leads him down and they

927
00:47:37,400 --> 00:47:40,000
Speaker 1: score again, win the game in overtime. So that was

928
00:47:40,000 --> 00:47:44,759
Speaker 1: a fabulous game. I will say in fairness that young

929
00:47:44,880 --> 00:47:48,040
Speaker 1: Justin did benefit benefit from the fact the Superdome was

930
00:47:48,200 --> 00:47:52,120
Speaker 1: eerily quiet and empty. Rights, that's a different animal that

931
00:47:52,239 --> 00:47:56,279
Speaker 1: plays when it's rocking on a primetime game. It See,

932
00:47:56,360 --> 00:47:58,719
Speaker 1: that's what's so funny, is it. A lot of people said,

933
00:47:58,719 --> 00:48:01,759
Speaker 1: all right, well Justin, he didn't do it in front

934
00:48:01,800 --> 00:48:06,840
Speaker 1: of these deafening crowds like the Superdome. But last Sunday, Arrowhead,

935
00:48:06,840 --> 00:48:09,080
Speaker 1: you'd be hard pressed to find a place more ruckiss

936
00:48:09,080 --> 00:48:13,000
Speaker 1: than that. Four touchdowns, no interceptions, Yeah, outdoor Patrick Mahomes

937
00:48:13,320 --> 00:48:16,080
Speaker 1: with a one twenty five passer rating, what did you

938
00:48:16,160 --> 00:48:18,080
Speaker 1: make of that game? But just how it shook out,

939
00:48:18,120 --> 00:48:21,000
Speaker 1: it's it's very rare for a team to have a

940
00:48:21,040 --> 00:48:24,280
Speaker 1: plus four turnover differential and have it be that close

941
00:48:24,320 --> 00:48:27,359
Speaker 1: at the end. So so yeah, I think I think

942
00:48:27,360 --> 00:48:29,520
Speaker 1: it's a league, as you guys know, of sort of

943
00:48:29,520 --> 00:48:32,480
Speaker 1: baby steps, right, So maybe Herbert doesn't do that a

944
00:48:32,560 --> 00:48:35,279
Speaker 1: year ago, but now he's ready for it, right, and

945
00:48:35,320 --> 00:48:39,560
Speaker 1: so full season OTAs the full experience of last year, um,

946
00:48:39,920 --> 00:48:42,400
Speaker 1: you know, not really preseason action, but being in camp,

947
00:48:42,400 --> 00:48:45,000
Speaker 1: a real camp, and then and then maybe you're ready

948
00:48:45,040 --> 00:48:47,319
Speaker 1: to go and listen. It speaks also to the other

949
00:48:47,360 --> 00:48:52,320
Speaker 1: talents around him. I think Um and coach Stanleys. Coach

950
00:48:52,360 --> 00:48:55,640
Speaker 1: Stanley's got some confidence that there was some some gutty

951
00:48:55,719 --> 00:48:59,160
Speaker 1: play calls, some gutty decision making down the stretch. But

952
00:48:59,160 --> 00:49:01,279
Speaker 1: but I think we'll start to see it come together, right,

953
00:49:01,360 --> 00:49:07,000
Speaker 1: the head coach and the quarterback in step, in agreement,

954
00:49:07,080 --> 00:49:10,160
Speaker 1: had you want to handle this, and Staley's showing compidence

955
00:49:10,239 --> 00:49:12,640
Speaker 1: not just in his quarterback but in the entire offense.

956
00:49:12,719 --> 00:49:15,000
Speaker 1: They can make a play. There was at fourth and

957
00:49:15,160 --> 00:49:18,040
Speaker 1: nine after the penalty pushed him back. We were shocked

958
00:49:18,040 --> 00:49:19,759
Speaker 1: they didn't kick the field goal in the first place.

959
00:49:19,800 --> 00:49:22,520
Speaker 1: Like it was a wild game. But the listen, the

960
00:49:22,600 --> 00:49:27,319
Speaker 1: Chargers have always been to be a fun team, right,

961
00:49:27,360 --> 00:49:31,200
Speaker 1: Like it's the uniforms, it's the high scoring, it's the offense,

962
00:49:31,800 --> 00:49:34,239
Speaker 1: the old AFL, the old AFC, that kind of thing.

963
00:49:34,239 --> 00:49:36,160
Speaker 1: And that's what makes this cool with the Raiders too.

964
00:49:36,640 --> 00:49:39,319
Speaker 1: But the Chargers are one of the stories of the

965
00:49:39,400 --> 00:49:42,839
Speaker 1: league early on, and that's Herbert and that's and that's

966
00:49:42,880 --> 00:49:44,879
Speaker 1: Staley too. We wouldn't spent a lot of time telling

967
00:49:44,920 --> 00:49:47,239
Speaker 1: people about him because we had him. Uh you know

968
00:49:47,280 --> 00:49:50,000
Speaker 1: when he's working for the Rams there, and we told

969
00:49:50,000 --> 00:49:52,640
Speaker 1: his story it was five years ago, then maybe it's

970
00:49:52,680 --> 00:49:57,200
Speaker 1: six years ago. Now he's running a D three defense, right,

971
00:49:57,200 --> 00:50:00,920
Speaker 1: and I mean it's a meteoric rise to where he

972
00:50:01,000 --> 00:50:04,000
Speaker 1: has come from to this point, and full marks to

973
00:50:04,080 --> 00:50:06,680
Speaker 1: him forgetting there. I love Steve to go back to

974
00:50:07,239 --> 00:50:09,239
Speaker 1: what you started with with the Raiders, because you have

975
00:50:09,320 --> 00:50:12,040
Speaker 1: seen them and you know it's it's Raider Week and

976
00:50:12,080 --> 00:50:14,439
Speaker 1: you know there are I don't know how many other

977
00:50:14,520 --> 00:50:17,960
Speaker 1: teams have as much hill will toward another franchise than

978
00:50:18,040 --> 00:50:20,319
Speaker 1: we do when it's Raider Week with the Chargers, but

979
00:50:20,760 --> 00:50:22,879
Speaker 1: it's hard to figure out right kind of what they are.

980
00:50:23,239 --> 00:50:25,120
Speaker 1: It seemed like, you know, villain a wave felt on

981
00:50:25,280 --> 00:50:26,880
Speaker 1: a place that was a mess for him. In that

982
00:50:26,920 --> 00:50:29,279
Speaker 1: game against Baltimore, it was a turnover late that sort

983
00:50:29,280 --> 00:50:31,920
Speaker 1: of helped them get that victory. Like where are yet?

984
00:50:31,960 --> 00:50:33,200
Speaker 1: Do you feel? I know you said you want to

985
00:50:33,200 --> 00:50:35,520
Speaker 1: wait a month, but just your perception of the Raiders

986
00:50:35,719 --> 00:50:38,120
Speaker 1: and if they're really a three and oz top of

987
00:50:38,120 --> 00:50:43,040
Speaker 1: the division type of team, so I would say, you know,

988
00:50:43,080 --> 00:50:46,600
Speaker 1: based on last season, it was misleading because the offense

989
00:50:46,760 --> 00:50:48,960
Speaker 1: was really good last season, I mean really good They

990
00:50:48,960 --> 00:50:51,200
Speaker 1: are a top ten offense last year, and that gets

991
00:50:51,320 --> 00:50:54,640
Speaker 1: lost in all the losses really, but that that's acous.

992
00:50:54,680 --> 00:50:57,200
Speaker 1: They were giving up, you know, massive challenge, just getting

993
00:50:57,239 --> 00:50:59,480
Speaker 1: dashed all over the place. I think on defense. So

994
00:51:00,080 --> 00:51:02,520
Speaker 1: I think they are they are still figuring things out

995
00:51:02,520 --> 00:51:08,000
Speaker 1: on defense. They did make some offseason acquisitions. The charges

996
00:51:08,040 --> 00:51:10,200
Speaker 1: are well aware for free agent signings for radios that

997
00:51:10,600 --> 00:51:15,040
Speaker 1: that's a big spot. Non't need to go there. So

998
00:51:15,040 --> 00:51:17,919
Speaker 1: so I think they've made improvements on defense. And that's

999
00:51:17,920 --> 00:51:20,080
Speaker 1: really the key. If the offense can stay where it

1000
00:51:20,239 --> 00:51:21,960
Speaker 1: was from a season ago, and it's only going to

1001
00:51:22,000 --> 00:51:24,080
Speaker 1: get better by the way. But if the offense can

1002
00:51:24,120 --> 00:51:26,839
Speaker 1: stay where it was, it's the defense can pick it up,

1003
00:51:28,200 --> 00:51:30,760
Speaker 1: you know, even a little makes them a much better

1004
00:51:30,840 --> 00:51:34,000
Speaker 1: team overall. And if the defense can take some major strides,

1005
00:51:34,239 --> 00:51:37,600
Speaker 1: well then you're talking about the potential for a playoff team. Uh.

1006
00:51:37,680 --> 00:51:40,080
Speaker 1: You know, Darren Waller has been an unbelievable star in

1007
00:51:40,080 --> 00:51:43,440
Speaker 1: this league, underrated for a long long time, you know,

1008
00:51:43,640 --> 00:51:47,240
Speaker 1: right behind Kelsey and Kittle as far as I'm concerned

1009
00:51:47,320 --> 00:51:51,040
Speaker 1: terms of defense. Unbelievable mismatches. See this guy in practice,

1010
00:51:51,360 --> 00:51:53,239
Speaker 1: the size he has, the speed to hands and then

1011
00:51:53,239 --> 00:51:55,680
Speaker 1: you see it on Sunday. He's just a great story.

1012
00:51:55,880 --> 00:51:57,960
Speaker 1: And Henry Rods has sort of figured it out a

1013
00:51:58,000 --> 00:51:59,600
Speaker 1: little bit of all of a sudden, you know. So,

1014
00:52:00,000 --> 00:52:02,359
Speaker 1: so he's done a nice job too, and then all

1015
00:52:02,360 --> 00:52:04,520
Speaker 1: of a sudden late in that game, in our first game,

1016
00:52:04,880 --> 00:52:08,080
Speaker 1: and he hadn't the kid hadn't done anything. Brian Edwards,

1017
00:52:08,080 --> 00:52:10,080
Speaker 1: I don't want to get his name right, hedn't. He

1018
00:52:10,120 --> 00:52:13,120
Speaker 1: hadn't done anything in the game. And he made four

1019
00:52:13,200 --> 00:52:15,480
Speaker 1: catches in the last like two minutes of the fourth

1020
00:52:15,600 --> 00:52:17,839
Speaker 1: end and overtime. And so he had a nice game

1021
00:52:17,920 --> 00:52:19,680
Speaker 1: last week or who else? So all of a sudden,

1022
00:52:20,080 --> 00:52:24,400
Speaker 1: Derek Carr, who was extremely underrated and underappreciated in the league,

1023
00:52:24,920 --> 00:52:27,720
Speaker 1: has some real weapons to deal with. And even Josh

1024
00:52:27,760 --> 00:52:30,000
Speaker 1: Jacobs who started practicing again this week. So we'll see

1025
00:52:30,040 --> 00:52:31,840
Speaker 1: what the Raiders look like. But look at the offense

1026
00:52:31,880 --> 00:52:34,359
Speaker 1: has already been really good. I think that was lost

1027
00:52:34,360 --> 00:52:37,720
Speaker 1: in the fact that defense was so porous. It's Steve.

1028
00:52:37,719 --> 00:52:39,840
Speaker 1: It's a it's a big test for the Chargers defense.

1029
00:52:39,920 --> 00:52:43,400
Speaker 1: And number thirty three, Darwin James is back on the field.

1030
00:52:43,400 --> 00:52:46,480
Speaker 1: I know you share a booth with a former safety.

1031
00:52:47,239 --> 00:52:50,800
Speaker 1: When you see what Durwin is capable of with Joey

1032
00:52:50,800 --> 00:52:52,560
Speaker 1: Bosa on the field, A lot of star power on

1033
00:52:52,640 --> 00:52:55,880
Speaker 1: that defense, just your early impressions of what he's been

1034
00:52:55,920 --> 00:52:58,960
Speaker 1: able to do, and really just this Brandon Staling defense

1035
00:52:58,960 --> 00:53:02,680
Speaker 1: in general, just limiting the Chiefs, especially in that first half.

1036
00:53:03,000 --> 00:53:05,520
Speaker 1: And you know, Money and I talked about just affected

1037
00:53:05,640 --> 00:53:08,799
Speaker 1: the Cowboys had seventeen points before they came winning field goal.

1038
00:53:08,840 --> 00:53:11,600
Speaker 1: I mean, Washington was it able to do much against

1039
00:53:11,600 --> 00:53:14,840
Speaker 1: this defense? Yeah, it's a banded illegal shift, right, that

1040
00:53:14,960 --> 00:53:20,000
Speaker 1: illegal shift. It's almost cost the Charres a couple. Staley

1041
00:53:20,000 --> 00:53:22,239
Speaker 1: can't wait for us to ask him about that again, right,

1042
00:53:22,280 --> 00:53:26,000
Speaker 1: So um yeah, no, the Charge, you know, could make

1043
00:53:26,040 --> 00:53:27,759
Speaker 1: the argument the Charges should be a perfect team too

1044
00:53:27,760 --> 00:53:30,360
Speaker 1: at this point. I think I think with James and

1045
00:53:30,400 --> 00:53:34,480
Speaker 1: Bosa obviously great talent. We saw we saw James in college.

1046
00:53:34,520 --> 00:53:37,319
Speaker 1: You could just see he was just a different guy. Um.

1047
00:53:38,160 --> 00:53:40,279
Speaker 1: But but he falls in line with Bosa and you know,

1048
00:53:40,320 --> 00:53:45,160
Speaker 1: this great talent, superstar potential and can they stay healthy? Right?

1049
00:53:45,200 --> 00:53:47,120
Speaker 1: And I know I know Bosa's dealing with some stuff

1050
00:53:47,120 --> 00:53:49,799
Speaker 1: again and we talked about it on our call this week,

1051
00:53:49,880 --> 00:53:53,480
Speaker 1: having a sort of um, it's a nurse him, you know,

1052
00:53:53,560 --> 00:53:56,680
Speaker 1: through each week to get him to Sunday or Monday.

1053
00:53:57,560 --> 00:54:00,120
Speaker 1: But that's the case. These guys are so valuable on

1054
00:54:00,280 --> 00:54:03,919
Speaker 1: game days. Can you get them through through the week

1055
00:54:04,000 --> 00:54:06,319
Speaker 1: and through the long season and with the extra game

1056
00:54:06,400 --> 00:54:09,600
Speaker 1: this season, I think I think that's the only question

1057
00:54:09,640 --> 00:54:13,040
Speaker 1: really for both James and Bossa if they can stay healthy.

1058
00:54:13,080 --> 00:54:17,640
Speaker 1: There's no question they are defensive superstars around the league,

1059
00:54:18,080 --> 00:54:21,520
Speaker 1: and the league needs more defensive stars, right, We're all

1060
00:54:21,520 --> 00:54:25,080
Speaker 1: about the offense. You know, everybody those Aaron Donald's name, right,

1061
00:54:25,160 --> 00:54:28,239
Speaker 1: I'm trying to think, you know other Jalen Ramsey, you know,

1062
00:54:28,280 --> 00:54:31,000
Speaker 1: like those kind of defensive stars. There aren't that many

1063
00:54:31,160 --> 00:54:35,640
Speaker 1: household name defensive stars. And I think obviously both bosses

1064
00:54:35,680 --> 00:54:38,919
Speaker 1: have that opportunity in Derwin Jay just a stud back there. Yeah,

1065
00:54:39,040 --> 00:54:41,160
Speaker 1: I'll have to house the com Riddick down for sure.

1066
00:54:41,239 --> 00:54:45,719
Speaker 1: This week. I won't stop talking about safety play too

1067
00:54:45,800 --> 00:54:47,839
Speaker 1: high shell and all that stuff. It's gonna be out

1068
00:54:47,840 --> 00:54:51,319
Speaker 1: of control, yeah, Steve, It's it's always fun when we

1069
00:54:51,320 --> 00:54:54,160
Speaker 1: go on the road and you see the fans make

1070
00:54:54,200 --> 00:54:57,000
Speaker 1: the trip, you know, and you see those the powder

1071
00:54:57,000 --> 00:54:59,759
Speaker 1: Blue It was crazy in Washington. It's the most I've

1072
00:54:59,760 --> 00:55:02,080
Speaker 1: ever scene of Charger fans in a stadium, it's like

1073
00:55:02,080 --> 00:55:05,040
Speaker 1: twenty five percent Charger fans. So it's someone who has

1074
00:55:05,080 --> 00:55:07,480
Speaker 1: the great blessing of a job that you get to

1075
00:55:07,520 --> 00:55:11,160
Speaker 1: go to all these different stadiums. If you were to recommend, hey,

1076
00:55:11,200 --> 00:55:14,080
Speaker 1: the Chargers are playing in this town and this stadium,

1077
00:55:14,239 --> 00:55:16,359
Speaker 1: you got to make the trip. What would be maybe

1078
00:55:16,360 --> 00:55:18,799
Speaker 1: one or two of those stadiums, I'll give you this.

1079
00:55:18,880 --> 00:55:21,719
Speaker 1: And so I think I've been every place. Now my

1080
00:55:21,920 --> 00:55:27,879
Speaker 1: three favorite NFL experiences, and you know, I've only been

1081
00:55:28,040 --> 00:55:30,120
Speaker 1: one as a fan, but the other two is a broadcast,

1082
00:55:30,160 --> 00:55:32,680
Speaker 1: I'm being on the field, you know, postgame Sports Center,

1083
00:55:33,360 --> 00:55:39,080
Speaker 1: and in no particular order, Green Bay, Seattle, Kansas City.

1084
00:55:39,880 --> 00:55:42,960
Speaker 1: Those would be my three. I feel like they're kind

1085
00:55:42,960 --> 00:55:47,719
Speaker 1: of obvious, but but that's really how I feel. They

1086
00:55:47,760 --> 00:55:52,479
Speaker 1: are destinations. And I do think despite the unbelievable fan

1087
00:55:52,560 --> 00:55:57,160
Speaker 1: base in those towns, especially Green Bay, they get a

1088
00:55:57,160 --> 00:55:58,920
Speaker 1: lot of road fans because everybody wants to go to

1089
00:55:59,000 --> 00:56:01,560
Speaker 1: lambeau Field, right, and you wait for your team to

1090
00:56:01,719 --> 00:56:04,840
Speaker 1: rotate throughs and every six years based on the division

1091
00:56:04,880 --> 00:56:08,200
Speaker 1: play right in the schedule, and I think Vegas is

1092
00:56:08,560 --> 00:56:10,920
Speaker 1: gonna be like that. I know there's talk with the

1093
00:56:11,040 --> 00:56:13,200
Speaker 1: Chargers this is gonna be like a Raiders home game.

1094
00:56:13,920 --> 00:56:15,960
Speaker 1: But the Raiders have lived through that too. Just last week,

1095
00:56:16,000 --> 00:56:18,640
Speaker 1: Gruder would saying here way too many Miami Dolphin fans,

1096
00:56:18,960 --> 00:56:20,960
Speaker 1: and that's a real concern in Las Vegas. That's a

1097
00:56:21,000 --> 00:56:23,880
Speaker 1: destination place, right, all the fellas, where you want to

1098
00:56:23,920 --> 00:56:27,160
Speaker 1: go our teams in Vegas? Vegas. Let's go have a

1099
00:56:27,200 --> 00:56:29,440
Speaker 1: five day weekend in Vegas. I mean, who would you

1100
00:56:29,880 --> 00:56:32,400
Speaker 1: for that? Right? So I get it it's an issue.

1101
00:56:32,440 --> 00:56:34,719
Speaker 1: But for fans out there, I would say, if you

1102
00:56:34,800 --> 00:56:38,600
Speaker 1: have a chance, go to Green Bay, Seattle, Kansas City,

1103
00:56:38,680 --> 00:56:42,640
Speaker 1: see how they do it there. It's really special. Steve

1104
00:56:42,680 --> 00:56:46,200
Speaker 1: will get you out here on this Sofi Stadium. Last year,

1105
00:56:46,200 --> 00:56:49,000
Speaker 1: I think you guys did Rams Bears and it was empty.

1106
00:56:50,040 --> 00:56:53,520
Speaker 1: Just what do you expect Monday Night? And how cool

1107
00:56:53,600 --> 00:56:56,239
Speaker 1: is it to have a venue like Sofi Stadium a

1108
00:56:56,320 --> 00:57:00,239
Speaker 1: part of the NFL now Super Bowl. It's going to

1109
00:57:00,280 --> 00:57:02,880
Speaker 1: be a special night on Monday. No, we're looking forward

1110
00:57:02,880 --> 00:57:04,719
Speaker 1: to it, and I'm really interested to see if the

1111
00:57:04,760 --> 00:57:07,200
Speaker 1: noise stays in the building, right, so I know it's

1112
00:57:07,200 --> 00:57:10,040
Speaker 1: gonna be full. I think the thing that fans don't

1113
00:57:10,080 --> 00:57:13,719
Speaker 1: really get and television has tried to show it. There's

1114
00:57:13,719 --> 00:57:16,880
Speaker 1: no walls, right, the sides are open, which which makes

1115
00:57:16,920 --> 00:57:21,640
Speaker 1: it so unique and so cool. I'm really interested to

1116
00:57:21,720 --> 00:57:25,680
Speaker 1: see how how loud that stadium gets. And we talk

1117
00:57:25,720 --> 00:57:27,480
Speaker 1: when we're in there for the Rams game last year,

1118
00:57:27,560 --> 00:57:30,880
Speaker 1: and Sean McVay said he couldn't believe how quiet it was.

1119
00:57:31,000 --> 00:57:34,320
Speaker 1: We thought it was again among all the empty stadiums, right,

1120
00:57:34,320 --> 00:57:36,960
Speaker 1: they're all empty, but so far I seem to be

1121
00:57:37,000 --> 00:57:41,560
Speaker 1: the quietest. It was really weird to hear the public

1122
00:57:41,600 --> 00:57:44,760
Speaker 1: address announcer, you know, whatever music they were playing. But

1123
00:57:44,880 --> 00:57:47,440
Speaker 1: the players really needed that energy. And I get the

1124
00:57:47,480 --> 00:57:51,000
Speaker 1: sense that energy boosts will not be necessary be come

1125
00:57:51,040 --> 00:57:54,480
Speaker 1: Monday night, so hopefully traffic won't be an issue. You know,

1126
00:57:54,600 --> 00:57:57,880
Speaker 1: five o'clock game. I here in southern California. Oh yeah, well,

1127
00:57:58,520 --> 00:58:00,520
Speaker 1: oh yeah, I'll see it's gonna be It's gonna be

1128
00:58:00,520 --> 00:58:03,680
Speaker 1: ant funny. Going back to last year, one of the

1129
00:58:03,760 --> 00:58:06,800
Speaker 1: strangest moments I've ever been involved with in a football

1130
00:58:06,840 --> 00:58:10,280
Speaker 1: game is Week two. You know, the first game, it's

1131
00:58:10,320 --> 00:58:13,680
Speaker 1: so fine, no fans, and Harrison Bucker hits that fifty

1132
00:58:13,680 --> 00:58:15,480
Speaker 1: eight yard field goal to give the Chiefs to win

1133
00:58:15,600 --> 00:58:18,919
Speaker 1: in overtime, and I am clear across where we're doing

1134
00:58:18,920 --> 00:58:23,040
Speaker 1: our broadcast from across from where the Kansas City Owners boxes,

1135
00:58:23,480 --> 00:58:29,480
Speaker 1: and I can hear the Hunt family screaming chairs two

1136
00:58:29,520 --> 00:58:32,960
Speaker 1: floors higher and at least five hundred yards away. Is

1137
00:58:32,960 --> 00:58:35,880
Speaker 1: how quiet it was in that places. It's crazy. I honestly,

1138
00:58:35,960 --> 00:58:38,040
Speaker 1: last few guys, you know, I'm kind of allowed voice.

1139
00:58:38,120 --> 00:58:41,200
Speaker 1: I tend to project, and I was concerned that the

1140
00:58:41,240 --> 00:58:45,760
Speaker 1: players we're gonna hear me scream touchdown? Oh yeah, you know,

1141
00:58:45,760 --> 00:58:47,560
Speaker 1: because we're at the fifty and a lot of plays

1142
00:58:47,560 --> 00:58:49,840
Speaker 1: that we're not that far up right. I can see

1143
00:58:49,840 --> 00:58:52,520
Speaker 1: these guys, Hey, leave me shut up, we're trying to play.

1144
00:58:54,200 --> 00:58:55,840
Speaker 1: That was a bit of a concern for me too.

1145
00:58:55,880 --> 00:58:59,040
Speaker 1: But hey, everything so much better. I know we're not

1146
00:58:59,120 --> 00:59:02,040
Speaker 1: all the way back with everything, but things are already

1147
00:59:02,080 --> 00:59:04,800
Speaker 1: so much better around the NFL. It's great to see

1148
00:59:04,800 --> 00:59:07,640
Speaker 1: the smiles on people's faces when they're not wearing masks.

1149
00:59:07,680 --> 00:59:09,959
Speaker 1: And you know, we get a little thesis past week

1150
00:59:10,000 --> 00:59:12,560
Speaker 1: on all the people working at the stadium. Right, we

1151
00:59:12,560 --> 00:59:16,160
Speaker 1: don't think about them, right, the concession workers, security, to

1152
00:59:16,280 --> 00:59:19,400
Speaker 1: all those types of people who who make every fans

1153
00:59:19,840 --> 00:59:22,919
Speaker 1: experience enjoyable, right, make it a good time. You need

1154
00:59:22,960 --> 00:59:25,480
Speaker 1: those people too, and so it was great to see

1155
00:59:25,520 --> 00:59:28,800
Speaker 1: them getting back to work and they're getting paid and yeah,

1156
00:59:28,880 --> 00:59:30,960
Speaker 1: just another step towards a little more and gullible. See

1157
00:59:31,000 --> 00:59:33,280
Speaker 1: you'd be great. Yeah, and hey, treat them well, you know,

1158
00:59:33,360 --> 00:59:36,040
Speaker 1: treat those people well. That's important for the fans. Those people.

1159
00:59:36,040 --> 00:59:38,080
Speaker 1: We need them. We want them to be excited to

1160
00:59:38,080 --> 00:59:40,760
Speaker 1: go to work. So they're asking you to do something. Please,

1161
00:59:40,920 --> 00:59:43,400
Speaker 1: you know, recognize they're just doing their jobs and be

1162
00:59:43,440 --> 00:59:46,040
Speaker 1: appreciative that they're there helping us out and tip them

1163
00:59:46,080 --> 00:59:48,240
Speaker 1: an extra dollar or two if you can. Right there,

1164
00:59:48,280 --> 00:59:52,800
Speaker 1: you got one thousand percent, Steve. I can guarantee you

1165
00:59:52,920 --> 00:59:55,720
Speaker 1: they will not hear you say touchdown on Mounday night.

1166
00:59:56,200 --> 00:59:58,840
Speaker 1: We're looking forward to it. It's a special night. So

1167
00:59:58,880 --> 01:00:01,040
Speaker 1: glad you're a part of it, man, and always appreciate

1168
01:00:01,080 --> 01:00:04,880
Speaker 1: your time. Thanks again. Yeah, Hey, I'm I'm anticipating screaming

1169
01:00:04,920 --> 01:00:07,280
Speaker 1: touchdown an awful lot. Let's have a high scoring game

1170
01:00:07,320 --> 01:00:10,160
Speaker 1: on Monday night. Thanks for having me and you guys

1171
01:00:10,160 --> 01:00:12,400
Speaker 1: stay healthy and shape. We'll see out there all right. Thanks,

1172
01:00:12,440 --> 01:00:15,040
Speaker 1: they appreciate it, and that's gonna do it for us.

1173
01:00:15,160 --> 01:00:17,920
Speaker 1: A big thanks to Steve Levy and Omar Ruiz for

1174
01:00:18,000 --> 01:00:20,800
Speaker 1: joining me and money this week. Be sure to download

1175
01:00:20,840 --> 01:00:23,840
Speaker 1: and subscribe to the Chargers Podcast Network wherever you listen

1176
01:00:23,880 --> 01:00:27,880
Speaker 1: to podcasts. We're also on YouTube, the official Chargers YouTube

1177
01:00:27,960 --> 01:00:31,080
Speaker 1: channel full video episodes each and every week. You can

1178
01:00:31,120 --> 01:00:34,680
Speaker 1: also get that on the Chargers app and Chargers dot com.

1179
01:00:34,920 --> 01:00:37,520
Speaker 1: Have a great weekend. We look forward to seeing you

1180
01:00:37,600 --> 01:00:41,120
Speaker 1: for Monday Night football. Until next time, I'm Chris Harry