1 00:00:00,880 --> 00:00:12,040 Speaker 1: The Lane fifteen ten touchdown. So guys welcome into a 2 00:00:12,080 --> 00:00:15,640 Speaker 1: week five edition of Chargers Weekly, as always, joined by 3 00:00:15,640 --> 00:00:19,160 Speaker 1: Matt money Smith. Chargers second road game in a row, 4 00:00:19,720 --> 00:00:21,279 Speaker 1: trying to make it two in a row, get to 5 00:00:21,360 --> 00:00:25,160 Speaker 1: three and two in Cleveland against the Browns Monday. Before 6 00:00:25,160 --> 00:00:28,200 Speaker 1: we get into this Cleveland matchup, let's get your thoughts 7 00:00:28,200 --> 00:00:32,479 Speaker 1: on that interesting win in Houston. Looks like domination in 8 00:00:32,520 --> 00:00:35,320 Speaker 1: the first half, got real interesting in the second. Yeah, 9 00:00:35,320 --> 00:00:38,760 Speaker 1: I thought, you know, Coach in his media session on Wednesday, 10 00:00:39,000 --> 00:00:40,520 Speaker 1: you know, brought it up. So, look, we gotta figure 11 00:00:40,560 --> 00:00:43,240 Speaker 1: out their quarters, you know, for whatever reason, and both 12 00:00:43,240 --> 00:00:46,080 Speaker 1: sides of the ball, special teams has just kind of 13 00:00:46,080 --> 00:00:48,479 Speaker 1: been a bad quarter for them. I can't remember the 14 00:00:48,479 --> 00:00:50,559 Speaker 1: exact stat that I read, but as I was kind 15 00:00:50,600 --> 00:00:52,440 Speaker 1: of digging into it a little bit further, it's, um, 16 00:00:52,640 --> 00:00:56,240 Speaker 1: you know, they're they're struggling in that particular frame. But 17 00:00:56,320 --> 00:01:00,840 Speaker 1: let's just kind of set that aside. The start was great, 18 00:01:00,920 --> 00:01:03,000 Speaker 1: and it was something we asked Coach Staley about on 19 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:06,920 Speaker 1: the radio show on Monday. You know, how how do 20 00:01:06,959 --> 00:01:08,959 Speaker 1: you do how do you figure out how to bring energy? 21 00:01:09,000 --> 00:01:12,200 Speaker 1: You know, who's responsible for bringing energy? When look you 22 00:01:12,240 --> 00:01:15,360 Speaker 1: were there, Chris, it was for all the incoming that 23 00:01:15,480 --> 00:01:18,160 Speaker 1: Los Angeles takes. You know, Houston's having issues with their 24 00:01:18,160 --> 00:01:21,040 Speaker 1: football team. You know, they loved the Astros, but the 25 00:01:21,080 --> 00:01:24,000 Speaker 1: Texans are really struggling right now and that place might 26 00:01:24,040 --> 00:01:26,679 Speaker 1: have been I feel like I'm being generous if I 27 00:01:26,680 --> 00:01:30,920 Speaker 1: say forty percentful. So you know, it's very similar to 28 00:01:31,040 --> 00:01:33,800 Speaker 1: last you know, last year December twenty six, and it 29 00:01:33,840 --> 00:01:37,119 Speaker 1: was a flat atmosphere inside that stadium. They're coming off 30 00:01:37,160 --> 00:01:40,640 Speaker 1: a rough loss against Jacksonville's Like, man, I hope this 31 00:01:40,640 --> 00:01:43,840 Speaker 1: team is not flat, because they were kind of flatting 32 00:01:43,920 --> 00:01:46,480 Speaker 1: that Jags game with all the injuries and then bang. 33 00:01:46,560 --> 00:01:49,880 Speaker 1: I mean they just come out Mac with the hit interception, 34 00:01:50,040 --> 00:01:53,320 Speaker 1: Nas cash it and touchdown Everett and there was just 35 00:01:53,680 --> 00:01:57,520 Speaker 1: it just rolled from there. I thought they played with urgency. 36 00:01:58,600 --> 00:02:01,480 Speaker 1: Loved the game call. Know, we talked about coach Lombardi 37 00:02:01,520 --> 00:02:03,040 Speaker 1: and just kind of the way the game had been 38 00:02:03,080 --> 00:02:05,280 Speaker 1: called in that Jacksonville game, and you know, turns out 39 00:02:05,320 --> 00:02:07,320 Speaker 1: we talked about what he said to the media about 40 00:02:07,880 --> 00:02:10,200 Speaker 1: why what happened he thinks happened, and how different it 41 00:02:10,240 --> 00:02:12,880 Speaker 1: would be in that game against the Texans. He's absolutely right. 42 00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:15,000 Speaker 1: I mean, you know, you saw a ton of pre 43 00:02:15,160 --> 00:02:19,040 Speaker 1: snap motion. Um, they recognized tendencies by the Texans to 44 00:02:19,160 --> 00:02:22,200 Speaker 1: crash on play action. They set up those uh, those 45 00:02:22,240 --> 00:02:24,640 Speaker 1: two passes out to the right flat to Eckler, you know, 46 00:02:24,680 --> 00:02:26,440 Speaker 1: one on fourth down, one that went for a touchdown. 47 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:31,359 Speaker 1: It just was a expertly called game from from coach Lombardi. 48 00:02:31,360 --> 00:02:34,000 Speaker 1: And man, it was good to see they really I thought, 49 00:02:34,680 --> 00:02:36,360 Speaker 1: I don't know if a tone is the right word. 50 00:02:36,400 --> 00:02:38,760 Speaker 1: It's not like they committed any sort of atrocity against 51 00:02:38,760 --> 00:02:42,120 Speaker 1: the Jags, but they they fixed, you know, they fixed 52 00:02:42,160 --> 00:02:45,640 Speaker 1: some of the issues that we discussed here against the 53 00:02:45,880 --> 00:02:49,880 Speaker 1: against the Jags, particularly on offense and defense as well. Um, 54 00:02:49,960 --> 00:02:52,000 Speaker 1: you know, and I'll kind of stop there and let 55 00:02:52,000 --> 00:02:54,920 Speaker 1: you pick up and kind of share your observations. No. No, 56 00:02:55,040 --> 00:02:59,320 Speaker 1: the response in the first half was dominant on you know, 57 00:02:59,400 --> 00:03:02,200 Speaker 1: both sides of the football. Justin Herbert looked like himself, 58 00:03:02,360 --> 00:03:04,840 Speaker 1: you know, And I know Coach Lombardi talked about the 59 00:03:04,840 --> 00:03:07,320 Speaker 1: fact that he didn't really know how that game was 60 00:03:07,360 --> 00:03:10,840 Speaker 1: gonna go with Justin and his ribs and Jacksonville. Justin 61 00:03:11,320 --> 00:03:14,000 Speaker 1: and give credit to the offensive line. It makes a 62 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:16,080 Speaker 1: world of difference when Corey Linsley's back in there, but 63 00:03:16,320 --> 00:03:19,359 Speaker 1: what Jamara Sawyer did in his first career start. They 64 00:03:19,440 --> 00:03:22,239 Speaker 1: kept Justin clean all day through for three hundred and 65 00:03:22,240 --> 00:03:26,440 Speaker 1: forty yards. We talked about the defense generating turnovers, they 66 00:03:26,480 --> 00:03:29,679 Speaker 1: did it at the most opportune times, setting the tone 67 00:03:29,720 --> 00:03:33,320 Speaker 1: at the beginning nas who that was his second career interception, 68 00:03:33,360 --> 00:03:34,960 Speaker 1: Money feels like you should have had ten of them 69 00:03:35,400 --> 00:03:38,160 Speaker 1: by this point, and then Bryce Callahan to close it. 70 00:03:38,520 --> 00:03:41,360 Speaker 1: So I thought the defense kind of booked add it correctly. 71 00:03:42,360 --> 00:03:46,400 Speaker 1: The offense, Gerald Evert is becoming maybe the second weapon 72 00:03:46,520 --> 00:03:49,040 Speaker 1: in the passing attack behind Mike Williams with Keenan Allen out, 73 00:03:49,080 --> 00:03:51,240 Speaker 1: and I thought Gerald's had a really nice first quarter 74 00:03:51,280 --> 00:03:54,640 Speaker 1: of the season. We saw Austin break loose finally three 75 00:03:54,720 --> 00:03:59,240 Speaker 1: total touchdowns in this game. The second half, though, I 76 00:03:59,320 --> 00:04:03,120 Speaker 1: think are concerning. They've been outscored in every single second 77 00:04:03,160 --> 00:04:05,760 Speaker 1: half Money seventy six thirty one on the year, so 78 00:04:05,840 --> 00:04:08,400 Speaker 1: it's it's not like it's just one game. This has 79 00:04:08,440 --> 00:04:12,480 Speaker 1: happened in all four games where the other team has 80 00:04:12,480 --> 00:04:14,280 Speaker 1: gotten a leg up on them in the second half, 81 00:04:14,320 --> 00:04:18,719 Speaker 1: so that's a little bit concerning. Justin is has the 82 00:04:18,720 --> 00:04:21,960 Speaker 1: most passing yards through the first four games, despite losing 83 00:04:22,040 --> 00:04:25,279 Speaker 1: Keenan Allen in Game one and fracturing his ribs in 84 00:04:25,320 --> 00:04:28,200 Speaker 1: game two. So I think that's pretty remarkable. But there's 85 00:04:28,240 --> 00:04:31,640 Speaker 1: still the worst rushing team in football, and you saw 86 00:04:31,760 --> 00:04:34,720 Speaker 1: Austin get loose a little bit. All that said, it 87 00:04:34,760 --> 00:04:37,480 Speaker 1: was still just three point seven yards per pop. So 88 00:04:37,920 --> 00:04:40,440 Speaker 1: they need to figure out the running game, I think, 89 00:04:40,480 --> 00:04:42,760 Speaker 1: because I think, and you could. Yeah, you know what, 90 00:04:42,839 --> 00:04:45,680 Speaker 1: let me jump in there. Yeah, go ahead real quick, 91 00:04:45,720 --> 00:04:49,040 Speaker 1: just because like in man, I just I don't want 92 00:04:49,040 --> 00:04:51,280 Speaker 1: this to come out the wrong way. But you point 93 00:04:51,279 --> 00:04:53,560 Speaker 1: to three yards per pop. Austin was four to six, 94 00:04:54,120 --> 00:04:58,160 Speaker 1: you know, Josh was three eight. I don't get it. 95 00:04:58,320 --> 00:05:03,240 Speaker 1: I just I don't quite under stand why Sony is 96 00:05:03,480 --> 00:05:06,719 Speaker 1: kind of continuing to get these carries. You know, he 97 00:05:06,800 --> 00:05:09,760 Speaker 1: got six to Josh's four, And if you go through 98 00:05:09,800 --> 00:05:13,880 Speaker 1: Sony Michelle's game logs, he's just struggling to run the ball. 99 00:05:14,200 --> 00:05:15,800 Speaker 1: I mean, there's just no other way to fall. In 100 00:05:15,839 --> 00:05:18,760 Speaker 1: the second half, Josh did not touch the football in 101 00:05:18,800 --> 00:05:20,520 Speaker 1: the second half and he was running on It's like 102 00:05:20,640 --> 00:05:23,760 Speaker 1: half he you know, let's just go through his game log. 103 00:05:24,040 --> 00:05:27,280 Speaker 1: Seven carries, twelve yards, one point seven per against the 104 00:05:27,360 --> 00:05:30,839 Speaker 1: Raiders four carries thirteen yards three point three. Had the 105 00:05:30,880 --> 00:05:34,000 Speaker 1: five for twenty two against the Jags, which is four 106 00:05:34,040 --> 00:05:37,120 Speaker 1: to four, but still, I mean it's twenty two yards 107 00:05:37,279 --> 00:05:40,760 Speaker 1: and then six for eleven one point eight. His long 108 00:05:40,839 --> 00:05:43,520 Speaker 1: is six seven eight four. Those are his long runs. 109 00:05:45,480 --> 00:05:47,479 Speaker 1: I know. Coach said that. You know that it was 110 00:05:47,520 --> 00:05:49,919 Speaker 1: the series of plays that called for Sony to be 111 00:05:49,960 --> 00:05:54,120 Speaker 1: in there instead of Josh. I wouldn't run them, you 112 00:05:54,160 --> 00:05:56,400 Speaker 1: know that. Then then pick a different set of plays 113 00:05:56,560 --> 00:06:00,960 Speaker 1: until they figure out what's going on with Sony And 114 00:06:01,000 --> 00:06:03,560 Speaker 1: if he's just not comfortable in the offense, if he's 115 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:06,240 Speaker 1: not seeing where he's supposed to go or you know, 116 00:06:06,400 --> 00:06:08,800 Speaker 1: what holes he's supposed to find or what blocks he's 117 00:06:08,800 --> 00:06:11,560 Speaker 1: supposed to follow, that's one thing I just don't get. 118 00:06:11,680 --> 00:06:14,080 Speaker 1: And I think that's what's dragged it clearly. I mean, 119 00:06:14,120 --> 00:06:19,400 Speaker 1: that's what's dragging the total down. You know, again, justin 120 00:06:19,480 --> 00:06:21,839 Speaker 1: it says had four carries for negative five yards. That 121 00:06:21,839 --> 00:06:23,479 Speaker 1: doesn't help with your total. Like, for me, the best 122 00:06:23,520 --> 00:06:27,159 Speaker 1: thing about that running game this week was thirteen for sixty. 123 00:06:27,480 --> 00:06:29,799 Speaker 1: You know, Austin Eckler is a four point six yards 124 00:06:29,839 --> 00:06:32,479 Speaker 1: per carried career running back. And he was four point 125 00:06:32,560 --> 00:06:34,400 Speaker 1: six in there when all those games prior he was 126 00:06:34,440 --> 00:06:36,960 Speaker 1: in the two. So that's the most important thing to me. 127 00:06:37,400 --> 00:06:39,920 Speaker 1: I think they just got to figure out, you know, 128 00:06:39,960 --> 00:06:42,760 Speaker 1: what are what are we doing with Sony and why 129 00:06:42,839 --> 00:06:45,160 Speaker 1: are we doing it? And do we continue to do 130 00:06:45,200 --> 00:06:47,280 Speaker 1: it or do we need to find things that are 131 00:06:47,400 --> 00:06:50,760 Speaker 1: better for him to be more successful because you're just 132 00:06:50,839 --> 00:06:53,320 Speaker 1: off schedule. You hand him the ball and you're immediately 133 00:06:53,320 --> 00:06:56,760 Speaker 1: off schedule. You take out Justin's neil down they were 134 00:06:56,800 --> 00:06:58,760 Speaker 1: three point seven I think three point one with though, 135 00:06:58,839 --> 00:07:01,159 Speaker 1: so you take those out, and I agree with you. 136 00:07:01,240 --> 00:07:04,080 Speaker 1: I think if you look at Austin's numbers, that's what 137 00:07:04,440 --> 00:07:06,400 Speaker 1: we ultimately want to see. You want to see Austin 138 00:07:06,440 --> 00:07:10,360 Speaker 1: get going because he's such a weapon for Justin. You know, 139 00:07:10,400 --> 00:07:13,120 Speaker 1: if he runs the ball the way he did on Sunday, 140 00:07:13,480 --> 00:07:16,680 Speaker 1: we know what he is as a pass catcher. Justin 141 00:07:16,720 --> 00:07:19,960 Speaker 1: Herbert through four weeks one two hundred and fifty yards 142 00:07:20,040 --> 00:07:25,720 Speaker 1: through the air, top passer. But is that good ultimately 143 00:07:26,560 --> 00:07:29,640 Speaker 1: in terms of the team in winning ball games. I 144 00:07:29,720 --> 00:07:32,920 Speaker 1: say no. I say that those numbers if they went 145 00:07:32,960 --> 00:07:34,880 Speaker 1: down a little bit and the running game got going, 146 00:07:34,960 --> 00:07:37,160 Speaker 1: especially in the second half money, and you can chew 147 00:07:37,240 --> 00:07:39,960 Speaker 1: clock and you can kind of dominate and play from 148 00:07:40,000 --> 00:07:43,320 Speaker 1: ahead and have a running game to compliment justin. I 149 00:07:43,440 --> 00:07:47,280 Speaker 1: ultimately think that's where the Chargers are going to kind 150 00:07:47,320 --> 00:07:51,720 Speaker 1: of volt themselves into contenders. Is making this offense much 151 00:07:51,760 --> 00:07:54,400 Speaker 1: more balanced because the you know, thirty second in the 152 00:07:54,480 --> 00:07:57,280 Speaker 1: NFL and rushing. I think through the first four games 153 00:07:57,320 --> 00:08:00,520 Speaker 1: you can evaluate how to get better, but it can't 154 00:08:00,560 --> 00:08:03,720 Speaker 1: be like that for long. Yeah, I'm just going you know, 155 00:08:03,760 --> 00:08:06,000 Speaker 1: and again I apologize for those that are watching this 156 00:08:06,120 --> 00:08:08,040 Speaker 1: and have to watch my eyes dart over. But I've 157 00:08:08,080 --> 00:08:10,480 Speaker 1: got two computers, one for the camera and then one 158 00:08:10,560 --> 00:08:12,920 Speaker 1: for all the stats, so I can see it. Chris. 159 00:08:12,960 --> 00:08:15,440 Speaker 1: But like, so, let's just go through that second half, right, 160 00:08:15,560 --> 00:08:20,600 Speaker 1: They're up twenty seven seven, and on the game, DJ says, 161 00:08:20,880 --> 00:08:22,920 Speaker 1: in that opening because they have the you know, they defer, 162 00:08:23,000 --> 00:08:24,560 Speaker 1: they win the coin toss, they defer, they get the 163 00:08:24,600 --> 00:08:26,560 Speaker 1: opening possession of the second half, and DJ says, look, 164 00:08:26,560 --> 00:08:29,040 Speaker 1: they score a touchdown here, it's thirty four seven. It's over. Yeah, 165 00:08:29,120 --> 00:08:31,680 Speaker 1: it's over. There's no energy in here. The Texans will 166 00:08:31,760 --> 00:08:34,120 Speaker 1: essentially wave the white flag the crowd, will, you know, 167 00:08:34,200 --> 00:08:37,600 Speaker 1: which is already checked out, will be completely checked out 168 00:08:37,640 --> 00:08:39,880 Speaker 1: at that point, and you just cruise to victory. So 169 00:08:40,000 --> 00:08:42,319 Speaker 1: three and out and it's a drop pass by Everett, 170 00:08:42,640 --> 00:08:45,200 Speaker 1: you know, so you know justin hit him. He dropped it, 171 00:08:45,280 --> 00:08:47,600 Speaker 1: you know, Otherwise you extend that drive and then who knows, 172 00:08:47,679 --> 00:08:50,360 Speaker 1: maybe you get rolling. Austin Eckler's out there. His first 173 00:08:50,400 --> 00:08:53,280 Speaker 1: carry goes for four yards, a second one goes for two, 174 00:08:53,280 --> 00:08:55,440 Speaker 1: so now earn a third and manageable third and four 175 00:08:55,600 --> 00:08:57,720 Speaker 1: and they have the play called and Ever just dropped 176 00:08:57,720 --> 00:09:02,080 Speaker 1: the pass. The next one is kind of what I'm 177 00:09:02,120 --> 00:09:07,360 Speaker 1: getting to. First and ten Sony Michelle Carrey, no game. 178 00:09:07,960 --> 00:09:11,679 Speaker 1: Second and ten Herbert passes to Sony. He gets the 179 00:09:12,120 --> 00:09:15,680 Speaker 1: nine yards there, and then Sony carries for a yard 180 00:09:15,880 --> 00:09:18,439 Speaker 1: to get the first down. Great, and that's what Lombardi's 181 00:09:18,480 --> 00:09:20,680 Speaker 1: talking about, what the yards per carry. Well, remember some 182 00:09:20,720 --> 00:09:23,960 Speaker 1: of these are shorts and they're successful. But then you've 183 00:09:23,960 --> 00:09:27,600 Speaker 1: got Sony left tackle for one yard, and it's just 184 00:09:27,640 --> 00:09:30,560 Speaker 1: like that's what I'm talking about. You get off schedule 185 00:09:30,960 --> 00:09:33,240 Speaker 1: and then your third and five passes incomplete to Mike 186 00:09:33,280 --> 00:09:35,600 Speaker 1: Williams and you're punting again, and like, those are the 187 00:09:35,640 --> 00:09:38,800 Speaker 1: series that we're talking about. In the third quarter and 188 00:09:39,240 --> 00:09:41,559 Speaker 1: you got back to back punts and that's where you 189 00:09:41,640 --> 00:09:44,800 Speaker 1: got the one play touchdown from or you got the 190 00:09:44,840 --> 00:09:48,800 Speaker 1: touchdown from Houston on that one, and then they get 191 00:09:48,800 --> 00:09:52,600 Speaker 1: another touchdown after another punt. Like it's just that's and again, 192 00:09:52,679 --> 00:09:54,040 Speaker 1: who do you think was running the ball on that 193 00:09:54,120 --> 00:09:57,720 Speaker 1: next punt? Again it was Sony And it's like, I 194 00:09:57,800 --> 00:10:02,000 Speaker 1: just I can't I can't quite figure it out. That's 195 00:10:02,559 --> 00:10:03,960 Speaker 1: that's what I'm trying to get to the body Again, 196 00:10:03,960 --> 00:10:05,480 Speaker 1: I'm not trying to pick on Sony. I'm saying, look, 197 00:10:05,520 --> 00:10:07,520 Speaker 1: I know he's good back. There's a reason why they 198 00:10:07,520 --> 00:10:09,040 Speaker 1: signed him. You know, there's a reason why the guy's 199 00:10:09,080 --> 00:10:11,640 Speaker 1: Super Bowl champion. Um, I'm just trying to figure out 200 00:10:11,640 --> 00:10:13,600 Speaker 1: how to make it work. Like that's that's my main 201 00:10:13,640 --> 00:10:17,319 Speaker 1: concern in that third quarter that Georgia connection, Chub and 202 00:10:17,400 --> 00:10:19,960 Speaker 1: Michelle could be on the field on Sunday. Um, they 203 00:10:20,000 --> 00:10:22,320 Speaker 1: were devastating at Georgia, and I think it's just a 204 00:10:22,360 --> 00:10:25,120 Speaker 1: matter of trying to figure out really how to get 205 00:10:25,160 --> 00:10:28,480 Speaker 1: this going. Uh. The running back to position was an 206 00:10:28,480 --> 00:10:30,800 Speaker 1: issue last year money and it seems like it still 207 00:10:30,920 --> 00:10:34,000 Speaker 1: is an issue. But it seems like they can turn 208 00:10:34,040 --> 00:10:36,600 Speaker 1: it around. They have the guys to turn it around. 209 00:10:36,679 --> 00:10:39,440 Speaker 1: We still haven't mentioned Isaiah Speller, who could be somebody 210 00:10:39,480 --> 00:10:42,760 Speaker 1: that maybe we see sooner than later if this continues. Um, 211 00:10:43,440 --> 00:10:46,040 Speaker 1: I want to give Mike Williams some credit these two 212 00:10:46,120 --> 00:10:49,400 Speaker 1: road games, fifteen catches, two hundred and thirty three yards 213 00:10:49,400 --> 00:10:54,360 Speaker 1: and a touchdown. Mike can't have one catch for a 214 00:10:54,400 --> 00:10:57,480 Speaker 1: touchdown like he did in Jacksonville. The passing office has 215 00:10:57,520 --> 00:11:00,160 Speaker 1: to run through him. So I thought, what he in 216 00:11:00,240 --> 00:11:02,199 Speaker 1: Kansas City. He kind of picked up where he left 217 00:11:02,200 --> 00:11:04,719 Speaker 1: off from Kansas City and Houston, and they're gonna need 218 00:11:04,840 --> 00:11:08,400 Speaker 1: him in Cleveland with Keenan probably not going to give 219 00:11:08,400 --> 00:11:13,000 Speaker 1: it a go based on what Wednesday's practice report showed us. Look, 220 00:11:13,040 --> 00:11:18,200 Speaker 1: the linebackers for Houston are challenged. They're they're not stopping 221 00:11:18,200 --> 00:11:21,000 Speaker 1: the run and they can't cover the past. And credit 222 00:11:21,040 --> 00:11:23,640 Speaker 1: Lombardi and Justin and Mike for figuring that out because 223 00:11:23,679 --> 00:11:25,760 Speaker 1: there was a soft spot in the middle of the 224 00:11:25,840 --> 00:11:28,800 Speaker 1: field all game, and Mike found it and Justin just 225 00:11:28,880 --> 00:11:31,240 Speaker 1: kept just play the hits, you know, kept going back 226 00:11:31,280 --> 00:11:34,559 Speaker 1: to it. And then Bandy comes in gets those two 227 00:11:34,600 --> 00:11:37,880 Speaker 1: big catches along the left sideline. It's like there were 228 00:11:37,920 --> 00:11:40,600 Speaker 1: soft spots all over the field. Now probably not going 229 00:11:40,679 --> 00:11:44,160 Speaker 1: to see it's you're not going to see that against Cleveland. 230 00:11:44,200 --> 00:11:46,520 Speaker 1: You know, Yes, their secondary has been challenged. And look 231 00:11:46,600 --> 00:11:49,880 Speaker 1: this game, this game, you know, is going to look 232 00:11:50,440 --> 00:11:54,000 Speaker 1: dramatically different based on what the injury report looks like. 233 00:11:54,240 --> 00:11:57,000 Speaker 1: You know, Clowney is still not practicing as of the 234 00:11:57,040 --> 00:11:59,920 Speaker 1: moment we do this podcast. That may change. They expect 235 00:12:00,040 --> 00:12:01,360 Speaker 1: him to be back by the end of the week, 236 00:12:01,440 --> 00:12:04,880 Speaker 1: maybe in a limited role at practice. Miles Garrett was 237 00:12:04,920 --> 00:12:09,760 Speaker 1: limited yesterday. Um so if Garrett and Clowney play, that's 238 00:12:09,800 --> 00:12:15,120 Speaker 1: completely different for the second year because it looks like it. 239 00:12:15,160 --> 00:12:17,559 Speaker 1: But I think my guess is they're gonna play. It's 240 00:12:17,679 --> 00:12:20,720 Speaker 1: I have you know, it's not a football injury. Uh 241 00:12:20,760 --> 00:12:22,840 Speaker 1: the guy you know, they said he freaking had bleeding 242 00:12:22,840 --> 00:12:25,360 Speaker 1: on his eyeball and a busted up risk. So it's like, 243 00:12:25,400 --> 00:12:27,760 Speaker 1: I don't know, you know, how you deal with that 244 00:12:27,840 --> 00:12:30,720 Speaker 1: from a one car car accident that your Porsche flips over. 245 00:12:31,120 --> 00:12:33,840 Speaker 1: So I have no idea what kind of condition you 246 00:12:33,880 --> 00:12:36,440 Speaker 1: know he's in. He may be fine football wise with 247 00:12:36,520 --> 00:12:39,520 Speaker 1: all of his joints and you know, his levers, but 248 00:12:39,600 --> 00:12:42,800 Speaker 1: that doesn't necessarily mean internally he's okay. So that's the 249 00:12:42,800 --> 00:12:46,120 Speaker 1: thing is like, yeah, this secondary's been victimized all season 250 00:12:46,160 --> 00:12:49,199 Speaker 1: and they're really picking on you know, Greed, and Greedy's 251 00:12:49,200 --> 00:12:51,080 Speaker 1: gonna probably come back in this game. He hasn't been 252 00:12:51,080 --> 00:12:52,320 Speaker 1: out there at all, but you know he had a 253 00:12:52,320 --> 00:12:55,520 Speaker 1: good game against the Chargers last year. Um, you know 254 00:12:55,559 --> 00:12:59,160 Speaker 1: it's you got Greedy, Denzel, Denzel Ward and Newsome. That's 255 00:12:59,160 --> 00:13:01,920 Speaker 1: a good look. That's a good trio. And if you 256 00:13:01,920 --> 00:13:04,440 Speaker 1: can get the pass rush from Clowney and Miles Garrett, 257 00:13:04,440 --> 00:13:06,080 Speaker 1: now they don't have to sit out on those islands 258 00:13:06,120 --> 00:13:08,880 Speaker 1: as long, and they're probably gonna be a lot more effective. 259 00:13:08,960 --> 00:13:12,200 Speaker 1: So you know, the passing game's gonna have to be 260 00:13:12,840 --> 00:13:14,440 Speaker 1: The passing game is gonna have to be on point 261 00:13:14,480 --> 00:13:16,920 Speaker 1: because you're gonna have to get some splash plays against 262 00:13:16,920 --> 00:13:19,520 Speaker 1: this team because of how aggressive they are. Yeah, and 263 00:13:19,600 --> 00:13:23,360 Speaker 1: that's gonna have to run through Mike. We mentioned Gerald Austin. 264 00:13:23,960 --> 00:13:26,280 Speaker 1: I think those are kind of the top three options 265 00:13:26,320 --> 00:13:28,600 Speaker 1: right now at this point. Josh Palmer only had one 266 00:13:28,640 --> 00:13:31,240 Speaker 1: target in one catch I believe against Yeah, Well he 267 00:13:31,320 --> 00:13:33,360 Speaker 1: rolled his ankle, right, I think he rolled his ankles, 268 00:13:33,400 --> 00:13:36,840 Speaker 1: so he practiced limited. So yeah, what do you remember 269 00:13:36,880 --> 00:13:42,880 Speaker 1: when he exited the game? Money, She's I don't. It's 270 00:13:42,920 --> 00:13:46,679 Speaker 1: when Bandy essentially came in. He replaced Josh, So that 271 00:13:46,720 --> 00:13:49,240 Speaker 1: would have been what third quarter, So I'm guessing right around. 272 00:13:49,240 --> 00:13:51,000 Speaker 1: You know, I think Bandy's two catches, right, We're Bandy's 273 00:13:51,000 --> 00:13:52,600 Speaker 1: two catches on the third quarter, I think so, I 274 00:13:52,640 --> 00:13:55,880 Speaker 1: think with two for forty nine to two big So 275 00:13:55,920 --> 00:13:57,520 Speaker 1: maybe you know what. I think his catches were in 276 00:13:57,520 --> 00:14:00,480 Speaker 1: the second quarter if I remember right, So he must 277 00:14:00,480 --> 00:14:05,920 Speaker 1: have left. I'm looking up the playlog right now. Um, 278 00:14:06,040 --> 00:14:11,080 Speaker 1: let's see where are your catches, Michael Bandy? Um, because 279 00:14:11,120 --> 00:14:14,880 Speaker 1: they led to I want to say they led to 280 00:14:14,880 --> 00:14:18,600 Speaker 1: touchdowns Herbert to Williams, Herbert to Eckler. Yeah, I think 281 00:14:18,600 --> 00:14:20,720 Speaker 1: they were in the first half if i'm if I'm 282 00:14:20,760 --> 00:14:25,440 Speaker 1: guessing right, so he must have rolled it pretty early. Um. Yeah, 283 00:14:25,480 --> 00:14:31,400 Speaker 1: so that's the reason why I can't. But but Bandy, listen, 284 00:14:31,440 --> 00:14:34,360 Speaker 1: he showed us a lot in the preseason. Uh, he 285 00:14:34,400 --> 00:14:36,640 Speaker 1: made two big plays in that game versus Houston, So 286 00:14:36,960 --> 00:14:40,840 Speaker 1: maybe he becomes a factor in the passing game for 287 00:14:40,880 --> 00:14:43,320 Speaker 1: the Chargers. Well, I think that you know, the key 288 00:14:43,360 --> 00:14:46,640 Speaker 1: there is is that if if Josh isn't feeling one 289 00:14:46,680 --> 00:14:50,480 Speaker 1: hundred percent. You know, that's the luxury that you have, right, 290 00:14:50,560 --> 00:14:53,240 Speaker 1: It's like all right, but but again, now you're talking 291 00:14:53,280 --> 00:14:57,680 Speaker 1: about you know, Mike Williams obviously, you know, we know 292 00:14:57,760 --> 00:15:02,120 Speaker 1: Mike six whatever, six three shy and catch radius. It's 293 00:15:02,160 --> 00:15:05,320 Speaker 1: hard to go into a game with you know, five 294 00:15:05,400 --> 00:15:09,680 Speaker 1: foot what do we think? Carter is five nine DeAndre 295 00:15:09,840 --> 00:15:14,360 Speaker 1: Carter and five ten, five eleven Michael Bandy, you know 296 00:15:14,400 --> 00:15:17,280 Speaker 1: what I mean That that's where Palmer's six two frame 297 00:15:17,440 --> 00:15:20,600 Speaker 1: or keenan sixty three frame you know, comes into play. 298 00:15:20,720 --> 00:15:23,640 Speaker 1: So that's that's something to think about. Like for all 299 00:15:23,680 --> 00:15:25,920 Speaker 1: the people are like, well just sit Palmer and play Bandy. 300 00:15:25,920 --> 00:15:27,360 Speaker 1: It's like, yeah, you need that size. Well, you know, 301 00:15:27,400 --> 00:15:29,280 Speaker 1: it's kind of so you got Everett and you got 302 00:15:29,360 --> 00:15:31,920 Speaker 1: Palm coming back. Donald Palm will be back in this game. 303 00:15:31,960 --> 00:15:36,000 Speaker 1: So that's gonna help. Yeah, So that's gonna help a ton. Yeah. 304 00:15:36,040 --> 00:15:38,680 Speaker 1: I'm looking at the Browns running game through four four weeks, 305 00:15:39,160 --> 00:15:42,560 Speaker 1: two hundred and seventeen yards on the ground, terrifying versus Carolina, 306 00:15:42,840 --> 00:15:45,800 Speaker 1: one eighty four against the Jets, one seventy one against 307 00:15:45,800 --> 00:15:49,360 Speaker 1: the Steelers, and one seventy seven at Atlanta. They know 308 00:15:49,440 --> 00:15:53,440 Speaker 1: exactly who they are. It doesn't matter what defense is 309 00:15:53,480 --> 00:15:56,080 Speaker 1: going up against them. They say, come and stop chubbing Hunt. 310 00:15:57,240 --> 00:16:00,600 Speaker 1: So I went back and watched you know, I've watched 311 00:16:00,640 --> 00:16:03,840 Speaker 1: pretty much all of a lot of their runs. First 312 00:16:03,840 --> 00:16:07,120 Speaker 1: down runs, explosive runs, which are runs over ten yards, 313 00:16:08,000 --> 00:16:11,960 Speaker 1: touchdown runs, just kind of put in perspective, you know 314 00:16:12,040 --> 00:16:16,400 Speaker 1: what the Cleveland offense is. Nick Chubb has seventeen explosive 315 00:16:16,480 --> 00:16:19,880 Speaker 1: runs this season through four games, seventeen of at least 316 00:16:19,960 --> 00:16:25,680 Speaker 1: ten yards. The Chargers as a team as a team 317 00:16:26,960 --> 00:16:32,880 Speaker 1: have five, He's got seventeen. Kareem Hunt has seven. So 318 00:16:33,240 --> 00:16:35,800 Speaker 1: like that's just to kind of think about how the 319 00:16:35,880 --> 00:16:40,360 Speaker 1: Chargers running game has struggled. Like that's how good successful 320 00:16:41,000 --> 00:16:44,480 Speaker 1: the Browns Russia attack has been. And of all, like, 321 00:16:44,600 --> 00:16:46,520 Speaker 1: of all the stats, this is the one that jet 322 00:16:46,520 --> 00:16:48,520 Speaker 1: You know, we always hear about yards after contact and 323 00:16:48,560 --> 00:16:50,600 Speaker 1: oh it's so hard to bring him down to hell 324 00:16:50,680 --> 00:16:54,200 Speaker 1: with that. This is the stat that blew my freaking dome. 325 00:16:55,480 --> 00:16:59,240 Speaker 1: Yards before contact before you even get a hat on 326 00:16:59,360 --> 00:17:03,640 Speaker 1: Nick Chubb. In four games, he's averaging one hundred and 327 00:17:03,680 --> 00:17:06,040 Speaker 1: fifty yards. I mean not averaging. He has one hundred 328 00:17:06,040 --> 00:17:09,040 Speaker 1: and fifty yards before contact. He has, averaging nearly forty 329 00:17:09,080 --> 00:17:12,560 Speaker 1: yards per game before you even put a mitt on him. 330 00:17:13,200 --> 00:17:17,040 Speaker 1: It's impossible. Like that's again to put it into context. 331 00:17:17,480 --> 00:17:22,479 Speaker 1: Austin Eckler's yards before contact this year twenty eight, twenty 332 00:17:22,560 --> 00:17:26,520 Speaker 1: eight yards before total in four games, an average of 333 00:17:26,640 --> 00:17:29,440 Speaker 1: seven yards per game before he has to break a 334 00:17:29,520 --> 00:17:32,840 Speaker 1: tackle or at least make a man miss. Nick Chubb's 335 00:17:32,840 --> 00:17:35,959 Speaker 1: got a hundred and fifty one Kareem Hunt has fifty 336 00:17:36,000 --> 00:17:41,399 Speaker 1: one yards before contact on just twenty on forty six carries. 337 00:17:41,480 --> 00:17:45,080 Speaker 1: Like it's it's crazy, Like it is crazy how good 338 00:17:45,119 --> 00:17:48,879 Speaker 1: Stefanski is at dialing up and they they'll do it 339 00:17:48,920 --> 00:17:51,960 Speaker 1: out of eleven. They'll do it out of thirteen, like 340 00:17:52,000 --> 00:17:54,640 Speaker 1: they they you know, meaning one back. You know, first 341 00:17:54,680 --> 00:17:57,280 Speaker 1: number is the running backs, second number is the tight end. 342 00:17:57,359 --> 00:17:59,080 Speaker 1: So they'll do it with one tight end and three 343 00:17:59,119 --> 00:18:01,800 Speaker 1: receivers and you're spread out and next thing you know, 344 00:18:02,000 --> 00:18:06,320 Speaker 1: Chub is freaking hitting a crease for fifteen yards between 345 00:18:06,359 --> 00:18:08,720 Speaker 1: the tackles. Or they'll load it up and bring all 346 00:18:08,760 --> 00:18:11,239 Speaker 1: three tight ends out there and say, yeah, you know 347 00:18:11,280 --> 00:18:14,120 Speaker 1: where we're going. We're coming behind these two tight ends 348 00:18:14,119 --> 00:18:16,760 Speaker 1: and a pulling guard and there ain't anything you can do. 349 00:18:17,320 --> 00:18:21,239 Speaker 1: So it's the run defense is going to have to 350 00:18:21,240 --> 00:18:26,760 Speaker 1: be on point. That's an obvious statement, but I say 351 00:18:26,800 --> 00:18:29,520 Speaker 1: that just to set up the conversation. And I don't 352 00:18:29,520 --> 00:18:31,439 Speaker 1: know if you were in the press or Chris, but 353 00:18:31,640 --> 00:18:34,760 Speaker 1: you know, it looked like Staley was getting peppered by 354 00:18:34,800 --> 00:18:38,320 Speaker 1: somebody about the run defense in Houston and how Damian 355 00:18:38,359 --> 00:18:40,840 Speaker 1: Pierce had that seventy five yard run. And as coach, 356 00:18:40,880 --> 00:18:43,760 Speaker 1: Staley's just the best, and he never holds his tongue 357 00:18:43,760 --> 00:18:45,880 Speaker 1: in these things. He just kind of got deep into 358 00:18:45,920 --> 00:18:49,840 Speaker 1: it and he said, yeah, you know, Derwin's he went outside. 359 00:18:49,920 --> 00:18:52,560 Speaker 1: Derwin's supposed to be inside on that and nas is 360 00:18:52,560 --> 00:18:54,200 Speaker 1: supposed to be outside, and they were in the wrong 361 00:18:54,240 --> 00:18:58,880 Speaker 1: spots number one, number two, Cuve. You know, Cub got 362 00:18:58,880 --> 00:19:02,040 Speaker 1: cleaned out and he's got to do a better job there. 363 00:19:02,080 --> 00:19:05,320 Speaker 1: And so like he really clearly he knows how important 364 00:19:05,359 --> 00:19:10,880 Speaker 1: this is to make sure you are dialed on your 365 00:19:11,119 --> 00:19:15,280 Speaker 1: angles on your run fits. Because like we've said in 366 00:19:15,280 --> 00:19:17,440 Speaker 1: the past, Drew's the best. I don't know if there's 367 00:19:17,440 --> 00:19:19,720 Speaker 1: a better linebacker it run fits in the league than Tranquil, 368 00:19:19,720 --> 00:19:22,560 Speaker 1: and he's played exceptional But I think that's going to 369 00:19:22,640 --> 00:19:25,280 Speaker 1: go a long way in determining who's active for this game, 370 00:19:25,800 --> 00:19:28,480 Speaker 1: who's getting into the rotation on the inside of that line, 371 00:19:28,480 --> 00:19:31,560 Speaker 1: because they do have so many bodies and Nas just 372 00:19:31,600 --> 00:19:34,920 Speaker 1: has to you know, he's just he's got to try 373 00:19:34,920 --> 00:19:37,479 Speaker 1: to clean that up. You know, his angles have been 374 00:19:37,480 --> 00:19:39,920 Speaker 1: a little rough here through four weeks, and against this team, 375 00:19:39,960 --> 00:19:43,240 Speaker 1: you're gonna have to clean that up. So the Browns 376 00:19:43,240 --> 00:19:47,600 Speaker 1: have four hundred and ninety one more rushing yards than 377 00:19:47,640 --> 00:19:51,800 Speaker 1: the Chargers through four games. Yeah, four ninety one. But 378 00:19:51,960 --> 00:19:55,480 Speaker 1: it also speaks to like identities of teams, right, this 379 00:19:55,560 --> 00:19:58,600 Speaker 1: is their identity they run to football. For the Chargers, 380 00:19:58,960 --> 00:20:01,520 Speaker 1: when you have a lead quarterback like Justin Herbert, that's 381 00:20:01,560 --> 00:20:05,760 Speaker 1: your identity. Like we know that Justin throwing the ball 382 00:20:06,200 --> 00:20:09,159 Speaker 1: is what this offense does best. And so it's almost 383 00:20:09,160 --> 00:20:14,679 Speaker 1: like contrasting styles. Here's your point about And by the way, 384 00:20:14,720 --> 00:20:16,800 Speaker 1: they're two and two. Both teams are two and two. 385 00:20:17,000 --> 00:20:18,600 Speaker 1: So it's like, yeah, they're running the hell out of 386 00:20:18,600 --> 00:20:20,240 Speaker 1: the ball and they're two and two. Different ways to 387 00:20:20,240 --> 00:20:21,840 Speaker 1: get The Chargers are throwing the hell out of the 388 00:20:21,840 --> 00:20:23,760 Speaker 1: ball and they're two and two. There's just different ways 389 00:20:23,760 --> 00:20:26,439 Speaker 1: to get it done. You know, James Robinson with that 390 00:20:26,560 --> 00:20:28,760 Speaker 1: fifty yard touchdown. You mentioned Pierce with the seventy five 391 00:20:28,840 --> 00:20:30,960 Speaker 1: yard touchdown. I think Clyde Edwards Hilaire had a fifty 392 00:20:31,000 --> 00:20:33,160 Speaker 1: plus yard run late in that game against Kansas City. 393 00:20:33,440 --> 00:20:36,359 Speaker 1: So these bas Travis Kelsey held their one on the play. 394 00:20:36,480 --> 00:20:41,919 Speaker 1: But anyway, but those exploits, those explosive plays money, especially 395 00:20:42,160 --> 00:20:45,240 Speaker 1: on the road against Cleveland. You can't let them get 396 00:20:45,359 --> 00:20:48,680 Speaker 1: up on you with Chubb and Hunt and then try 397 00:20:48,720 --> 00:20:51,040 Speaker 1: to figure out how to beat them in the second half. 398 00:20:51,400 --> 00:20:54,240 Speaker 1: It's almost the same formula as Houston and like, get 399 00:20:54,320 --> 00:20:57,399 Speaker 1: up on Cleveland early, make them have to throw the 400 00:20:57,400 --> 00:21:00,040 Speaker 1: football a little bit. With Jacoby Purcett so and we 401 00:21:00,080 --> 00:21:03,040 Speaker 1: talk about hot starts, and you know every week you 402 00:21:03,040 --> 00:21:05,120 Speaker 1: want to get off to a hot start, but especially 403 00:21:05,119 --> 00:21:08,240 Speaker 1: with the team like the Browns, if you can get 404 00:21:08,320 --> 00:21:12,000 Speaker 1: up fourteen nothing and make some explosive plays, then you 405 00:21:12,200 --> 00:21:15,680 Speaker 1: kind of make Cleveland, uh not not one dimensional, because 406 00:21:15,680 --> 00:21:17,480 Speaker 1: they're still going to try to run the football, but 407 00:21:18,240 --> 00:21:21,560 Speaker 1: it's harder for them to sustain drives when they're down 408 00:21:21,600 --> 00:21:26,720 Speaker 1: by two or three scores. Let's uh, it's just funny 409 00:21:26,720 --> 00:21:29,119 Speaker 1: you said it, and I immediately went to twenty twenty 410 00:21:29,119 --> 00:21:32,280 Speaker 1: one because I remember it. Uh, Nick Chubb fifty two 411 00:21:32,359 --> 00:21:36,479 Speaker 1: yard run opening drive, third quarter, Cleveland twenty seven, Chargers thirteen, 412 00:21:36,680 --> 00:21:39,800 Speaker 1: And we're like, oh, boy, yep, it's just just you know, 413 00:21:39,960 --> 00:21:42,879 Speaker 1: Nick Chubb has been running rough shod as has Kareem 414 00:21:42,960 --> 00:21:45,479 Speaker 1: Hunt all game long. How are they going to get 415 00:21:45,480 --> 00:21:46,879 Speaker 1: back into this game? And we know it's one of 416 00:21:46,880 --> 00:21:48,840 Speaker 1: the greatest regular season games and we've got so many 417 00:21:48,880 --> 00:21:50,720 Speaker 1: of those with Herbert and they scored twenty eight points 418 00:21:50,760 --> 00:21:54,320 Speaker 1: in the fourth quarter to win. We talked about two. Yeah, 419 00:21:54,320 --> 00:21:56,800 Speaker 1: it was the Austin Eckler four touchdown game. I had 420 00:21:56,840 --> 00:21:59,720 Speaker 1: three in the fourth quarter. But like so, as I'm 421 00:21:59,720 --> 00:22:02,320 Speaker 1: prep and for the game, and I'm you know, whenever 422 00:22:02,359 --> 00:22:04,080 Speaker 1: I do a game, it's if they play the year 423 00:22:04,080 --> 00:22:07,480 Speaker 1: before or at least, you know, in the last two years, 424 00:22:07,720 --> 00:22:10,320 Speaker 1: I'll look at that game and save those stats if 425 00:22:10,320 --> 00:22:14,160 Speaker 1: they're pertinented, If they're pertinent. Nick Chubb last year versus 426 00:22:14,160 --> 00:22:20,160 Speaker 1: the Chargers twenty one for one sixty one seven point 427 00:22:20,240 --> 00:22:23,960 Speaker 1: seven yards per carry and along of fifty two Kareem 428 00:22:24,040 --> 00:22:27,120 Speaker 1: Hunt twelve for sixty one five point one and two 429 00:22:27,160 --> 00:22:32,240 Speaker 1: touchdowns on the ground. It doesn't matter because obviously this 430 00:22:32,320 --> 00:22:36,400 Speaker 1: year with Austin Johnson, Sebastian Joseph Day, Morgan Fox, it's 431 00:22:36,440 --> 00:22:39,199 Speaker 1: just it's a different team, you know, in terms of 432 00:22:39,280 --> 00:22:44,879 Speaker 1: run defense. But I think that game, that's one of 433 00:22:44,920 --> 00:22:47,920 Speaker 1: those games that led to the signing of Austin Johnson, 434 00:22:47,960 --> 00:22:51,159 Speaker 1: the signing of Sebastian Joseph Day, and knowing, you know, 435 00:22:51,400 --> 00:22:53,960 Speaker 1: this is a good team. They're probably going to be 436 00:22:53,960 --> 00:22:57,159 Speaker 1: in the playoffs pretty regularly with all the talent they 437 00:22:57,200 --> 00:22:59,439 Speaker 1: have on both sides of the ball, we better have 438 00:22:59,480 --> 00:23:01,640 Speaker 1: an answer for it. And so I'm anxious to see 439 00:23:01,680 --> 00:23:04,360 Speaker 1: the answer, you know, because I think, you know, I'm 440 00:23:04,359 --> 00:23:06,440 Speaker 1: not crazy about the whole Well, if you just take 441 00:23:06,480 --> 00:23:08,880 Speaker 1: out the one run we did really well against the run. Well, yeah, 442 00:23:08,880 --> 00:23:10,680 Speaker 1: but that one run happened and it scored a touchdown, 443 00:23:10,680 --> 00:23:13,639 Speaker 1: and yeah, that's that. That doesn't work because it got 444 00:23:13,800 --> 00:23:15,800 Speaker 1: just so you have to prevent those plays from happening. 445 00:23:15,880 --> 00:23:19,400 Speaker 1: So it's been it's been a really good run dye 446 00:23:19,520 --> 00:23:23,040 Speaker 1: that has found a way to lose a back at 447 00:23:23,080 --> 00:23:24,960 Speaker 1: least once a game, and I think they got to 448 00:23:25,000 --> 00:23:28,640 Speaker 1: be very careful. I'm hoping and I'm excited to see, 449 00:23:28,800 --> 00:23:32,920 Speaker 1: you know, because look, I think take the Jacksonville game 450 00:23:32,960 --> 00:23:35,840 Speaker 1: out of it. I think the defense that coach has 451 00:23:35,880 --> 00:23:38,800 Speaker 1: schemed up this year has been pretty darn impressive. The 452 00:23:38,840 --> 00:23:40,800 Speaker 1: way that it's that it's worked out. You know, the 453 00:23:40,840 --> 00:23:43,600 Speaker 1: plan they had for Mahomes I thought was perfect. The 454 00:23:43,680 --> 00:23:46,080 Speaker 1: plan they had for the Raiders worked perfectly. The plan 455 00:23:46,200 --> 00:23:49,119 Speaker 1: they had for the Texans was great through you know, 456 00:23:49,240 --> 00:23:52,480 Speaker 1: two and a half quarters before the offense completely shut down, 457 00:23:52,600 --> 00:23:54,560 Speaker 1: and I think that the defense got gassed in that 458 00:23:54,680 --> 00:23:57,960 Speaker 1: second half. So I'm anxious to see what he puts together, 459 00:23:58,119 --> 00:23:59,760 Speaker 1: you know, what he schemes up to try to figure 460 00:23:59,800 --> 00:24:02,879 Speaker 1: this out. Because man, it's a it's a real I 461 00:24:02,920 --> 00:24:04,359 Speaker 1: was about to say to the B word and this 462 00:24:04,480 --> 00:24:06,159 Speaker 1: is the Chargers pod, so I'll hold back on that. 463 00:24:06,200 --> 00:24:08,440 Speaker 1: I mean, it's a real it's a real bear. It's 464 00:24:08,440 --> 00:24:09,960 Speaker 1: a real bear to try to figure this thing. It's 465 00:24:09,960 --> 00:24:12,760 Speaker 1: a real bear. These first four games have been so weird. 466 00:24:12,840 --> 00:24:15,480 Speaker 1: Money like this first quarter of the season. You start 467 00:24:15,520 --> 00:24:19,080 Speaker 1: out by beating the Raiders, You're dominant in the first 468 00:24:19,080 --> 00:24:22,080 Speaker 1: half against the Chiefs, and you know a lot of 469 00:24:22,119 --> 00:24:25,160 Speaker 1: things go wrong in that second half. Your quarterback gets hurt, 470 00:24:26,240 --> 00:24:30,119 Speaker 1: you get blown out by Jacksonville. You're decimated by injuries, 471 00:24:30,280 --> 00:24:32,359 Speaker 1: a lot of people are upset about how they're playing. 472 00:24:33,040 --> 00:24:37,080 Speaker 1: You come back, You're dominant against the Texans in the 473 00:24:37,080 --> 00:24:39,879 Speaker 1: first half. Let them back into it. You're two and 474 00:24:39,920 --> 00:24:43,960 Speaker 1: two and we really don't know exactly what this team 475 00:24:44,040 --> 00:24:47,359 Speaker 1: is yet, but you have so much in front of you. 476 00:24:47,359 --> 00:24:50,080 Speaker 1: You beat Cleveland. Guess what, Russell Wilson a company come 477 00:24:50,119 --> 00:24:53,040 Speaker 1: to town on Monday Night football with a chance to 478 00:24:53,040 --> 00:24:54,639 Speaker 1: go to four and two and two and one in 479 00:24:54,680 --> 00:24:58,240 Speaker 1: the Division. So four, I think as frustrating as maybe 480 00:24:58,240 --> 00:25:03,120 Speaker 1: these first four games have been for fa ends, it's like, okay, 481 00:25:03,240 --> 00:25:06,399 Speaker 1: you'd be Cleveland, you got Denver, you got Seattle, and 482 00:25:06,400 --> 00:25:08,800 Speaker 1: then you got your bye, and then you go to Atlanta. 483 00:25:08,960 --> 00:25:12,480 Speaker 1: So it's it just goes to show you how long 484 00:25:12,520 --> 00:25:15,080 Speaker 1: a seventeen game season is and how kind of caught 485 00:25:15,160 --> 00:25:18,760 Speaker 1: up we get week to week. So I think it's 486 00:25:18,880 --> 00:25:22,680 Speaker 1: sometimes good to reflect on the big picture, and right now, 487 00:25:22,720 --> 00:25:25,800 Speaker 1: I think in the big picture, Chargers are in a 488 00:25:26,000 --> 00:25:30,600 Speaker 1: pretty decent spot despite these injuries. Yeah, you know, for me, 489 00:25:31,160 --> 00:25:33,719 Speaker 1: like I'm gonna take that big picture and make it 490 00:25:33,760 --> 00:25:36,399 Speaker 1: even wider because I'll just go to the AFC as 491 00:25:36,440 --> 00:25:38,480 Speaker 1: a whole I mean, just look at it. You know, 492 00:25:38,520 --> 00:25:40,640 Speaker 1: you've got the Dolphins, Chiefs, and Bills at three and one. 493 00:25:41,640 --> 00:25:45,560 Speaker 1: The Dolphins could very easily be two and two had 494 00:25:45,600 --> 00:25:47,440 Speaker 1: they not had that comeback against the Ravens, and the 495 00:25:47,520 --> 00:25:49,600 Speaker 1: Ravens could be three and one. That just ridiculous fourth 496 00:25:49,640 --> 00:25:51,479 Speaker 1: quarter that they have. A point I'm making is there 497 00:25:51,480 --> 00:25:53,919 Speaker 1: are eight teams that are two and two that the 498 00:25:54,040 --> 00:25:57,199 Speaker 1: Jets are two and two. Brady Quinn thought they were 499 00:25:57,200 --> 00:25:58,960 Speaker 1: going to start the season at zero and nine, and 500 00:25:59,000 --> 00:26:02,520 Speaker 1: that wasn't a ridiculous prediction looking at their schedule. They're 501 00:26:02,560 --> 00:26:06,920 Speaker 1: two and two. The Broncos just handed the Broncos probably 502 00:26:06,920 --> 00:26:09,040 Speaker 1: shouldn't even be two and two, like they certainly weren't 503 00:26:09,040 --> 00:26:10,520 Speaker 1: a three and one team. That's why I was happy 504 00:26:10,560 --> 00:26:13,680 Speaker 1: to see the Raiders beat him. So you've got you know, 505 00:26:13,960 --> 00:26:16,919 Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson, who was playing at an MVP level before 506 00:26:16,960 --> 00:26:20,200 Speaker 1: the game this past week against the Bills at two 507 00:26:20,200 --> 00:26:22,800 Speaker 1: and two. You've got the best record in the AFC 508 00:26:22,960 --> 00:26:25,080 Speaker 1: last year, Tennessee Titans at two and two, the defending 509 00:26:25,119 --> 00:26:29,280 Speaker 1: AFC champion Cincinnati Bengals at two and two, along with 510 00:26:29,720 --> 00:26:32,160 Speaker 1: the Jets and the Jags, who picked in the top 511 00:26:32,200 --> 00:26:36,080 Speaker 1: five of the the NFL Draft, the Chargers, the Broncos, 512 00:26:36,480 --> 00:26:39,760 Speaker 1: and we aren't even talking about you know, the Colts 513 00:26:40,440 --> 00:26:42,520 Speaker 1: at one and three, the Raiders at one in three, 514 00:26:42,600 --> 00:26:44,679 Speaker 1: the Pats at one and three, the Steelers at one. 515 00:26:44,720 --> 00:26:48,080 Speaker 1: I mean, the Steelers and the Patriots and the Raiders 516 00:26:48,119 --> 00:26:49,840 Speaker 1: were all in the playoffs last year and they're all 517 00:26:49,880 --> 00:26:54,520 Speaker 1: one and three. It's like, it's it's a it's past 518 00:26:54,600 --> 00:26:56,679 Speaker 1: and that's the good news. Like that's what I'm getting at, Like, 519 00:26:56,760 --> 00:27:00,800 Speaker 1: that's the good news. Your record is important, but it's 520 00:27:00,840 --> 00:27:04,680 Speaker 1: important in context of your division in the conference. So 521 00:27:05,400 --> 00:27:07,919 Speaker 1: if you're two and two and there's six teams that 522 00:27:07,960 --> 00:27:09,879 Speaker 1: are three and one, and they're like a boy, you know, 523 00:27:09,960 --> 00:27:12,560 Speaker 1: already a game back through the first quarters. No, it's 524 00:27:12,560 --> 00:27:15,520 Speaker 1: not the case. You know, they're they're they are right 525 00:27:15,600 --> 00:27:18,760 Speaker 1: in the thick of everything despite their injuries, and like 526 00:27:18,760 --> 00:27:22,760 Speaker 1: you said, it's it's it's an opportunity. And even if 527 00:27:22,760 --> 00:27:25,160 Speaker 1: they don't win this game and they go two and three, 528 00:27:25,160 --> 00:27:29,639 Speaker 1: I mean, like, look the the Browns and I'm going 529 00:27:29,720 --> 00:27:31,439 Speaker 1: to do an interview with them today and as I 530 00:27:31,520 --> 00:27:33,719 Speaker 1: was prepping for it, I'm reading a bunch of brown stuff. 531 00:27:34,480 --> 00:27:37,400 Speaker 1: They're treating this like a must win game after dropping 532 00:27:37,440 --> 00:27:39,840 Speaker 1: that game in Atlantic, because they're like, look, this team 533 00:27:40,400 --> 00:27:42,919 Speaker 1: should be at least three and one after the weird 534 00:27:43,240 --> 00:27:45,200 Speaker 1: ending against the game against the Jets, and you can 535 00:27:45,240 --> 00:27:49,479 Speaker 1: make a case at four and zero. Right, So they 536 00:27:49,520 --> 00:27:52,760 Speaker 1: beat they lose to the Jets, but last week they 537 00:27:52,800 --> 00:27:56,320 Speaker 1: lose to the Falcons buy a field goal because they 538 00:27:56,359 --> 00:27:59,239 Speaker 1: opted not to let kde York kick a sixty one 539 00:27:59,320 --> 00:28:02,000 Speaker 1: yard or at one. Anyway, what I'm getting at is 540 00:28:02,000 --> 00:28:07,240 Speaker 1: after this Patriots, Ravens, Bengals, Dolphins, Bills, Buccaneers, that's what 541 00:28:07,320 --> 00:28:10,000 Speaker 1: the Browns are staring at. You know, you pointed out 542 00:28:10,000 --> 00:28:12,000 Speaker 1: the charges. It's like, okay, you can stub your toe 543 00:28:12,000 --> 00:28:14,000 Speaker 1: against the Jacks, because here's the Texans. Now we're two 544 00:28:14,040 --> 00:28:16,720 Speaker 1: and two. Maybe you stub your toe, or maybe it's 545 00:28:16,760 --> 00:28:19,000 Speaker 1: just not a great matchup for you with the injuries 546 00:28:19,080 --> 00:28:22,160 Speaker 1: and back to back ten AM starts against the Browns. 547 00:28:22,200 --> 00:28:24,080 Speaker 1: I'm not making excuses, but I'm saying what you can 548 00:28:24,119 --> 00:28:26,160 Speaker 1: do is then say, okay, you've got now, you've got 549 00:28:26,160 --> 00:28:28,520 Speaker 1: the extended week to get the extra day arrest, play 550 00:28:28,560 --> 00:28:31,480 Speaker 1: the Broncos back to back home games. Now you got Seattle. 551 00:28:31,880 --> 00:28:34,320 Speaker 1: You know, before your buy get healthy, and let's see 552 00:28:34,359 --> 00:28:36,320 Speaker 1: if we can get into that break at four and three. 553 00:28:37,720 --> 00:28:40,800 Speaker 1: So I think that's and again, I just think that's 554 00:28:40,800 --> 00:28:42,960 Speaker 1: the way the AFC is going to play out this year. 555 00:28:43,160 --> 00:28:45,480 Speaker 1: I think it's going to be a nine and eight. 556 00:28:46,120 --> 00:28:48,240 Speaker 1: You know, a nine and eight team is gonna make 557 00:28:48,240 --> 00:28:51,880 Speaker 1: the playoffs. Maybe two. I just think the parody in 558 00:28:51,880 --> 00:28:55,640 Speaker 1: this conference is so great that you know you don't 559 00:28:55,720 --> 00:28:57,840 Speaker 1: have to freak out if you're not eleven and six. 560 00:28:58,400 --> 00:29:02,240 Speaker 1: I agree with that. Raiders and Texans the two wins, 561 00:29:02,240 --> 00:29:05,320 Speaker 1: the Chargers have a combined one six and one. We 562 00:29:05,320 --> 00:29:09,080 Speaker 1: can talk about the playoffs uh in January, right, But 563 00:29:09,280 --> 00:29:12,320 Speaker 1: you think about wild card and tiebreakers and things like that. 564 00:29:12,680 --> 00:29:15,040 Speaker 1: This is one of those games, um, that you can 565 00:29:15,040 --> 00:29:17,400 Speaker 1: have a tiebreaker against Cleveland if it gets closed. The 566 00:29:17,560 --> 00:29:20,600 Speaker 1: following week against the Broncos, that's one of those games 567 00:29:20,600 --> 00:29:23,040 Speaker 1: not only for the division, but for a potential wild card. 568 00:29:23,360 --> 00:29:26,360 Speaker 1: Then you play Seattle. Um, you should have no business 569 00:29:26,680 --> 00:29:29,800 Speaker 1: losing to Seattle at home. So these next three weeks 570 00:29:29,840 --> 00:29:32,160 Speaker 1: two money like, we go from gosh, two and two. 571 00:29:32,160 --> 00:29:35,160 Speaker 1: Who are these Chargers too? Man? What an opportunity to 572 00:29:35,160 --> 00:29:37,520 Speaker 1: get to five and two at your buy, you know, 573 00:29:37,600 --> 00:29:40,719 Speaker 1: because they Yeah, I think they're a better team. Hey, 574 00:29:40,720 --> 00:29:44,960 Speaker 1: look their favorite that they're there. I think what it 575 00:29:45,040 --> 00:29:46,560 Speaker 1: opened two and a half, So I think it's getting 576 00:29:46,800 --> 00:29:49,360 Speaker 1: you know, I think it's getting beat down. Um. But 577 00:29:49,440 --> 00:29:51,280 Speaker 1: you know, Oddsmakers put them a two and a half. 578 00:29:51,360 --> 00:29:54,040 Speaker 1: So they wanted to get some action on the Brown 579 00:29:54,120 --> 00:29:56,680 Speaker 1: side of things. And look, the Browns, they've been good. 580 00:29:56,720 --> 00:29:59,560 Speaker 1: They haven't been great. You know, they've they've been they've 581 00:29:59,600 --> 00:30:02,400 Speaker 1: been good, they have not been great. You know, they 582 00:30:02,520 --> 00:30:04,760 Speaker 1: it was a and I think that's what you're gonna get, 583 00:30:04,920 --> 00:30:07,800 Speaker 1: you know, with Jacoby, Bursatt and Stefanski just trying to 584 00:30:07,880 --> 00:30:11,600 Speaker 1: keep control of this game. You know, it's not I 585 00:30:11,640 --> 00:30:13,560 Speaker 1: don't think this is a team with the way it's 586 00:30:13,560 --> 00:30:16,520 Speaker 1: constructed and the comfort level he has with his quarterback 587 00:30:16,600 --> 00:30:18,600 Speaker 1: that he wants to throw it all over the yard. 588 00:30:18,720 --> 00:30:22,320 Speaker 1: So if you can control and that's what's crazy, Like this, 589 00:30:22,760 --> 00:30:26,960 Speaker 1: this is the crazy thing. So the Browns, like, you're 590 00:30:27,000 --> 00:30:30,760 Speaker 1: a defensive coordinator, you're you know, you're Brandon Staley and 591 00:30:30,800 --> 00:30:35,240 Speaker 1: you're going into this game and you know, the Browns 592 00:30:35,360 --> 00:30:39,280 Speaker 1: lead the league in explosive runs and they are last 593 00:30:39,560 --> 00:30:43,160 Speaker 1: in the league in explosive passes. They are number one 594 00:30:43,280 --> 00:30:46,440 Speaker 1: and number thirty two. You know that going in, as 595 00:30:46,520 --> 00:30:49,520 Speaker 1: every team has known that going in, and yet they 596 00:30:49,680 --> 00:30:52,360 Speaker 1: still get gashed. All four of these teams that they 597 00:30:52,360 --> 00:30:55,200 Speaker 1: have faced have still gotten gashed by the run game. 598 00:30:55,560 --> 00:30:59,280 Speaker 1: That's to me, what's like so intimidating and scary about 599 00:30:59,320 --> 00:31:02,040 Speaker 1: this matchup. It's like, these are not bad teams that 600 00:31:02,080 --> 00:31:05,720 Speaker 1: they're playing. You know, the Panthers defense is good. It's 601 00:31:05,720 --> 00:31:08,920 Speaker 1: not great, but it's it's pretty darn good. Um. You know, 602 00:31:08,960 --> 00:31:12,800 Speaker 1: the Jets defense is not um, but the Falcons, the 603 00:31:12,840 --> 00:31:16,480 Speaker 1: Falcons defense is not. But what I'm getting at is like, 604 00:31:16,720 --> 00:31:19,840 Speaker 1: you know, you can scheme to try to slow down 605 00:31:19,880 --> 00:31:22,440 Speaker 1: this rush attack and it still doesn't matter because you 606 00:31:22,440 --> 00:31:24,720 Speaker 1: don't have to be afraid of the deepense, so you 607 00:31:24,760 --> 00:31:27,520 Speaker 1: can have it in the box every time. It's it's crazy, 608 00:31:27,640 --> 00:31:30,040 Speaker 1: like that's how good they are and how good Stefanski 609 00:31:30,160 --> 00:31:32,440 Speaker 1: is it's scheming it up, and how good these players are. 610 00:31:32,880 --> 00:31:37,040 Speaker 1: It's it's a very athletic offensive line. When you look up, 611 00:31:37,280 --> 00:31:41,240 Speaker 1: you're seeing Jedrick Will's pull from left tackle all the 612 00:31:41,280 --> 00:31:43,640 Speaker 1: way outside the tackle box. On the right side, you're 613 00:31:43,640 --> 00:31:46,719 Speaker 1: seeing Wyatt Teller move all over the place Jack caught. Like, 614 00:31:46,800 --> 00:31:50,840 Speaker 1: these guys move, they're tight ends move, they're they're you know, 615 00:31:50,880 --> 00:31:53,440 Speaker 1: like Donovan People's Jones is a big receiver, he six 616 00:31:53,520 --> 00:31:57,600 Speaker 1: two two ten, He's a willing blocker. Like there this 617 00:31:57,600 --> 00:31:59,800 Speaker 1: this to it reminds me, it does. It reminds me 618 00:31:59,840 --> 00:32:02,720 Speaker 1: at of like a couple of years ago when Mike, 619 00:32:03,240 --> 00:32:05,800 Speaker 1: Mike and Keenan were blocking the hell out of guys 620 00:32:06,200 --> 00:32:09,280 Speaker 1: and Austin was running over dudes like crazy. Like it's 621 00:32:09,480 --> 00:32:12,400 Speaker 1: very reminiscent of that to me, with how willing their 622 00:32:12,440 --> 00:32:14,880 Speaker 1: tight ends are and their wide receivers are to be 623 00:32:14,960 --> 00:32:18,960 Speaker 1: part of this this offensive scheme that supports the run 624 00:32:19,080 --> 00:32:21,760 Speaker 1: more than it does the pass. The fact that their 625 00:32:22,080 --> 00:32:25,160 Speaker 1: last and explosive passing plays yet they still have David 626 00:32:25,200 --> 00:32:28,520 Speaker 1: and Joeku and Amari Cooper, so like that's that's the 627 00:32:28,560 --> 00:32:30,160 Speaker 1: only thing that I think I would be a little 628 00:32:30,160 --> 00:32:32,360 Speaker 1: bit wary of is that, Yeah, you got to sell 629 00:32:32,360 --> 00:32:35,920 Speaker 1: out to stop Chubb and Hunt. But Amari Cooper has 630 00:32:35,920 --> 00:32:38,480 Speaker 1: am proven track record in this league. David and joke 631 00:32:38,480 --> 00:32:40,680 Speaker 1: Wu had some some pretty big explosive plays against the 632 00:32:40,720 --> 00:32:42,840 Speaker 1: Chargers last year or too, if I'm not mistaken. Yeah, 633 00:32:43,000 --> 00:32:45,080 Speaker 1: like seventy yards. I think it's his career long. It's 634 00:32:45,080 --> 00:32:48,600 Speaker 1: like seventy one yards. So listen, Cleveland's a good team money, 635 00:32:48,920 --> 00:32:50,600 Speaker 1: I would just rather get beat that. Well, I agree. 636 00:32:50,760 --> 00:32:52,760 Speaker 1: Like to me, it's it's like, you know what, all right, 637 00:32:52,800 --> 00:32:55,080 Speaker 1: if Jacobe, if we're gonna put the ball in Jacobe 638 00:32:55,080 --> 00:33:00,000 Speaker 1: Brossett's hand and uh and have him rely on his receivers, great, 639 00:33:00,240 --> 00:33:01,880 Speaker 1: let's see it. You know, that's just kind of the 640 00:33:01,880 --> 00:33:04,120 Speaker 1: way I would approach it. If you can beat us 641 00:33:04,160 --> 00:33:08,040 Speaker 1: that way, good on you. You know, let's let's let's 642 00:33:08,040 --> 00:33:10,719 Speaker 1: see you do it. So I think that's I just 643 00:33:10,720 --> 00:33:12,440 Speaker 1: think that's the way you have to approach it because 644 00:33:12,440 --> 00:33:15,080 Speaker 1: to me, if you if you try to keep it balanced, 645 00:33:15,200 --> 00:33:17,480 Speaker 1: you're gonna get You're gonna get gas. DJ just did 646 00:33:17,480 --> 00:33:22,920 Speaker 1: a film room for the Chargers breaking down Jeremiah Wosu Koramoa, 647 00:33:23,040 --> 00:33:27,320 Speaker 1: who's a monster, and he was a far Sawyer's first 648 00:33:27,560 --> 00:33:29,760 Speaker 1: first game and obviously he had a great pass past 649 00:33:29,920 --> 00:33:33,719 Speaker 1: nine grade. But but DJ broke down four running plays. 650 00:33:34,320 --> 00:33:36,840 Speaker 1: So I didn't get to talk to you about Jamari, 651 00:33:36,960 --> 00:33:38,480 Speaker 1: but just the effect that he got a game ball 652 00:33:38,640 --> 00:33:41,480 Speaker 1: going in for Rashawn and you know what, a teammate 653 00:33:41,520 --> 00:33:44,040 Speaker 1: was Shawn is Man, you know the character of him 654 00:33:44,160 --> 00:33:47,400 Speaker 1: to get Jamari ready for that game and being there 655 00:33:47,680 --> 00:33:49,520 Speaker 1: was on the sideline the whole game, and I felt 656 00:33:49,520 --> 00:33:51,959 Speaker 1: bad because that that was Rashawn's homecoming too, you know, 657 00:33:52,480 --> 00:33:55,080 Speaker 1: going back to Houston. Yeah, but uh, but he got 658 00:33:55,120 --> 00:33:57,600 Speaker 1: he helped Jamari get ready for that game, and it 659 00:33:57,640 --> 00:34:00,760 Speaker 1: was a cool site in the locker room. Yeah, I'll 660 00:34:00,760 --> 00:34:03,840 Speaker 1: tell you it um there there. I'm sure DJ pulled 661 00:34:03,920 --> 00:34:06,480 Speaker 1: up the play. I'm guessing or you know what. That 662 00:34:06,560 --> 00:34:07,960 Speaker 1: might have been a pass set, so maybe he didn't 663 00:34:07,960 --> 00:34:10,160 Speaker 1: break it down. But there was one where Jamari took 664 00:34:10,160 --> 00:34:14,200 Speaker 1: on two dudes, wrecked them both ended up helping out inside. 665 00:34:14,200 --> 00:34:17,719 Speaker 1: I think Matten and Corey crashed inside. Jamari had the 666 00:34:17,760 --> 00:34:22,399 Speaker 1: outside wide rusher, shoves him down and then notices there's 667 00:34:22,440 --> 00:34:24,880 Speaker 1: someone on a stunt coming to the left of Filer, 668 00:34:24,960 --> 00:34:28,760 Speaker 1: gets his hand on him, shoves him back, and uh, 669 00:34:28,760 --> 00:34:31,680 Speaker 1: and I think that was that was a completion to 670 00:34:31,719 --> 00:34:32,920 Speaker 1: the middle of the field. I want to say to 671 00:34:32,920 --> 00:34:34,759 Speaker 1: Eckler who had just or maybe Michelle that had come 672 00:34:34,760 --> 00:34:38,760 Speaker 1: around if I remember right, So, yeah, look played great. 673 00:34:38,920 --> 00:34:41,839 Speaker 1: You know in DJ, you know who who for people 674 00:34:41,880 --> 00:34:44,160 Speaker 1: that don't know. I assume they all know. But for DJ, 675 00:34:44,320 --> 00:34:47,040 Speaker 1: who does you know, he's the best draft analyst out there. 676 00:34:47,080 --> 00:34:48,880 Speaker 1: And you know, he made a great point. He's like 677 00:34:49,000 --> 00:34:54,920 Speaker 1: so many people ignore strength, you know, and and ignore 678 00:34:56,040 --> 00:34:59,480 Speaker 1: like that, like Jamari, yes are his measurables. He's six three, 679 00:34:59,560 --> 00:35:01,120 Speaker 1: you know, it's a lot of you know, he's probably 680 00:35:01,200 --> 00:35:03,120 Speaker 1: six two and change. There's not a lot of tackles 681 00:35:03,120 --> 00:35:04,960 Speaker 1: out there that are that height. So people get caught 682 00:35:05,000 --> 00:35:06,399 Speaker 1: up like, well, you're gonna have to kick him inside 683 00:35:06,440 --> 00:35:08,640 Speaker 1: the guard and you know, is he athletic enough? And 684 00:35:08,680 --> 00:35:10,360 Speaker 1: it's like, hey, look he's got long arms and he 685 00:35:10,440 --> 00:35:13,680 Speaker 1: as strong as a freaking ox. And you know, as 686 00:35:13,760 --> 00:35:16,520 Speaker 1: DJ said, once he anchors, you're not moving him. So 687 00:35:16,600 --> 00:35:19,719 Speaker 1: as long as he can get to you, you know, 688 00:35:19,840 --> 00:35:22,719 Speaker 1: he's got you. And I think we saw that, you know, 689 00:35:22,880 --> 00:35:25,400 Speaker 1: with Hughes being in his with Jerry, who's still a 690 00:35:25,480 --> 00:35:27,439 Speaker 1: very good pass rusher. I had four sacks coming into 691 00:35:27,480 --> 00:35:29,080 Speaker 1: that one. But you know, he's in his thirteenth year. 692 00:35:29,120 --> 00:35:32,680 Speaker 1: He's not the explosive Jerry Hughes that he was. You know, 693 00:35:32,880 --> 00:35:36,000 Speaker 1: it worked out now if Myles Garrett plays, okay, let's 694 00:35:36,000 --> 00:35:37,640 Speaker 1: figure this out, you know, and you know what, credit 695 00:35:37,719 --> 00:35:40,480 Speaker 1: Joe Lombardi. Almost everything was going to the right. All 696 00:35:40,520 --> 00:35:42,120 Speaker 1: of the rollouts were to the right, So you were 697 00:35:42,120 --> 00:35:43,520 Speaker 1: helping him out, give him a little bit more of 698 00:35:43,520 --> 00:35:47,200 Speaker 1: a runway to make sure there weren't any pressures. But yeah, 699 00:35:47,239 --> 00:35:49,000 Speaker 1: I think you come out. You watched the film and 700 00:35:49,680 --> 00:35:52,640 Speaker 1: Jamari did great. He played really, he was not fooled 701 00:35:52,680 --> 00:35:55,640 Speaker 1: by stunts or twists. And again, once he got his 702 00:35:55,680 --> 00:35:58,239 Speaker 1: hands on a player, it was over, you know. And 703 00:35:58,239 --> 00:36:00,200 Speaker 1: that was Rashan like, once he gets his hand, you're 704 00:36:00,200 --> 00:36:02,799 Speaker 1: not getting by him. It's just not happening. So too, 705 00:36:03,480 --> 00:36:08,320 Speaker 1: if that holds its, it completely changes the outlook of 706 00:36:08,360 --> 00:36:11,400 Speaker 1: the season. If that holds If if Jamari can continue 707 00:36:11,440 --> 00:36:14,440 Speaker 1: to perform at that level, I'm not saying he's going 708 00:36:14,480 --> 00:36:16,719 Speaker 1: to perform at a zero pressure level the rest of 709 00:36:16,719 --> 00:36:21,560 Speaker 1: the season, but if he can perform at a solid level, man, 710 00:36:21,600 --> 00:36:25,279 Speaker 1: you want to talk about really changing the trajectory of 711 00:36:25,320 --> 00:36:27,520 Speaker 1: your season and just kind of building on that real quick, 712 00:36:27,560 --> 00:36:30,080 Speaker 1: Chris to the loss of Joey Bosa and how do 713 00:36:30,120 --> 00:36:32,560 Speaker 1: you overcome that? You know, I thought it was interesting 714 00:36:32,760 --> 00:36:35,920 Speaker 1: that instead of focusing on okay, we got to make 715 00:36:35,960 --> 00:36:38,120 Speaker 1: sure we get some stuff for Rump or we gotta 716 00:36:38,120 --> 00:36:41,520 Speaker 1: get stuff for Van Noy instead. So much of the 717 00:36:41,520 --> 00:36:44,239 Speaker 1: design was on the interior of the line. It was 718 00:36:44,280 --> 00:36:48,880 Speaker 1: all about Sebastian, Joseph Day, Morgan, Fox, Cherry Tillery, those 719 00:36:48,920 --> 00:36:52,440 Speaker 1: guys were That's where the secondary pass rush came from. 720 00:36:52,480 --> 00:36:55,000 Speaker 1: You know, with Bosa gone, Mac wrecked the game. He 721 00:36:55,040 --> 00:36:59,600 Speaker 1: completely wrecked the game. On the outside, he was he was, yeah, 722 00:37:00,360 --> 00:37:03,040 Speaker 1: it's just just he just tossed a dude and next 723 00:37:03,040 --> 00:37:04,799 Speaker 1: thing you know, he's right in Davis Mill's face. I 724 00:37:04,800 --> 00:37:07,600 Speaker 1: mean it it was now this is Look, this is 725 00:37:07,640 --> 00:37:10,120 Speaker 1: a much This is one of the best offensive lines 726 00:37:10,120 --> 00:37:12,200 Speaker 1: in the league. It might be the best offensive line 727 00:37:12,280 --> 00:37:14,759 Speaker 1: in the league. It's in the conversation, you know, you 728 00:37:14,880 --> 00:37:19,640 Speaker 1: just go the tackles. You know, Wills is very very good. 729 00:37:19,680 --> 00:37:22,319 Speaker 1: You know, I think Conklin is on maybe kind of 730 00:37:22,440 --> 00:37:24,160 Speaker 1: has already hit his peak and is on the downstop. 731 00:37:24,200 --> 00:37:27,279 Speaker 1: But he's still a really good right tackle. Batonio and 732 00:37:27,400 --> 00:37:32,080 Speaker 1: Teller are really good guards. Like it's it's a really 733 00:37:32,360 --> 00:37:35,919 Speaker 1: post six in there because Nick got hurt. But it's 734 00:37:35,960 --> 00:37:38,279 Speaker 1: a really good line. I mean, it's gonna be tough. 735 00:37:38,680 --> 00:37:40,840 Speaker 1: Good news is quarterback doesn't really want to throw it 736 00:37:40,920 --> 00:37:43,120 Speaker 1: so you know, figure out how to scheme it up 737 00:37:43,120 --> 00:37:45,560 Speaker 1: and stoff Miles Garrett goes. You know, Rashawn at least 738 00:37:45,560 --> 00:37:49,400 Speaker 1: has experience against him. And whatever tips he can give Jamari, 739 00:37:49,760 --> 00:37:52,680 Speaker 1: I'm sure Jamari will take them gladly. You know, as 740 00:37:52,719 --> 00:37:55,400 Speaker 1: we as we put a bow in this money keys 741 00:37:55,440 --> 00:37:57,799 Speaker 1: to the game, I think we're in agreement. You gotta 742 00:37:57,840 --> 00:38:01,600 Speaker 1: stop the run game at least slow it. Yeah, you 743 00:38:01,640 --> 00:38:05,719 Speaker 1: gotta slow it down. You gotta keep Garrett in or 744 00:38:05,840 --> 00:38:09,799 Speaker 1: Clowney off, adjustin Herbert, and you know, the third key 745 00:38:09,840 --> 00:38:11,799 Speaker 1: for me is find a way to dominate the second 746 00:38:11,840 --> 00:38:13,600 Speaker 1: half of this game for the first time this year. 747 00:38:13,800 --> 00:38:16,520 Speaker 1: I don't know if there's another key that stands out 748 00:38:16,560 --> 00:38:18,319 Speaker 1: to you. I think we're gonna agreement those first two. 749 00:38:18,360 --> 00:38:21,440 Speaker 1: But well, what's maybe that that third X factor that 750 00:38:21,920 --> 00:38:26,200 Speaker 1: could lead to the Chargers third win of the year. Well, 751 00:38:26,239 --> 00:38:28,000 Speaker 1: you know, I think there's two, and I think it 752 00:38:28,040 --> 00:38:32,040 Speaker 1: depends on who who plays. If if Mike Williams, I mean, 753 00:38:32,080 --> 00:38:37,359 Speaker 1: if Miles, Garrett and Clowney play, you've got to get 754 00:38:37,400 --> 00:38:39,640 Speaker 1: them on their heels. You know, we talked about this 755 00:38:40,239 --> 00:38:43,040 Speaker 1: last going into the game last week. You need downfield 756 00:38:43,040 --> 00:38:46,760 Speaker 1: throws even if they're not completions, you know, you need 757 00:38:46,800 --> 00:38:49,520 Speaker 1: to make sure they're on their heels. So like you 758 00:38:49,640 --> 00:38:53,719 Speaker 1: cannot have that offense, just that defense, just you know, 759 00:38:53,800 --> 00:38:56,920 Speaker 1: not worrying about the top getting taken off because Herbert 760 00:38:56,960 --> 00:38:59,280 Speaker 1: can do it better than probably almost anyone in the league. 761 00:38:59,280 --> 00:39:03,000 Speaker 1: So take the top off, get the play action working. 762 00:39:03,200 --> 00:39:05,480 Speaker 1: You saw it, they identified it. You know that the 763 00:39:05,560 --> 00:39:09,880 Speaker 1: Texans were terrible on play action defensively. They bit and 764 00:39:09,920 --> 00:39:12,560 Speaker 1: crashed every time, and all of those routes were open, 765 00:39:12,960 --> 00:39:16,040 Speaker 1: you know, in the flats and on the crossers, the 766 00:39:16,120 --> 00:39:19,000 Speaker 1: stick routes, all of those, So that's got to work. 767 00:39:19,160 --> 00:39:22,920 Speaker 1: If if Garrett and Clowney play, you're gonna have to 768 00:39:22,960 --> 00:39:25,680 Speaker 1: try to get them thinking as opposed to just pining 769 00:39:25,719 --> 00:39:27,560 Speaker 1: their ears back and come and fly and know them 770 00:39:27,600 --> 00:39:33,360 Speaker 1: that whatever there's there's nothing downfield if they don't play. Yeah, 771 00:39:33,400 --> 00:39:37,719 Speaker 1: I think the more interesting approaches. Let's be balanced, and 772 00:39:37,800 --> 00:39:40,239 Speaker 1: let's milk some clock. You know, let's try to keep 773 00:39:40,640 --> 00:39:44,160 Speaker 1: our defense fresh because these offensive linemen are going to 774 00:39:44,200 --> 00:39:46,480 Speaker 1: beat the hell out of them on every single snap 775 00:39:46,520 --> 00:39:48,839 Speaker 1: because of how they run block, you know, and that's 776 00:39:48,920 --> 00:39:53,360 Speaker 1: ultimately why you know, coaches love that four minute drill 777 00:39:53,400 --> 00:39:54,640 Speaker 1: and they want to be able to run the ball, 778 00:39:54,680 --> 00:39:57,400 Speaker 1: because that's how you wear a defense down. Every single snap, 779 00:39:57,960 --> 00:40:01,759 Speaker 1: you're not pass setting and moving backwards. You're engaging and 780 00:40:01,840 --> 00:40:04,720 Speaker 1: pushing forwards, and you're bringing the fight to the defense, 781 00:40:04,760 --> 00:40:07,279 Speaker 1: and that's going to wear them down because now you've 782 00:40:07,280 --> 00:40:09,880 Speaker 1: got this collision as opposed to oh I'm coming and 783 00:40:09,920 --> 00:40:12,439 Speaker 1: I'm just past setting and trying to redirect you. You're 784 00:40:12,480 --> 00:40:15,120 Speaker 1: not using as much of your energy. And that's what 785 00:40:15,160 --> 00:40:17,680 Speaker 1: this team does is they bring the fight to you. 786 00:40:17,840 --> 00:40:20,520 Speaker 1: So if you can, if you can get a couple 787 00:40:20,520 --> 00:40:23,800 Speaker 1: of those explosive plays and get this team off schedule, 788 00:40:24,040 --> 00:40:26,480 Speaker 1: get up fourteen nothing. You know, the Falcon's got an 789 00:40:26,520 --> 00:40:30,080 Speaker 1: early turnover and they cashed it in and they jumped them. 790 00:40:30,120 --> 00:40:32,800 Speaker 1: I think it was ten nothing. They jumped him early 791 00:40:33,040 --> 00:40:35,000 Speaker 1: and that kind of got them off trying. They had 792 00:40:35,120 --> 00:40:39,760 Speaker 1: seven completions in team right, had seven completions. Yeah, seven, 793 00:40:39,960 --> 00:40:42,360 Speaker 1: that's it, you know. So that's like, that's what you 794 00:40:42,440 --> 00:40:44,600 Speaker 1: gotta do, right, try to get this team off schedule 795 00:40:44,719 --> 00:40:47,400 Speaker 1: so they can't just run four minute the entire This 796 00:40:47,440 --> 00:40:49,239 Speaker 1: is gonna be a fun venue. We were there in 797 00:40:49,280 --> 00:40:54,680 Speaker 1: twenty eighteen October October fall football in Cleveland. It's just 798 00:40:54,760 --> 00:40:59,720 Speaker 1: it's perfect. It's perfect. It's better than a January winner football, 799 00:40:59,760 --> 00:41:02,920 Speaker 1: that's for sure. It's hey, charges with a chance to 800 00:41:03,239 --> 00:41:05,080 Speaker 1: get above five hundred and get to three and two. 801 00:41:05,640 --> 00:41:08,839 Speaker 1: We'll see you next Thursday. Enjoy the game for money. 802 00:41:08,880 --> 00:41:10,720 Speaker 1: I'm Chris. This has been charges weekly