1 00:00:00,640 --> 00:00:12,559 Speaker 1: The late fifteen ten touchdowner. What's up, guys, We're back 2 00:00:12,680 --> 00:00:16,800 Speaker 1: week three of Chargers Weekly alongside that Money Smith. I'm 3 00:00:16,920 --> 00:00:20,159 Speaker 1: Chris Hayry. It's Chargers a little mini by before the 4 00:00:20,280 --> 00:00:24,279 Speaker 1: Jacks this Sunday and so by Stadium. It's been a week. 5 00:00:24,720 --> 00:00:28,440 Speaker 1: I figured we rehashed that Chief's Chargers game a little 6 00:00:28,480 --> 00:00:30,600 Speaker 1: bit before we get the Jackson Bill. They got a 7 00:00:30,640 --> 00:00:33,760 Speaker 1: lot to digest in that one, especially in the second half. 8 00:00:34,360 --> 00:00:36,440 Speaker 1: I feel like the Chargers were the more dominant team 9 00:00:36,440 --> 00:00:40,840 Speaker 1: throughout a couple of mistakes here there. Okay, flip a game, 10 00:00:40,920 --> 00:00:44,159 Speaker 1: especially when you're on the road an arrowhead. You know, 11 00:00:44,280 --> 00:00:47,520 Speaker 1: DJ does such a good job, Daniel Jeremiah of kind 12 00:00:47,520 --> 00:00:50,000 Speaker 1: of setting keys to the game and talking about what 13 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:52,160 Speaker 1: you got to do, you know, going in and it's 14 00:00:52,520 --> 00:00:54,200 Speaker 1: you know, he's just so good at what he does 15 00:00:54,320 --> 00:00:56,760 Speaker 1: that it all comes to fruition and it lays out perfectly. 16 00:00:56,760 --> 00:01:00,440 Speaker 1: And his number one thing was Patrick mhm is gonna 17 00:01:00,440 --> 00:01:02,560 Speaker 1: give you a couple, You've got to cash them in, 18 00:01:02,760 --> 00:01:05,240 Speaker 1: you know, every single game because he's so and look 19 00:01:05,319 --> 00:01:08,920 Speaker 1: that's Herbert's the same way. Any Josh Allen's the same way. 20 00:01:08,920 --> 00:01:12,880 Speaker 1: When you're a quarterback with the ability of individuals like that, 21 00:01:12,959 --> 00:01:15,319 Speaker 1: and you have, you know, the arm that these guys do. 22 00:01:15,920 --> 00:01:20,040 Speaker 1: You're willing to throw balls into trouble and and believe 23 00:01:20,040 --> 00:01:22,759 Speaker 1: you'll just get him there. And that was the number 24 00:01:22,760 --> 00:01:24,840 Speaker 1: one issue, you know. And look, part of it was 25 00:01:24,880 --> 00:01:26,680 Speaker 1: on the chargers. You know, there could have been a 26 00:01:26,720 --> 00:01:29,360 Speaker 1: pick six from the end zone one hundred yard return 27 00:01:29,400 --> 00:01:32,160 Speaker 1: for Assante Samuel. They couldn't grab that ball. I thought 28 00:01:32,200 --> 00:01:35,240 Speaker 1: he absolutely made the interception that was overturned, just based 29 00:01:35,280 --> 00:01:36,600 Speaker 1: on the call on the field, the fact that it 30 00:01:36,600 --> 00:01:38,760 Speaker 1: was called an interception. You could see his hand under 31 00:01:38,760 --> 00:01:42,479 Speaker 1: the ball that should not have been overturned. And then 32 00:01:42,560 --> 00:01:45,200 Speaker 1: just the egregious flag and I don't know if it 33 00:01:45,240 --> 00:01:47,320 Speaker 1: was the back judge or who it was that threw it, 34 00:01:47,400 --> 00:01:53,040 Speaker 1: but shame on them on Bryce when Valdes Scantling just 35 00:01:53,120 --> 00:01:55,480 Speaker 1: kind of tossed him aside when he absolutely had a 36 00:01:55,560 --> 00:01:59,160 Speaker 1: right to that paths as Valdes Scantling was cutting back 37 00:01:59,240 --> 00:02:02,760 Speaker 1: the opposite way on that Nasaderly interception. So you know, 38 00:02:02,800 --> 00:02:04,640 Speaker 1: you got to cash those in. There was another one 39 00:02:04,640 --> 00:02:06,320 Speaker 1: I can't remember. There was a fourth one that should 40 00:02:06,320 --> 00:02:07,720 Speaker 1: have been picked and I can't remember if it was 41 00:02:07,760 --> 00:02:10,240 Speaker 1: another assante or what it was. But you know, those 42 00:02:10,320 --> 00:02:12,679 Speaker 1: have to be cashed in. That's to me, that's the 43 00:02:12,760 --> 00:02:15,320 Speaker 1: number one issue from that game is they got pressure. 44 00:02:15,919 --> 00:02:20,160 Speaker 1: Mahomes was uncomfortable. The interceptions were there to be had 45 00:02:20,520 --> 00:02:22,679 Speaker 1: and they weren't able to get them, you know. And 46 00:02:23,080 --> 00:02:25,160 Speaker 1: that's the difference in the game, you know. And when 47 00:02:25,440 --> 00:02:28,080 Speaker 1: Justin finally made one available to the Chiefs, they cashed 48 00:02:28,120 --> 00:02:30,920 Speaker 1: it in for six. So but but I'm with you, 49 00:02:30,960 --> 00:02:34,720 Speaker 1: they were the dominant team. They moved the ball rather easily. 50 00:02:34,880 --> 00:02:37,120 Speaker 1: I thought the Chiefs struggled to move the ball. You know, 51 00:02:37,200 --> 00:02:39,320 Speaker 1: you had the one. And I guess my other issue, 52 00:02:39,360 --> 00:02:41,519 Speaker 1: just to kind of finish up my bitch session, whenever 53 00:02:41,520 --> 00:02:44,800 Speaker 1: the Chargers play the Chiefs is no team holds more. 54 00:02:44,560 --> 00:02:47,000 Speaker 1: There is no team in the NFL that holds more 55 00:02:47,040 --> 00:02:49,200 Speaker 1: on the line then that she Creed Humphrey holds on 56 00:02:49,280 --> 00:02:52,800 Speaker 1: every single snap. And I don't know if it's the 57 00:02:52,800 --> 00:02:54,600 Speaker 1: way and he had coaches o line and it's just 58 00:02:54,639 --> 00:02:56,679 Speaker 1: like whatever, They're not going to throw flags on every 59 00:02:56,680 --> 00:02:59,480 Speaker 1: place or just hold But like the Derwin face mask, 60 00:02:59,600 --> 00:03:02,720 Speaker 1: he makes that tackle. If Travis Kelsey doesn't have his 61 00:03:02,919 --> 00:03:06,000 Speaker 1: freaking fist in his jersey and is yanking him back 62 00:03:06,520 --> 00:03:10,000 Speaker 1: two yards to the left. So that's it's it happens 63 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:12,880 Speaker 1: every year every year they play the Chiefs. I watched 64 00:03:12,919 --> 00:03:15,320 Speaker 1: the film and I'm like, my god, can you get 65 00:03:15,360 --> 00:03:17,920 Speaker 1: a freaking holding flag on this old line? And it 66 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:21,040 Speaker 1: just never happened, So, like to me, those are the issues. 67 00:03:21,080 --> 00:03:24,000 Speaker 1: And then obviously, just to kind of wrap it up, Chris, 68 00:03:24,040 --> 00:03:28,200 Speaker 1: the the problem with you know, what the hell are 69 00:03:28,240 --> 00:03:31,040 Speaker 1: you doing with that snap that led to the pick six? 70 00:03:31,280 --> 00:03:34,320 Speaker 1: I mean, if Gerald Everett's trying to get off the field, somehow, 71 00:03:34,520 --> 00:03:37,960 Speaker 1: someone has to communicate the speaker is on with Herbert, 72 00:03:37,960 --> 00:03:40,160 Speaker 1: Hey hold on, you know, just slow it. I know 73 00:03:40,240 --> 00:03:42,200 Speaker 1: you like the mismatch. You like where Everett is and 74 00:03:42,520 --> 00:03:45,080 Speaker 1: Watsons small and that's an easy completion for a touchdown. 75 00:03:45,080 --> 00:03:47,640 Speaker 1: But let's just reset. He ain't ready, you know. It 76 00:03:47,760 --> 00:03:50,440 Speaker 1: needs either that or if you're Everett, suck it up, dude. 77 00:03:50,520 --> 00:03:52,960 Speaker 1: You need five We need five seconds from you. You 78 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:56,800 Speaker 1: can give us five more seconds. So it's one of 79 00:03:56,840 --> 00:03:59,760 Speaker 1: those two things, and that's the game, you know, and 80 00:03:59,840 --> 00:04:02,160 Speaker 1: that that's ultimately the game. And I'm with you. I 81 00:04:02,160 --> 00:04:04,400 Speaker 1: thought they were the better team, and it's it's tough 82 00:04:04,440 --> 00:04:09,160 Speaker 1: to let wins like that turn into losses, but a 83 00:04:09,200 --> 00:04:11,520 Speaker 1: lot of good to come out of that. Feel great 84 00:04:11,520 --> 00:04:14,320 Speaker 1: about Brandon Staley's defense and the scheme that he designed 85 00:04:14,320 --> 00:04:18,240 Speaker 1: against Patrick Mahomes. It's just execution needed to be better. Yeah, 86 00:04:18,320 --> 00:04:20,360 Speaker 1: they nearly pitched a shut out if it wasn't for 87 00:04:20,400 --> 00:04:23,000 Speaker 1: the Bryce Callahan penalty money in the first half. It 88 00:04:23,080 --> 00:04:25,960 Speaker 1: was a shutout of Patrick Mahomes in that first half. 89 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:28,520 Speaker 1: I mean, and they were they were the dominant team 90 00:04:28,960 --> 00:04:32,600 Speaker 1: for the first few quarters. And it reminded me in 91 00:04:32,760 --> 00:04:34,880 Speaker 1: just the way it was starting to play out like 92 00:04:35,200 --> 00:04:40,279 Speaker 1: the second Chiefs game last year, where Chargers got after 93 00:04:40,360 --> 00:04:42,000 Speaker 1: him a little bit in the first half and and 94 00:04:42,360 --> 00:04:45,080 Speaker 1: continued it and then all of a sudden, here come 95 00:04:45,160 --> 00:04:48,680 Speaker 1: the Chiefs, um And I know it was a different game, 96 00:04:48,960 --> 00:04:51,400 Speaker 1: but at first I thought the turning point was the 97 00:04:51,400 --> 00:04:53,479 Speaker 1: Assante Samuel into session, like, all right, this is the 98 00:04:53,520 --> 00:04:56,040 Speaker 1: turning point of the entire game. No, no, no, it 99 00:04:56,120 --> 00:05:00,680 Speaker 1: was the Gerald Everett miscommunication, which Brandon's Daily put on 100 00:05:00,760 --> 00:05:04,479 Speaker 1: himself on Wednesday and said he's got to take the 101 00:05:04,480 --> 00:05:09,000 Speaker 1: accountability for that. And you know, you can debate how 102 00:05:09,040 --> 00:05:11,360 Speaker 1: that shook out. First and goal from the three, though, 103 00:05:11,360 --> 00:05:13,600 Speaker 1: with ten minutes left, I know you're going up tempo. 104 00:05:15,120 --> 00:05:18,360 Speaker 1: I think there's a myriad of factors there that played 105 00:05:18,400 --> 00:05:21,400 Speaker 1: into kind of how that shook out. And I get it. Look, 106 00:05:21,400 --> 00:05:23,839 Speaker 1: Herbert saw the mismatch, he saw a mismatch. He's like, 107 00:05:23,880 --> 00:05:26,000 Speaker 1: let's go I see it, let's go get it, let's 108 00:05:26,040 --> 00:05:32,400 Speaker 1: cash it in. At the same time, you know, you awareness, 109 00:05:32,839 --> 00:05:35,719 Speaker 1: you know, awareness of your surroundings. You've got first in goal, 110 00:05:35,760 --> 00:05:38,680 Speaker 1: you've had your way with this team, you know. Just 111 00:05:39,640 --> 00:05:43,320 Speaker 1: but again, it's I hate putting it on players because 112 00:05:43,360 --> 00:05:45,120 Speaker 1: you know, look, Gerald Everett made a great play to 113 00:05:45,200 --> 00:05:48,640 Speaker 1: play before. He's carrying two guys for ten yards. Yeah, 114 00:05:48,640 --> 00:05:50,520 Speaker 1: So I mean, I get it, dude, you're carrying two 115 00:05:50,560 --> 00:05:54,320 Speaker 1: two hundred and fifteen pound guys for for freaking thirty feet. Okay, 116 00:05:54,360 --> 00:05:56,640 Speaker 1: you're entitled to be tired. You know, there's a heck 117 00:05:56,680 --> 00:05:58,960 Speaker 1: of a play by Everett. So I'm not trying to 118 00:05:59,000 --> 00:06:01,800 Speaker 1: point the finger in him, just saying that's there's I'm 119 00:06:01,839 --> 00:06:04,240 Speaker 1: with Coach Staley. There's just got to be better execution 120 00:06:04,279 --> 00:06:07,000 Speaker 1: in that moment by everyone, by Herbert, to be aware 121 00:06:07,040 --> 00:06:09,080 Speaker 1: of what's going on with Everett, by the coaching staff, 122 00:06:09,120 --> 00:06:10,640 Speaker 1: to be aware of what's going on with Everett, and 123 00:06:10,640 --> 00:06:13,559 Speaker 1: then by Everett to be aware. Oh crap, I gotta 124 00:06:13,560 --> 00:06:15,400 Speaker 1: suck it up and I gotta figure this thing out 125 00:06:15,560 --> 00:06:18,119 Speaker 1: and know where I'm supposed to be instead of standing 126 00:06:18,160 --> 00:06:20,400 Speaker 1: with my hand on my hips when Jalen Watson jumps 127 00:06:20,400 --> 00:06:23,200 Speaker 1: in front of me and takes it back money are 128 00:06:23,279 --> 00:06:26,120 Speaker 1: our guest is he's chum and he's rotten and he's 129 00:06:26,120 --> 00:06:28,800 Speaker 1: ready in our comments. He's listen, this is like the 130 00:06:28,880 --> 00:06:31,599 Speaker 1: Kentucky Derby. He's gonna come out the gates right now. 131 00:06:31,920 --> 00:06:35,960 Speaker 1: He's scratching his beard. Yeah, he's ready to type in. 132 00:06:37,040 --> 00:06:38,800 Speaker 1: It's like he's doing everything you Candid. He's like, I 133 00:06:38,839 --> 00:06:40,760 Speaker 1: want in, I want in on this. Don't take all 134 00:06:40,800 --> 00:06:43,680 Speaker 1: my points. I want in. Daniel the athletic, I'm not 135 00:06:43,720 --> 00:06:45,880 Speaker 1: even gonna I'm not even gonna ask him a question. 136 00:06:46,160 --> 00:06:48,400 Speaker 1: I'm just gonna go silent and let you have a 137 00:06:48,440 --> 00:06:51,599 Speaker 1: two minute opening statement. How about that? All right? So yeah, 138 00:06:51,600 --> 00:06:53,800 Speaker 1: I go silent. Count So here's my biggest take, and 139 00:06:53,839 --> 00:06:56,159 Speaker 1: this is this is my issue without like the response 140 00:06:56,200 --> 00:07:00,640 Speaker 1: to this game Thursday night, game Week two against the 141 00:07:00,680 --> 00:07:02,680 Speaker 1: team that has been the best team in the AFC 142 00:07:03,360 --> 00:07:05,240 Speaker 1: for half a decade. You go in there, you play 143 00:07:05,279 --> 00:07:07,560 Speaker 1: out standing defense, you give yourself a chance to win. 144 00:07:07,640 --> 00:07:09,840 Speaker 1: You lose, obviously with some missed opportunities. You guys were 145 00:07:09,880 --> 00:07:13,240 Speaker 1: talking about the dropped interceptions, Justin's interception, the pick six 146 00:07:13,280 --> 00:07:15,720 Speaker 1: at the end there. This doesn't mean the Chargers are 147 00:07:15,720 --> 00:07:18,840 Speaker 1: a bad team that they lost this game, like it's 148 00:07:18,880 --> 00:07:21,120 Speaker 1: so early in the season on a short week like 149 00:07:21,320 --> 00:07:23,600 Speaker 1: this is. If anything, the takeaway from this game should 150 00:07:23,640 --> 00:07:26,760 Speaker 1: be the Chargers are legitimate contenders. They went into a 151 00:07:26,760 --> 00:07:29,120 Speaker 1: really tough environment and probably should have won the game, 152 00:07:29,160 --> 00:07:30,800 Speaker 1: and if they make a couple plays here and there, 153 00:07:30,840 --> 00:07:32,720 Speaker 1: they come out of their victorious. Instead, I feel like 154 00:07:32,720 --> 00:07:35,120 Speaker 1: the narrative has been all the Chargers are are a 155 00:07:35,360 --> 00:07:38,440 Speaker 1: bad team and they have no chance. It's like that 156 00:07:38,520 --> 00:07:40,720 Speaker 1: makes no sense to me, Like there should be positives 157 00:07:40,720 --> 00:07:43,320 Speaker 1: taken from this team. I'll tell you, Popper. You know, 158 00:07:43,360 --> 00:07:45,880 Speaker 1: I do power rankings with k on our new show 159 00:07:46,240 --> 00:07:48,120 Speaker 1: on Fan Duel, and I had the Chargers ahead of 160 00:07:48,120 --> 00:07:49,440 Speaker 1: the Chiefs, and of course I took a ton of 161 00:07:49,480 --> 00:07:52,800 Speaker 1: incoming and it felt great. And granted, maybe he has 162 00:07:52,840 --> 00:07:56,200 Speaker 1: some bias too, but Danny Woodhead was on and he's 163 00:07:56,280 --> 00:07:58,640 Speaker 1: like the Chargers with a better team. He's like, you know, 164 00:07:58,720 --> 00:08:02,320 Speaker 1: there's you know that's that's certainly. My takeaway is this defense. 165 00:08:03,000 --> 00:08:05,960 Speaker 1: You know, the signings in the offseason, the trades they made, 166 00:08:06,800 --> 00:08:10,560 Speaker 1: just the growth and the comfortability inside the defense. Yeah, 167 00:08:10,600 --> 00:08:12,840 Speaker 1: that they got it. Brandon Staley went into that game 168 00:08:12,880 --> 00:08:15,640 Speaker 1: with a scheme and with a plan that took care 169 00:08:15,760 --> 00:08:18,880 Speaker 1: of that Chief's offense. The whole narrative of THEO miss 170 00:08:18,920 --> 00:08:21,120 Speaker 1: Tyreek Hill at all coming out of that first week 171 00:08:21,440 --> 00:08:24,160 Speaker 1: because Arizona decided to blit some fifty three percent of 172 00:08:24,200 --> 00:08:27,880 Speaker 1: the time was gone. It was, oh yeah, without Tyreek Hill, 173 00:08:28,120 --> 00:08:30,720 Speaker 1: Chargers are not afraid of this team. They're they're comfortable, 174 00:08:30,760 --> 00:08:33,760 Speaker 1: and they're too high shell and good luck. You know, 175 00:08:33,880 --> 00:08:36,480 Speaker 1: you can pick yourself down. And I thought, I thought 176 00:08:36,520 --> 00:08:39,840 Speaker 1: the first two drives played out exactly how Staley would 177 00:08:39,840 --> 00:08:41,439 Speaker 1: have drawn it up, like, you know what, we're just 178 00:08:41,480 --> 00:08:43,640 Speaker 1: gonna keep everything in front of us. We're not afraid 179 00:08:43,679 --> 00:08:46,840 Speaker 1: of Valdes scantling speed, we're not afraid of juju, and 180 00:08:47,000 --> 00:08:48,679 Speaker 1: let's just wait for them to stall out or make 181 00:08:48,720 --> 00:08:50,559 Speaker 1: a mistake. And it played out exactly like that. I'm 182 00:08:50,600 --> 00:08:53,880 Speaker 1: with you one hundred percent. I just think in it. 183 00:08:54,400 --> 00:08:57,280 Speaker 1: I just think the Chiefs are so good, are still 184 00:08:57,280 --> 00:08:59,960 Speaker 1: a very good team, and the AFC is so competitive 185 00:09:00,520 --> 00:09:03,000 Speaker 1: that it's just hard to let a loss that should 186 00:09:03,160 --> 00:09:04,960 Speaker 1: you know that that you think looked like a win 187 00:09:05,880 --> 00:09:07,960 Speaker 1: get away and now you got to go to Buffalo 188 00:09:08,240 --> 00:09:10,080 Speaker 1: for the championship game or something, you know, and I 189 00:09:10,120 --> 00:09:12,360 Speaker 1: think you just think that that's that's all. My takeaway is, 190 00:09:12,360 --> 00:09:13,840 Speaker 1: it's it's you know, I think it's going to be 191 00:09:13,920 --> 00:09:17,079 Speaker 1: such a perilous path to the super Bowl that any 192 00:09:17,120 --> 00:09:20,360 Speaker 1: advantage you can get you really got to grasp and 193 00:09:20,640 --> 00:09:23,559 Speaker 1: make sure you not let slip away and pop before 194 00:09:23,600 --> 00:09:27,480 Speaker 1: you before you get going again. So they deferred right. 195 00:09:27,920 --> 00:09:30,439 Speaker 1: Staley wanted his defense out there to start the game, 196 00:09:30,679 --> 00:09:34,040 Speaker 1: and to Money's point, they delivered. They did exactly what 197 00:09:34,080 --> 00:09:36,400 Speaker 1: he thought they were going to do. We were in 198 00:09:36,400 --> 00:09:40,320 Speaker 1: in the press box together and you see Twitter fourth down. 199 00:09:40,360 --> 00:09:42,960 Speaker 1: What's Branda Staley doing, What's Branda Stalley doing. We talked 200 00:09:42,960 --> 00:09:45,679 Speaker 1: about it all offseason. Branda Stanley has much more confidence 201 00:09:45,880 --> 00:09:49,320 Speaker 1: in his twenty twenty two defense. And I think that's 202 00:09:49,320 --> 00:09:52,200 Speaker 1: another wrinkle to all of this is that, um, you know, 203 00:09:52,280 --> 00:09:54,640 Speaker 1: I know that I think in some instances you prefer 204 00:09:54,720 --> 00:09:56,560 Speaker 1: that he does go for it. I wish you would 205 00:09:56,559 --> 00:09:59,439 Speaker 1: have gone for it. Yeah, here's here's how I view 206 00:09:59,440 --> 00:10:02,559 Speaker 1: that whole st and it goes into the missed opportunities 207 00:10:02,600 --> 00:10:06,040 Speaker 1: as well. You just can't give Patrick Mahomes more opportunities 208 00:10:06,080 --> 00:10:09,160 Speaker 1: because he's you know, the guys that do the Athletic 209 00:10:09,160 --> 00:10:11,679 Speaker 1: Football Show, Robert Mason and Nate Tys, you know, they 210 00:10:11,720 --> 00:10:14,280 Speaker 1: refer to him as, you know, like a horror movie villain, 211 00:10:14,800 --> 00:10:18,320 Speaker 1: you know, like he's just like it's an end of it, right, right, 212 00:10:18,440 --> 00:10:21,760 Speaker 1: Like if you if you keep making these these mistakes, 213 00:10:21,760 --> 00:10:23,080 Speaker 1: he's going to come back at the end of the 214 00:10:23,120 --> 00:10:25,920 Speaker 1: movie and and kill everybody. And that's like what happened 215 00:10:25,920 --> 00:10:30,240 Speaker 1: in this game. And you just gave him too many opportunities. 216 00:10:30,280 --> 00:10:32,200 Speaker 1: And that's that was my issue with the fourth downs. 217 00:10:32,240 --> 00:10:33,640 Speaker 1: Like I get it, you have a better defense, you 218 00:10:33,640 --> 00:10:35,400 Speaker 1: have a much better punt team, but like you, you've 219 00:10:35,440 --> 00:10:37,520 Speaker 1: got to take advantage of these opportunities. And if you 220 00:10:37,559 --> 00:10:40,240 Speaker 1: make too many mistakes and give him one shot, all 221 00:10:40,280 --> 00:10:42,160 Speaker 1: he needs to do is make like three plays in 222 00:10:42,200 --> 00:10:44,280 Speaker 1: the fourth quarter and it's over. And that's what happened. 223 00:10:44,320 --> 00:10:46,760 Speaker 1: You make one coverage bust where the safety doesn't play 224 00:10:46,800 --> 00:10:48,640 Speaker 1: in the middle of the field on that long touchdown 225 00:10:48,800 --> 00:10:51,080 Speaker 1: to Justin Watson like that's and all of a sudden 226 00:10:51,120 --> 00:10:53,520 Speaker 1: they're back in the game. And so you had chances 227 00:10:53,520 --> 00:10:55,880 Speaker 1: there where you're in opposing territory, you have two fourth 228 00:10:55,920 --> 00:10:59,040 Speaker 1: and two's, it feels like you have to be aggressive 229 00:10:59,040 --> 00:11:02,600 Speaker 1: in that situation again, the Chiefs specifically, even though you 230 00:11:02,640 --> 00:11:05,400 Speaker 1: know you have a much better defense obviously and a 231 00:11:05,480 --> 00:11:07,520 Speaker 1: much better punt unit with JK. Scott and Josh Harris 232 00:11:07,520 --> 00:11:09,719 Speaker 1: the guys and coverags there. In terms of defense, three 233 00:11:09,760 --> 00:11:13,040 Speaker 1: things jumped out to me. Number One, this run defense 234 00:11:13,160 --> 00:11:16,320 Speaker 1: is completely transformed. And I know that money you brought 235 00:11:16,320 --> 00:11:17,840 Speaker 1: this up. I know they gave up that long run 236 00:11:17,880 --> 00:11:20,320 Speaker 1: to Edwards Hilaire at the end there there was odd 237 00:11:20,320 --> 00:11:22,600 Speaker 1: an obvious hold on Derwin James. I agree with you there. 238 00:11:23,000 --> 00:11:25,640 Speaker 1: But outside of that one play, across two games, they've 239 00:11:25,679 --> 00:11:28,320 Speaker 1: been outstanding in run defense and what that's allowed to do. 240 00:11:28,360 --> 00:11:30,920 Speaker 1: And to use a Staley term here, the scheme is 241 00:11:30,960 --> 00:11:34,200 Speaker 1: able to express itself on second and long, On third 242 00:11:34,240 --> 00:11:36,960 Speaker 1: and long, Brandon Staley is getting into somebody. Designer blitzes, 243 00:11:37,040 --> 00:11:40,719 Speaker 1: designers sim pressures, and they're getting home and you know 244 00:11:40,840 --> 00:11:44,920 Speaker 1: you see it, and using these designer packages and designer looks, 245 00:11:44,960 --> 00:11:46,880 Speaker 1: they're able to engineer these one on ones for Joey 246 00:11:46,920 --> 00:11:50,079 Speaker 1: Boston Kaloomack and those guys are able to execute in 247 00:11:50,160 --> 00:11:52,079 Speaker 1: those situations. And then the third thing that jumped out 248 00:11:52,080 --> 00:11:53,440 Speaker 1: to me in this game is just how well they 249 00:11:53,480 --> 00:11:58,040 Speaker 1: contain Patrick Mahomes the pocket. He only threw for forty 250 00:11:58,040 --> 00:11:59,920 Speaker 1: four yards outside the pocket, and two of those complete 251 00:12:00,160 --> 00:12:03,640 Speaker 1: were on design bootlegs where he wasn't actually escaping the pockets. 252 00:12:03,720 --> 00:12:05,920 Speaker 1: They did an excellent job of containing him. Not only 253 00:12:05,960 --> 00:12:07,440 Speaker 1: did they get pressure on him, but they didn't let 254 00:12:07,520 --> 00:12:09,280 Speaker 1: him escape. And that's what happens when you have two 255 00:12:09,320 --> 00:12:12,920 Speaker 1: really disciplines, really excellent edge rushers and Joey Boston Klomax. 256 00:12:12,960 --> 00:12:14,559 Speaker 1: So those three things jumped out and you're gonna continue 257 00:12:14,559 --> 00:12:16,319 Speaker 1: see this because they're going to continue to stop the run. 258 00:12:16,480 --> 00:12:18,199 Speaker 1: As long as these guys stay healthy, they're gonna stop 259 00:12:18,240 --> 00:12:20,720 Speaker 1: the run. They're going to get to these known passing situations, 260 00:12:20,880 --> 00:12:22,720 Speaker 1: and you're gonna get a lot of these designer packages 261 00:12:22,720 --> 00:12:25,040 Speaker 1: and the and the linebackers can blitz. It's not just 262 00:12:25,200 --> 00:12:27,720 Speaker 1: Derwin James like Drew Tranquill can get after the quarterback 263 00:12:27,760 --> 00:12:29,360 Speaker 1: Kyle then no, he can get after the quarterback. And 264 00:12:29,400 --> 00:12:31,520 Speaker 1: I've been really impressed with how Kenneth Murray has played 265 00:12:31,760 --> 00:12:34,120 Speaker 1: in terms of blitzing and then also as a run defender. 266 00:12:34,160 --> 00:12:36,200 Speaker 1: He just looks like he knows what he's doing at 267 00:12:36,240 --> 00:12:39,040 Speaker 1: a level that just he wasn't at in his first 268 00:12:39,040 --> 00:12:42,439 Speaker 1: two seasons. Have been a nightmare defense. It could have 269 00:12:42,480 --> 00:12:45,679 Speaker 1: been a nightmare performance from a homes it had a 270 00:12:45,760 --> 00:12:48,120 Speaker 1: couple of those interceptions go on the other way, and 271 00:12:48,480 --> 00:12:50,760 Speaker 1: you know the fact that Kelsey goes five for fifty 272 00:12:50,840 --> 00:12:54,040 Speaker 1: one when Derwin James is on him, it just I 273 00:12:54,120 --> 00:12:56,800 Speaker 1: think it just reinforces the fact what a game changer 274 00:12:56,920 --> 00:12:59,319 Speaker 1: Durwin James is. And when they do play later on 275 00:12:59,640 --> 00:13:03,319 Speaker 1: in h in the season, you got a guy that 276 00:13:03,440 --> 00:13:07,400 Speaker 1: can completely neutralize their best guy on offense. Yeah, I 277 00:13:07,440 --> 00:13:09,280 Speaker 1: think you know, I like the word you use their 278 00:13:09,400 --> 00:13:12,400 Speaker 1: poper express, you know, express itself, and I think you know, 279 00:13:12,440 --> 00:13:14,040 Speaker 1: when you bring up Kenneth Murray, he does look like 280 00:13:14,080 --> 00:13:17,120 Speaker 1: a completely different player than we've seen the first two seasons. 281 00:13:17,160 --> 00:13:20,280 Speaker 1: And I think part of that is, you know, it's 282 00:13:20,320 --> 00:13:23,040 Speaker 1: taken him a while to figure out what's the best 283 00:13:23,160 --> 00:13:26,040 Speaker 1: way to use Kenneth Murray. You know, they Anthony Lynn 284 00:13:26,080 --> 00:13:27,599 Speaker 1: and his staff wanted him to be a middle and 285 00:13:27,640 --> 00:13:29,920 Speaker 1: the captain of the defense. That's not Kenneth Murray, you know. 286 00:13:30,120 --> 00:13:32,880 Speaker 1: And then last year they're like, well, let's try him 287 00:13:32,880 --> 00:13:35,440 Speaker 1: at edge, and again that's not quite where he belongs. 288 00:13:35,720 --> 00:13:39,520 Speaker 1: You know. Kenneth is see go, you know, use that 289 00:13:39,600 --> 00:13:41,959 Speaker 1: athleticism and you see it. And not to mention just 290 00:13:42,080 --> 00:13:45,280 Speaker 1: the energy. He's got great energy on the field. You know, 291 00:13:45,520 --> 00:13:48,559 Speaker 1: he's he's not like not quite like a Derwin, but 292 00:13:49,080 --> 00:13:51,839 Speaker 1: he makes splash plays. You hear the pop of the 293 00:13:51,880 --> 00:13:55,280 Speaker 1: pads when he arrives at feel exactly and I think 294 00:13:55,360 --> 00:13:58,360 Speaker 1: that's what's you know. And then to trank Will, it's funny. 295 00:13:58,400 --> 00:14:01,240 Speaker 1: They're almost like the perfect com nation where trank Will, 296 00:14:02,080 --> 00:14:05,440 Speaker 1: he just he is so good at seeing things before 297 00:14:05,520 --> 00:14:08,640 Speaker 1: they happen, that's split second before that. He always picks 298 00:14:08,640 --> 00:14:11,480 Speaker 1: the right run fit. He knows exactly when he's crashing 299 00:14:11,559 --> 00:14:14,040 Speaker 1: instead of dropping out and gets that tackle for loss, 300 00:14:14,120 --> 00:14:16,080 Speaker 1: or when he gets the interception and he drops back 301 00:14:16,120 --> 00:14:18,520 Speaker 1: and he senses he can bait the quarterback, you know, 302 00:14:18,600 --> 00:14:21,160 Speaker 1: bait Derek Carr into that throw. Like they're just a 303 00:14:21,280 --> 00:14:24,520 Speaker 1: perfect pair and I didn't think I was going to 304 00:14:24,600 --> 00:14:26,000 Speaker 1: feel that way. I thought I would, you know, want 305 00:14:26,040 --> 00:14:27,960 Speaker 1: to see. And this is nothing against van Noy, who's 306 00:14:28,480 --> 00:14:31,000 Speaker 1: been solid as well, but man, I love seeing Trank, 307 00:14:31,080 --> 00:14:33,560 Speaker 1: Will and Kenneth out there together. It seems like they 308 00:14:33,760 --> 00:14:38,080 Speaker 1: really compliment each other well, playing at that next level 309 00:14:38,400 --> 00:14:40,880 Speaker 1: and just kind of speaking to your point. I think 310 00:14:40,960 --> 00:14:43,360 Speaker 1: one of the things last year was because Drew is 311 00:14:43,360 --> 00:14:46,200 Speaker 1: such a cerebral player, he was trying to figure out, Okay, 312 00:14:46,200 --> 00:14:48,280 Speaker 1: who do I have to cover for? Like who was 313 00:14:48,320 --> 00:14:50,320 Speaker 1: going to let me down on this run play? And 314 00:14:50,440 --> 00:14:53,520 Speaker 1: now he's out of position and he can't quite execute 315 00:14:53,520 --> 00:14:55,240 Speaker 1: the way he's supposed to do because he's covering up 316 00:14:55,240 --> 00:14:56,880 Speaker 1: for the mistakes of the guys that are in front 317 00:14:56,880 --> 00:14:59,920 Speaker 1: of him. Now I feel like he's just cut loose 318 00:15:00,400 --> 00:15:02,120 Speaker 1: and he can do what he does best. And I 319 00:15:02,160 --> 00:15:04,560 Speaker 1: think we've seen that. You know, he's probably the one 320 00:15:04,680 --> 00:15:07,040 Speaker 1: person that I talked about, you know that we talk 321 00:15:07,080 --> 00:15:08,840 Speaker 1: about a lot coming in like, oh, we're waiting for 322 00:15:08,880 --> 00:15:11,400 Speaker 1: the Drew Tranquil season, and I think we're seeing that 323 00:15:11,560 --> 00:15:13,680 Speaker 1: and it's exciting to see it because we know how 324 00:15:13,720 --> 00:15:15,200 Speaker 1: good of a player he can be. And I think 325 00:15:15,280 --> 00:15:17,560 Speaker 1: like you said, you know, when the scheme's allowed to 326 00:15:17,640 --> 00:15:21,680 Speaker 1: express itself. I think Drew's a big part of that expression. Yeah, 327 00:15:21,720 --> 00:15:24,480 Speaker 1: And just one more thing to add here, like, linebackers 328 00:15:24,560 --> 00:15:26,320 Speaker 1: have to and he sort of hit on this point money. 329 00:15:26,360 --> 00:15:29,400 Speaker 1: Linebackers have to trust that these defensive linemen are going 330 00:15:29,480 --> 00:15:31,480 Speaker 1: to be fitting in the right spots in order to 331 00:15:31,560 --> 00:15:35,520 Speaker 1: go to the right place and then successfully execute their fits. 332 00:15:35,560 --> 00:15:38,520 Speaker 1: And last season, when your zero technique is getting blown 333 00:15:38,640 --> 00:15:41,360 Speaker 1: six yards back off the ball, the linebacker is gonna 334 00:15:41,360 --> 00:15:42,840 Speaker 1: have no idea where to go. They're going to fit 335 00:15:42,880 --> 00:15:44,600 Speaker 1: in the wrong gap and there's a huge hole because 336 00:15:44,680 --> 00:15:47,480 Speaker 1: the front isn't maintaining the line of scrimmage, and so 337 00:15:47,560 --> 00:15:50,200 Speaker 1: it looks bad on the linebackers, and everyone's criticizing the linebackers, 338 00:15:50,240 --> 00:15:53,480 Speaker 1: But it all starts with maintaining the line of scrimmage 339 00:15:53,480 --> 00:15:55,000 Speaker 1: and being physical at the point of the attack. And 340 00:15:55,120 --> 00:15:57,240 Speaker 1: that's what you're getting from these guys. And it's not 341 00:15:57,400 --> 00:16:00,800 Speaker 1: just Sebastian Joseph Days, Austin Johnson. It's Otto Bannia who's 342 00:16:00,840 --> 00:16:02,840 Speaker 1: lining up in the zero technique and taking on double 343 00:16:02,880 --> 00:16:05,360 Speaker 1: teams and not getting moved, and like, sometimes it doesn't 344 00:16:05,360 --> 00:16:07,600 Speaker 1: look pretty he's a rookie, right. It's not that the 345 00:16:07,720 --> 00:16:10,520 Speaker 1: technique isn't beautiful, but he's a big guy and he's 346 00:16:10,600 --> 00:16:12,680 Speaker 1: hard to move. And all of a sudden, when that 347 00:16:12,760 --> 00:16:14,880 Speaker 1: zero technique is taking on that double team from the 348 00:16:14,920 --> 00:16:16,880 Speaker 1: center in the guard and not getting moved, the linebackers 349 00:16:16,920 --> 00:16:18,720 Speaker 1: can see it. They can hit their gaps and they 350 00:16:18,760 --> 00:16:20,840 Speaker 1: can make plays and shoot through holes, make tackles for 351 00:16:20,960 --> 00:16:23,200 Speaker 1: laws or at least contain them to two three yard games. 352 00:16:23,200 --> 00:16:24,680 Speaker 1: And that's what you're seeing in this run game right now. 353 00:16:24,720 --> 00:16:26,160 Speaker 1: And I think that's why you're seeing true tranquil and 354 00:16:26,200 --> 00:16:28,960 Speaker 1: Kenneth Murray plays. So well, yeah, let's let's push you 355 00:16:29,080 --> 00:16:33,520 Speaker 1: forward to Jacksonville, guys, because we've hit Kansas City, and 356 00:16:33,640 --> 00:16:35,720 Speaker 1: I think there's some disappointment that they didn't win that game. 357 00:16:35,840 --> 00:16:39,440 Speaker 1: But you turn to page to the Jaguars, and I 358 00:16:39,440 --> 00:16:41,600 Speaker 1: don't think many people expected them to pitch shut out 359 00:16:41,600 --> 00:16:43,920 Speaker 1: against the Colts. And I know the Colts, and a 360 00:16:43,960 --> 00:16:45,760 Speaker 1: lot of people on Twitter like, well, it's the Colts, 361 00:16:45,800 --> 00:16:48,560 Speaker 1: so like, well, hey, we picked the Colts to be 362 00:16:48,640 --> 00:16:51,240 Speaker 1: a playoff team this year a couple of weeks ago, right, 363 00:16:51,880 --> 00:16:54,640 Speaker 1: Matt Ryan might be they still could be, and they've 364 00:16:54,640 --> 00:16:57,320 Speaker 1: they've started slow the last few years. That are frek right, 365 00:16:57,480 --> 00:17:00,880 Speaker 1: But I know their wide receiver look a little bit 366 00:17:00,880 --> 00:17:03,800 Speaker 1: different than the Chargers. I know Matt Ryan a little 367 00:17:03,840 --> 00:17:07,359 Speaker 1: bit older than Justin Herbert. But the fact that you 368 00:17:08,000 --> 00:17:11,399 Speaker 1: pitch a shutout you get to Matt Ryan five times 369 00:17:11,920 --> 00:17:15,600 Speaker 1: three interceptions. They were the dominant team from start to finish. 370 00:17:16,600 --> 00:17:20,119 Speaker 1: That offense is better with Doug Peterson calling plays and 371 00:17:20,359 --> 00:17:23,480 Speaker 1: Trevor Lawrence in year two. Um, they have weapons that 372 00:17:23,600 --> 00:17:25,880 Speaker 1: they didn't have last year when laft At, Christian Kirk 373 00:17:25,960 --> 00:17:28,920 Speaker 1: and Zay Jones and those guys seem to be doing 374 00:17:29,000 --> 00:17:31,200 Speaker 1: just fine. Evan Ingram and they have a running game 375 00:17:31,359 --> 00:17:35,560 Speaker 1: with with with Robinson and etn. So it's a it's 376 00:17:35,640 --> 00:17:37,880 Speaker 1: a more of a complete Jag team than we've seen 377 00:17:38,119 --> 00:17:41,240 Speaker 1: in the past. And Money, I'll start with you, this 378 00:17:41,440 --> 00:17:44,439 Speaker 1: isn't a game that, uh, I think Chargers fans are 379 00:17:44,480 --> 00:17:47,000 Speaker 1: just gonna assume that you're gonna win, go to two 380 00:17:47,040 --> 00:17:48,680 Speaker 1: and one and then go to Houston. I mean, this 381 00:17:48,760 --> 00:17:52,000 Speaker 1: is gonna be a tough matchup. Yeah, so there's a 382 00:17:52,040 --> 00:17:55,560 Speaker 1: lot there. I guess, I'll I guess I'll start. What 383 00:17:55,640 --> 00:17:57,240 Speaker 1: do you want to do? I guess I'll start with defense. 384 00:17:57,480 --> 00:17:59,919 Speaker 1: I'll start with the defense, and just so much attention 385 00:18:00,040 --> 00:18:01,919 Speaker 1: played on Trayvon Walker because you know, I don't want 386 00:18:01,920 --> 00:18:03,520 Speaker 1: to say it was a controversial number one pick, but 387 00:18:03,600 --> 00:18:04,959 Speaker 1: you know it was a debate. It's like, you really, 388 00:18:05,000 --> 00:18:07,520 Speaker 1: you're gonna take this guy just on upside without production 389 00:18:07,560 --> 00:18:10,880 Speaker 1: at Georgia because you like the measurables over Aden Hutchinson, 390 00:18:10,920 --> 00:18:12,639 Speaker 1: who of course had three sacks last week, and all 391 00:18:12,680 --> 00:18:15,680 Speaker 1: that production at Michigan was the heartbeat of that program, 392 00:18:15,960 --> 00:18:18,560 Speaker 1: you know, finally knocking off Ohio State and getting into 393 00:18:18,600 --> 00:18:21,119 Speaker 1: the playoff. So I think a lot of people are 394 00:18:21,119 --> 00:18:25,000 Speaker 1: paying attention and the Jags are getting validation for taking 395 00:18:25,119 --> 00:18:28,639 Speaker 1: Walker because he's a problem. He's quick, he's strong, his 396 00:18:28,840 --> 00:18:31,440 Speaker 1: levers are incredibly long, and if he gets his hands 397 00:18:31,440 --> 00:18:34,600 Speaker 1: on you, it's a problem. But what I came out 398 00:18:34,800 --> 00:18:38,320 Speaker 1: of that game with is you forget about Josh Allen 399 00:18:38,440 --> 00:18:42,080 Speaker 1: and how freaking good he is and how fast he is, 400 00:18:42,160 --> 00:18:45,440 Speaker 1: because he wrecked the Colts line, whether it was the 401 00:18:45,560 --> 00:18:48,520 Speaker 1: left or the right side. And the other name that 402 00:18:48,640 --> 00:18:52,800 Speaker 1: no one's mentioned name is Fatakasi, who is he was 403 00:18:52,960 --> 00:18:55,520 Speaker 1: upfield on nearly every snap if they were given help 404 00:18:55,560 --> 00:18:59,200 Speaker 1: on the outside to Walker and Allen Fotakasi was righting 405 00:18:59,280 --> 00:19:03,000 Speaker 1: Matt Ryan's app Now, the Colts offensive line is banged up. 406 00:19:03,240 --> 00:19:06,959 Speaker 1: It's a mess, So I don't think the Chargers are 407 00:19:07,000 --> 00:19:10,080 Speaker 1: going to have that big of an issue. Um. It 408 00:19:10,240 --> 00:19:14,560 Speaker 1: was definitely there against the Commanders as well, but I 409 00:19:14,640 --> 00:19:16,760 Speaker 1: think and just quickly to kind of wrap up what 410 00:19:16,840 --> 00:19:18,679 Speaker 1: I took away, you know, and watching I watched all 411 00:19:18,680 --> 00:19:23,280 Speaker 1: their pressures. Um, and that's Devin Lloyd is also being overlooked. 412 00:19:23,520 --> 00:19:29,040 Speaker 1: He's he's big, he's fast, he's physical. UM not saying 413 00:19:29,080 --> 00:19:31,240 Speaker 1: he's Fred Warner. I'm just saying he looks like Fred. 414 00:19:31,600 --> 00:19:33,840 Speaker 1: Like that's the kind of linebacker that he looks like 415 00:19:34,040 --> 00:19:36,440 Speaker 1: he's big enough to stick you, but he's also fast 416 00:19:36,600 --> 00:19:41,840 Speaker 1: enough to cover a first round prospect in during the 417 00:19:41,920 --> 00:19:45,560 Speaker 1: lead up. It was a real impressive performance from them 418 00:19:45,640 --> 00:19:48,200 Speaker 1: that I think was I think it was helped by 419 00:19:48,480 --> 00:19:51,840 Speaker 1: the limited mobility of Matt Ryan and and by the 420 00:19:52,000 --> 00:19:55,359 Speaker 1: ineptitude of the wide receivers to get open. Uh, and 421 00:19:55,560 --> 00:19:58,320 Speaker 1: again with an offensive line that was really beat to hell. 422 00:19:58,840 --> 00:20:01,880 Speaker 1: So there's there's my analysis of the defense. The front 423 00:20:02,000 --> 00:20:07,200 Speaker 1: is really good. Yeah, pop offensively for Jacksonville with you know, 424 00:20:07,680 --> 00:20:09,920 Speaker 1: when you have a play caller like Doug Peterson and 425 00:20:10,640 --> 00:20:13,960 Speaker 1: it emitst talent like Trevor Lawrence, I think that they've 426 00:20:14,119 --> 00:20:15,960 Speaker 1: they've found a little bit of a groove just two 427 00:20:15,960 --> 00:20:18,959 Speaker 1: weeks in. Yeah, one hundred percent. I mean, I think 428 00:20:19,160 --> 00:20:21,199 Speaker 1: you're seeing what happens when you have an actual adult 429 00:20:21,280 --> 00:20:24,480 Speaker 1: coaching the football team. You know, like you have obviously 430 00:20:24,520 --> 00:20:26,480 Speaker 1: a ton of talent there. You know, Trevor Lawrence was 431 00:20:26,640 --> 00:20:28,719 Speaker 1: number one overall picked for a reason. And I think 432 00:20:28,760 --> 00:20:30,960 Speaker 1: a lot of people, you know, made fun of this 433 00:20:31,080 --> 00:20:34,400 Speaker 1: Christian Kirk deal obviously in the moment, but they're using 434 00:20:34,480 --> 00:20:36,320 Speaker 1: him really creatively. He caught a touchdown out of the 435 00:20:36,400 --> 00:20:39,480 Speaker 1: backfield against the Colts and listen, like I used to 436 00:20:39,520 --> 00:20:41,359 Speaker 1: cover the Jaguars, and the reality is they have to 437 00:20:41,440 --> 00:20:43,720 Speaker 1: overpay for free agents to get people down there, right, Like, 438 00:20:43,800 --> 00:20:45,960 Speaker 1: that's just the reality of it. They overpaid for ray Sean. 439 00:20:46,040 --> 00:20:47,920 Speaker 1: I love ray Sean Jenkins. I think he's a great player, 440 00:20:47,960 --> 00:20:50,880 Speaker 1: but they overpaid for him. Kill Griffin, you know, overpaid 441 00:20:50,920 --> 00:20:53,120 Speaker 1: for him. Christian Kirk overpaid for him. But they're still 442 00:20:53,119 --> 00:20:56,320 Speaker 1: talented players. Just because they're overpaid doesn't meet and they're bad, right, 443 00:20:56,359 --> 00:20:58,119 Speaker 1: and so that's kind of has to be the approach 444 00:20:58,160 --> 00:21:01,440 Speaker 1: from Jacksonville. They've done it to get some legitimate NFL 445 00:21:01,480 --> 00:21:03,760 Speaker 1: players in there. They're supplementing it with young players, and 446 00:21:04,160 --> 00:21:06,159 Speaker 1: you know, this is the year for Trevor Lawrence to 447 00:21:06,240 --> 00:21:07,960 Speaker 1: really take the next step with it. With a legitimate, 448 00:21:08,240 --> 00:21:10,040 Speaker 1: you know, NFL play caller there and Doug Peterson, I 449 00:21:10,040 --> 00:21:12,119 Speaker 1: think they're seeing some creative stuff from them. You mentioned 450 00:21:12,160 --> 00:21:13,720 Speaker 1: the run game. You know, I think it's going to 451 00:21:13,760 --> 00:21:15,240 Speaker 1: come down to can they get pressure on him? Can 452 00:21:15,240 --> 00:21:17,199 Speaker 1: they rattle him? Because I don't think these tackles are 453 00:21:17,320 --> 00:21:19,199 Speaker 1: very good. You know, I think Cam Robinson has overrated 454 00:21:19,280 --> 00:21:22,399 Speaker 1: John Taylor obviously a former high draft pick. But you know, 455 00:21:22,400 --> 00:21:24,320 Speaker 1: I think there's a there's a weakness you can expose 456 00:21:24,359 --> 00:21:26,040 Speaker 1: there with these edge rushers, and if they can get 457 00:21:26,040 --> 00:21:28,320 Speaker 1: pressure on Trevor Lawrence, that obviously changes everything. And you know, 458 00:21:28,400 --> 00:21:30,520 Speaker 1: I know it's a little bit of a simple answer, 459 00:21:30,600 --> 00:21:32,040 Speaker 1: but like that's really where it starts, is like can 460 00:21:32,080 --> 00:21:34,080 Speaker 1: you get pressure from these edge rushers against those tackles, 461 00:21:34,119 --> 00:21:36,040 Speaker 1: because I feel like they have a mismatch there. No, 462 00:21:36,160 --> 00:21:38,879 Speaker 1: it's a great point, Pop because it's something and we 463 00:21:39,000 --> 00:21:41,200 Speaker 1: were talking about it before we got on. I feel 464 00:21:41,240 --> 00:21:45,880 Speaker 1: like I have to preface this with the statement, because look, 465 00:21:46,040 --> 00:21:48,160 Speaker 1: Gus is one of the best guys you'll ever meet 466 00:21:48,240 --> 00:21:50,880 Speaker 1: in football. He'll talk to you about football no matter 467 00:21:50,960 --> 00:21:54,840 Speaker 1: who you are, for hours. Everybody loves him. He could 468 00:21:54,920 --> 00:21:58,320 Speaker 1: not have had a worst game plan against the Jags 469 00:21:58,600 --> 00:22:01,600 Speaker 1: with that koltste when he was playing single high rushing four. 470 00:22:01,640 --> 00:22:04,399 Speaker 1: They didn't get home. They were to Doug Peterson was 471 00:22:04,480 --> 00:22:07,399 Speaker 1: scheming up pre snap motion, those three buys, getting the 472 00:22:07,480 --> 00:22:09,920 Speaker 1: inside receivers stuck on a linebacker, and it was just 473 00:22:10,400 --> 00:22:13,480 Speaker 1: layups for Trevor Lawrence. You go back to the Washington game, 474 00:22:13,640 --> 00:22:15,680 Speaker 1: or you go back to the ten percent of snaps 475 00:22:16,119 --> 00:22:19,000 Speaker 1: where he was, you know, playing two high man press, 476 00:22:19,440 --> 00:22:23,000 Speaker 1: and Lawrence struggled. You know, he struggled against Washington. There's 477 00:22:23,400 --> 00:22:26,040 Speaker 1: like I watched every single one of his attempts and 478 00:22:26,560 --> 00:22:33,160 Speaker 1: I would say probably five or six turnover worthy plays 479 00:22:33,200 --> 00:22:35,320 Speaker 1: in there. When he got here. You can heat him up. 480 00:22:35,520 --> 00:22:38,760 Speaker 1: When you heat him up, the ball sails, it's offline 481 00:22:39,240 --> 00:22:42,200 Speaker 1: and there are interceptions and turnovers out there to be had. 482 00:22:43,480 --> 00:22:47,320 Speaker 1: So I I love what Doug Peterson's doing. There's he's 483 00:22:47,359 --> 00:22:49,240 Speaker 1: scheming up a ton of layups. You mentioned it, you know, 484 00:22:49,359 --> 00:22:52,080 Speaker 1: Christian Kirk or Zay Jones or in motion by the way, 485 00:22:52,119 --> 00:22:57,040 Speaker 1: Evan Ingram takeoff seventeen. It's driving me crazy that he is. Yeah, 486 00:22:57,080 --> 00:23:00,040 Speaker 1: he's not not even a tight end. It's just it 487 00:23:00,200 --> 00:23:01,800 Speaker 1: drives me nuts because I keep seeing it when I 488 00:23:01,800 --> 00:23:04,120 Speaker 1: see seventeen catch the ball, Like, who the hell is seventeen? 489 00:23:04,440 --> 00:23:06,159 Speaker 1: And I gotta look done on our lads into the 490 00:23:06,240 --> 00:23:08,720 Speaker 1: tight end, you know. So how about that? Yes, move 491 00:23:08,800 --> 00:23:11,119 Speaker 1: him out of the tight end row and put him 492 00:23:11,160 --> 00:23:14,480 Speaker 1: into the wide receiver row. But Peterson's doing a great 493 00:23:14,560 --> 00:23:17,200 Speaker 1: job of scheming things up. There's a lot of screens, 494 00:23:17,520 --> 00:23:20,280 Speaker 1: there's a lot of smoke routes that like you mentioned, 495 00:23:20,480 --> 00:23:22,760 Speaker 1: you know, with Kirk, and I think it's a great 496 00:23:22,760 --> 00:23:25,199 Speaker 1: point popper. I don't care how much Kirk makes. If 497 00:23:25,240 --> 00:23:27,359 Speaker 1: he makes eighteen million bucks a years, okay, fine, Did 498 00:23:27,400 --> 00:23:29,520 Speaker 1: they have to cut anybody so they could bring Christian 499 00:23:29,600 --> 00:23:31,720 Speaker 1: Kirk in? No, it's what they paid the guy to 500 00:23:31,760 --> 00:23:33,560 Speaker 1: get him there. And he's been a perfect fit. He's 501 00:23:33,560 --> 00:23:36,520 Speaker 1: a great slot. He's almost exclusively there or in the backfield, 502 00:23:37,000 --> 00:23:39,760 Speaker 1: and he's been viable. You know, he's so I think 503 00:23:39,840 --> 00:23:42,440 Speaker 1: that's I think you bring up a great point. You know, 504 00:23:42,680 --> 00:23:44,880 Speaker 1: the offense looks much better than it has because you've 505 00:23:44,920 --> 00:23:48,399 Speaker 1: got an adult call in the plays. But there's there's 506 00:23:48,440 --> 00:23:50,760 Speaker 1: opportunities to be had there. Yeah, And that's just the 507 00:23:50,880 --> 00:23:54,240 Speaker 1: reality of Gus's defense, right, Like, you know what you're getting. 508 00:23:55,359 --> 00:23:59,800 Speaker 1: Gus is relying on on his talent making plays. And 509 00:24:00,040 --> 00:24:03,360 Speaker 1: and but if if you're in today's NFL, if you're 510 00:24:03,480 --> 00:24:05,600 Speaker 1: an opposing offensive coach, and you know that you're getting 511 00:24:05,640 --> 00:24:09,680 Speaker 1: covered three on yeah, seventy five percent of the plays, 512 00:24:10,080 --> 00:24:12,119 Speaker 1: like you can sit there the whole week and scheme 513 00:24:12,240 --> 00:24:14,000 Speaker 1: up cover three beaters and you know you're going to 514 00:24:14,080 --> 00:24:15,879 Speaker 1: get it at a high at a high rate. And 515 00:24:16,000 --> 00:24:19,080 Speaker 1: if your players aren't making plays, you're gonna get beat. 516 00:24:19,160 --> 00:24:21,760 Speaker 1: That's just the reality of how Gus plays defense. But 517 00:24:21,800 --> 00:24:25,040 Speaker 1: he believes in it, right, he believes in it. Yeah, 518 00:24:25,040 --> 00:24:28,080 Speaker 1: he believes in He believes in simplifying things and having 519 00:24:28,160 --> 00:24:29,960 Speaker 1: his players play fast. But when it goes bad and 520 00:24:30,200 --> 00:24:32,640 Speaker 1: the opposing offense is scheming things up against your defense 521 00:24:32,680 --> 00:24:34,680 Speaker 1: and they know what's coming and your players aren't making plays, 522 00:24:34,720 --> 00:24:37,240 Speaker 1: that can look pretty ugly. Well, let's go back to 523 00:24:37,280 --> 00:24:39,399 Speaker 1: the Jags defense real quick, because It's a good segue 524 00:24:39,440 --> 00:24:43,399 Speaker 1: into the big news here in Costa Mesa is just 525 00:24:43,560 --> 00:24:45,879 Speaker 1: really the health of the offense in general, with with 526 00:24:46,040 --> 00:24:48,480 Speaker 1: with Justin Herbert and his ribs leading the way day 527 00:24:48,560 --> 00:24:52,480 Speaker 1: to day. He was a limited participant on Wednesday, Corey 528 00:24:52,560 --> 00:24:55,840 Speaker 1: Linsley did in a practice. Trey Pipkins was a limited participant. 529 00:24:56,160 --> 00:25:01,840 Speaker 1: Keenan Allen was a limited participant. It was palm limited to. Yeah, yeah, 530 00:25:02,119 --> 00:25:04,440 Speaker 1: harm was limited as well. So now we're two weeks 531 00:25:04,520 --> 00:25:07,960 Speaker 1: in and this offense is pretty beat up, and you 532 00:25:08,080 --> 00:25:12,159 Speaker 1: mentioned Trayvon Walker and Josh Allen. Um money DJ did 533 00:25:12,200 --> 00:25:14,680 Speaker 1: a film room that's gonna be out on the Chargers 534 00:25:16,359 --> 00:25:21,680 Speaker 1: website and YouTube on Trayvon Walker versus Rashawn Slater and 535 00:25:21,840 --> 00:25:24,320 Speaker 1: you see the flashes of Josh Allen on the other side. 536 00:25:24,520 --> 00:25:27,680 Speaker 1: It's almost like it's almost like a prequel to what 537 00:25:27,920 --> 00:25:30,440 Speaker 1: the Chargers have with Bosa and Mac. Right, It's just 538 00:25:30,520 --> 00:25:33,320 Speaker 1: like this, these these two young guys who I think 539 00:25:33,560 --> 00:25:36,840 Speaker 1: could potentially wreck the league here over the next five 540 00:25:36,920 --> 00:25:40,680 Speaker 1: to ten years if they stick together. But um, in 541 00:25:40,880 --> 00:25:42,560 Speaker 1: terms of money, I'll start with you in terms of 542 00:25:42,840 --> 00:25:46,240 Speaker 1: Justin and you know, let's just assume he goes right 543 00:25:46,840 --> 00:25:49,840 Speaker 1: it's gonna be so important if, if, especially if Corey's 544 00:25:49,880 --> 00:25:51,760 Speaker 1: not out there, or if Trade's not out there, that 545 00:25:51,920 --> 00:25:55,080 Speaker 1: they make sure they have a game plan that eliminates 546 00:25:55,160 --> 00:25:59,240 Speaker 1: any hits from Trayvon Walker and Josh Allen. Yeah, you know, 547 00:25:59,280 --> 00:26:00,720 Speaker 1: And I'll make a quick because I know I kind 548 00:26:00,720 --> 00:26:02,480 Speaker 1: of already dug into this pretty deep pop and you 549 00:26:02,560 --> 00:26:04,879 Speaker 1: can just sort of pick it up. But look, they 550 00:26:04,920 --> 00:26:07,520 Speaker 1: can help out, you know. So I trust Slater to 551 00:26:07,560 --> 00:26:09,280 Speaker 1: beat anybody. You know, you want, you want to go 552 00:26:09,359 --> 00:26:11,639 Speaker 1: one on one against Slater even you know, I trust 553 00:26:11,720 --> 00:26:13,840 Speaker 1: he will take care of Traymond Walker, you know, I'm 554 00:26:13,880 --> 00:26:16,399 Speaker 1: good with that, or Josh Allen, which everyone's lined up opposite, 555 00:26:16,400 --> 00:26:19,560 Speaker 1: and then you can slide your help to tray or Storm, 556 00:26:20,000 --> 00:26:22,480 Speaker 1: you know, with your tight ends and with your backs chipping. 557 00:26:22,760 --> 00:26:25,680 Speaker 1: My big concern Matt Filer had a bad game. He 558 00:26:25,840 --> 00:26:28,200 Speaker 1: had a rough game against the Chiefs, and I don't 559 00:26:28,240 --> 00:26:31,000 Speaker 1: know if that is because he and Lindsley work so 560 00:26:31,080 --> 00:26:33,600 Speaker 1: well together, and once Lindsley went out, he and Clap 561 00:26:33,800 --> 00:26:36,879 Speaker 1: just weren't quite in sync. But that's Zion had a 562 00:26:36,960 --> 00:26:40,000 Speaker 1: great game. Zion played. Zion played so well that Chris 563 00:26:40,119 --> 00:26:42,240 Speaker 1: Jones left him. He was like, no, I'm not doing 564 00:26:42,280 --> 00:26:44,199 Speaker 1: that anymore, and he opt over to Filer. I mean, 565 00:26:44,200 --> 00:26:45,560 Speaker 1: that's what happened. And then all of a sudden you 566 00:26:45,600 --> 00:26:48,639 Speaker 1: found Tris Jones in the backfield seemingly every other snap. 567 00:26:48,680 --> 00:26:51,119 Speaker 1: So that's why I brought up thought Akassi because I 568 00:26:51,200 --> 00:26:53,560 Speaker 1: think that's that's the one I'm kind of he and 569 00:26:53,720 --> 00:26:56,040 Speaker 1: arden Key is kind of kicking inside a little bit. 570 00:26:56,080 --> 00:26:57,720 Speaker 1: They're running a lot of stunts and a lot of 571 00:26:57,800 --> 00:27:01,160 Speaker 1: plays on the inside, and that's what affected Matt Ryan. 572 00:27:01,240 --> 00:27:03,960 Speaker 1: So that pop is almost where my concern is is 573 00:27:04,040 --> 00:27:07,240 Speaker 1: just like what happened with Filer in that game. If 574 00:27:07,359 --> 00:27:10,000 Speaker 1: Lindsley doesn't go, can that be figured out? And how 575 00:27:10,080 --> 00:27:12,160 Speaker 1: much of that was a product of Lindsley going out 576 00:27:12,240 --> 00:27:15,160 Speaker 1: and clap and Filer just not being on the same page. Yeah, 577 00:27:15,200 --> 00:27:17,080 Speaker 1: it's a great point. I'm not putting the red flag 578 00:27:17,200 --> 00:27:19,840 Speaker 1: up yet on Matt Filer. I'll put an orange flag up, 579 00:27:20,040 --> 00:27:24,440 Speaker 1: maybe a yellow flag. I mean Chris Jones is like, hey, 580 00:27:24,520 --> 00:27:28,640 Speaker 1: we're getting close. Yeah, like like I mean three Chris 581 00:27:28,800 --> 00:27:31,560 Speaker 1: Jones is the second best defensive tackle in the league, 582 00:27:31,720 --> 00:27:34,120 Speaker 1: and you know that's enough slight on him because Aaron 583 00:27:34,160 --> 00:27:36,639 Speaker 1: Donald's maybe the greatest defensive player of all time. But 584 00:27:36,720 --> 00:27:38,639 Speaker 1: Chris Jones is a very, very good player. But he 585 00:27:38,760 --> 00:27:41,040 Speaker 1: could not get past Zion Johnson. I mean he could not. 586 00:27:41,160 --> 00:27:43,400 Speaker 1: And there was a rep early in the third quarter 587 00:27:43,680 --> 00:27:45,720 Speaker 1: where Zion stood him up on a pass play and 588 00:27:45,760 --> 00:27:47,200 Speaker 1: that was the last time he went against Zion in 589 00:27:47,240 --> 00:27:48,920 Speaker 1: the game, and over the remainder of the third quarter. 590 00:27:48,960 --> 00:27:50,840 Speaker 1: In the fourth quarter, they put him up against Matt Filer, 591 00:27:51,119 --> 00:27:54,080 Speaker 1: and Matt struggled. And I didn't think he played particularly 592 00:27:54,119 --> 00:27:55,840 Speaker 1: well in the Raiders game either. So that's why I 593 00:27:55,880 --> 00:27:57,560 Speaker 1: have a little bit of an orange flag up there. 594 00:27:58,520 --> 00:28:00,720 Speaker 1: Zion is the real deal. I mean, I talked to 595 00:28:00,840 --> 00:28:02,800 Speaker 1: Rashaan Slater about Zion yesterday. I'm having more in my 596 00:28:02,880 --> 00:28:06,520 Speaker 1: notebook on Friday. But like, you know, what people are 597 00:28:06,520 --> 00:28:08,520 Speaker 1: saying is like, obviously he's a rookie. He needs to 598 00:28:08,560 --> 00:28:10,400 Speaker 1: polish his technique a little bit, but the way he's 599 00:28:10,400 --> 00:28:14,560 Speaker 1: able to recover with his athleticism and strength is already elite. 600 00:28:15,200 --> 00:28:17,119 Speaker 1: So it's definitely something to monitor with with Matt Filer. 601 00:28:17,119 --> 00:28:19,960 Speaker 1: I think that's a good point. Money Corey Linsley's injury 602 00:28:20,080 --> 00:28:22,480 Speaker 1: is huge. Justin Herbert is the most important player on 603 00:28:22,520 --> 00:28:25,000 Speaker 1: this offense. But Corey Linsley is not too far behind Justin, 604 00:28:25,400 --> 00:28:27,639 Speaker 1: Like that's how much he means to this offense. And 605 00:28:27,680 --> 00:28:32,359 Speaker 1: the protection changed completely when Corey Linsley went out in 606 00:28:32,440 --> 00:28:34,760 Speaker 1: that second half. And I don't think Will Clap necessarily 607 00:28:34,760 --> 00:28:36,920 Speaker 1: played poorly, but go where you watched the tape from 608 00:28:36,920 --> 00:28:40,360 Speaker 1: the play that Justin got injured on. Mike Dana, defensive 609 00:28:40,440 --> 00:28:42,320 Speaker 1: end for the Chiefs has lined up against Zion one 610 00:28:42,360 --> 00:28:44,960 Speaker 1: on one. Matt Feiler and will Clap double team Chris 611 00:28:45,080 --> 00:28:47,280 Speaker 1: Jones to the left. In the passing play, Zion gets 612 00:28:47,320 --> 00:28:50,640 Speaker 1: beat initially and Mike Danna Wren's right up the middle 613 00:28:50,960 --> 00:28:52,920 Speaker 1: and will Clap has his back turned to him. And 614 00:28:52,960 --> 00:28:55,400 Speaker 1: I've watched that play about one hundred times over the 615 00:28:55,560 --> 00:28:58,440 Speaker 1: last like three days, and I'm like, if Corey Linsley 616 00:28:58,600 --> 00:29:01,160 Speaker 1: is in the game, he is. He has such a 617 00:29:01,240 --> 00:29:03,720 Speaker 1: high level of awareness that he probably senses that he 618 00:29:03,840 --> 00:29:06,959 Speaker 1: knows Zion is one on one against speedy defensive end 619 00:29:07,000 --> 00:29:09,440 Speaker 1: on the interior, and he probably peels off and at 620 00:29:09,520 --> 00:29:11,360 Speaker 1: least gets a little bit of a ship on Mike Dana. 621 00:29:11,640 --> 00:29:14,200 Speaker 1: Justin Herbert can defend himself and protect himself a little 622 00:29:14,200 --> 00:29:16,440 Speaker 1: bit more and maybe we're not dealing with the Justin 623 00:29:16,520 --> 00:29:19,240 Speaker 1: Herbert injury, and that you know, that's one the second 624 00:29:19,240 --> 00:29:21,719 Speaker 1: play that Justin got hurt. Two plays later, they ran 625 00:29:21,800 --> 00:29:24,280 Speaker 1: a stunt where Frank Clark came to the inside. Again 626 00:29:24,400 --> 00:29:26,760 Speaker 1: Will Clapp has his back turn, doesn't really have the awareness. 627 00:29:26,960 --> 00:29:28,400 Speaker 1: And that's not the stuff that you're going to see 628 00:29:28,400 --> 00:29:30,360 Speaker 1: it because you know everyone saying, Okay, Will Clap came 629 00:29:30,360 --> 00:29:31,640 Speaker 1: in and did a good job. But those are two 630 00:29:31,680 --> 00:29:34,200 Speaker 1: plays right there where you're starting quarterback is injured, and 631 00:29:34,240 --> 00:29:36,240 Speaker 1: you wonder Corey Linsley's in there with his level of 632 00:29:36,240 --> 00:29:39,480 Speaker 1: awareness his intelligence, does that even happen? And that's not 633 00:29:39,560 --> 00:29:42,400 Speaker 1: even getting into you know, making some of these adjustments 634 00:29:42,520 --> 00:29:44,840 Speaker 1: upfront pre snap, which Corey Linsley does a ton of, 635 00:29:44,920 --> 00:29:47,280 Speaker 1: which takes a lot of off the plate of Justin Herbert. 636 00:29:47,280 --> 00:29:49,040 Speaker 1: I know that talking to Austin Neck left the game, 637 00:29:49,040 --> 00:29:50,840 Speaker 1: they said Will Clap picked it up. But like you're 638 00:29:50,880 --> 00:29:52,720 Speaker 1: going from arguably the best center in the league to 639 00:29:52,760 --> 00:29:55,360 Speaker 1: a replacement level player that changes everything. So that's where 640 00:29:55,360 --> 00:29:57,200 Speaker 1: it starts from me. If Corey Linsley is out of 641 00:29:57,280 --> 00:30:00,080 Speaker 1: this game, what does that mean in terms of of 642 00:30:00,400 --> 00:30:02,640 Speaker 1: protecting Justin Herbert while he's injured if he does play, 643 00:30:02,920 --> 00:30:05,640 Speaker 1: and and and you know, maintaining their protection against what 644 00:30:05,760 --> 00:30:07,760 Speaker 1: Money has said is like a fantastic front. Like that 645 00:30:08,000 --> 00:30:10,200 Speaker 1: is to me, the biggest, the biggest storyline hitting in 646 00:30:10,280 --> 00:30:12,680 Speaker 1: this game between the Charges offense and the Jaguars D 647 00:30:13,120 --> 00:30:15,760 Speaker 1: and the run game, guys. I mean two point five 648 00:30:15,840 --> 00:30:17,840 Speaker 1: yards of pop in a week one, three point one 649 00:30:17,920 --> 00:30:20,680 Speaker 1: in week two. I talked to Bunny about it before 650 00:30:20,720 --> 00:30:22,400 Speaker 1: we went on. They've been able to run on the 651 00:30:22,480 --> 00:30:25,000 Speaker 1: left side, but the right side's still been a problem. 652 00:30:25,400 --> 00:30:26,920 Speaker 1: And you know, you know what, I think he's a change. 653 00:30:27,000 --> 00:30:29,360 Speaker 1: I think more carrious for Josh Kelly. I mean he's 654 00:30:29,360 --> 00:30:31,680 Speaker 1: had eight carries this year. He's averaging five point five 655 00:30:31,760 --> 00:30:33,600 Speaker 1: yards of pop. He looked like a different guy in 656 00:30:33,640 --> 00:30:36,160 Speaker 1: the preseason. And I think he's been running really, really hard. 657 00:30:36,240 --> 00:30:39,000 Speaker 1: He ran hard in that one drive versus Vegas that's 658 00:30:39,000 --> 00:30:41,520 Speaker 1: set up a touchdown. Um, I think in the second half, 659 00:30:41,560 --> 00:30:44,360 Speaker 1: and I think every time he touches the ball. He 660 00:30:44,480 --> 00:30:48,320 Speaker 1: looks like he's the dominant running back two on this team. So, um, 661 00:30:48,760 --> 00:30:51,800 Speaker 1: with an injured quarterback, Buddy, I'll start with you, the 662 00:30:51,880 --> 00:30:55,360 Speaker 1: running game has got to get going, um, But it's 663 00:30:55,360 --> 00:30:59,440 Speaker 1: a challenge. If Corey Lindsley doesn't play well, you know, 664 00:30:59,520 --> 00:31:02,480 Speaker 1: this wild lead us into a different conversation. And I'm 665 00:31:02,480 --> 00:31:05,600 Speaker 1: gonna try to figure out how to word this properly. 666 00:31:07,800 --> 00:31:10,760 Speaker 1: You've got to open things up. You know, the run 667 00:31:10,840 --> 00:31:13,400 Speaker 1: game is going to excel if you can open things up. 668 00:31:13,480 --> 00:31:17,080 Speaker 1: And so, like Warren Sharp, his favorite target is Joe Lombardi. 669 00:31:17,200 --> 00:31:20,120 Speaker 1: Right now, he has been coming after him, knives out, 670 00:31:20,320 --> 00:31:23,840 Speaker 1: guns blazing. But when you go back and you watch 671 00:31:24,160 --> 00:31:27,479 Speaker 1: every one of these attempts, we talk about how fast 672 00:31:27,720 --> 00:31:31,760 Speaker 1: of a processor justin Herbert has, how quickly he diagnoses 673 00:31:31,840 --> 00:31:34,920 Speaker 1: and he So I think what's happening is, you know, 674 00:31:35,040 --> 00:31:37,200 Speaker 1: there's there's a saying that in football you can't go 675 00:31:37,320 --> 00:31:40,680 Speaker 1: broke taking a profit. And you know, Herbert sees these 676 00:31:40,760 --> 00:31:43,400 Speaker 1: five yards, these six yards, these seven yards, and he's 677 00:31:43,440 --> 00:31:46,200 Speaker 1: just throwing these dots and he's moving the ball. But 678 00:31:47,080 --> 00:31:49,720 Speaker 1: if you give that play an extra second and a 679 00:31:49,800 --> 00:31:53,920 Speaker 1: half guidance coming open outside, Mike Williams is getting that 680 00:31:54,080 --> 00:31:57,640 Speaker 1: post and it's flashing open over the middle. But I 681 00:31:57,800 --> 00:32:00,160 Speaker 1: get it, like Herbert sees an open man and he's like, hey, 682 00:32:00,200 --> 00:32:02,880 Speaker 1: there's seven yards. I'm taking it. There's five yards. I'm 683 00:32:02,960 --> 00:32:05,880 Speaker 1: taking it, but I feel like it's come at the 684 00:32:06,000 --> 00:32:08,880 Speaker 1: expense of some of our shot plays, and so I 685 00:32:08,920 --> 00:32:13,880 Speaker 1: think what's happened is defenses through these first two games. Look, 686 00:32:13,960 --> 00:32:16,120 Speaker 1: that's what the film tells you to do. You know, 687 00:32:16,360 --> 00:32:19,000 Speaker 1: they're creeping up, and so I think they're able to 688 00:32:19,120 --> 00:32:22,000 Speaker 1: slow the run game down because they are not as 689 00:32:22,040 --> 00:32:25,400 Speaker 1: afraid of Herbert's arm and these shot plays that they're 690 00:32:25,440 --> 00:32:27,760 Speaker 1: closer to the line of scrimmage. So like, to me, 691 00:32:28,760 --> 00:32:31,240 Speaker 1: you gotta get more shot plays. You have got to 692 00:32:31,360 --> 00:32:34,560 Speaker 1: push this ball downfield, get to that intermediate range more 693 00:32:34,640 --> 00:32:39,560 Speaker 1: because there's just so many quickouts, curls, sticks, and I 694 00:32:39,720 --> 00:32:43,200 Speaker 1: just I'd like to see some more shots just to 695 00:32:43,280 --> 00:32:45,640 Speaker 1: get things open. So they have to honor play actions 696 00:32:45,680 --> 00:32:48,880 Speaker 1: so now the run game can breathe. And I just 697 00:32:49,040 --> 00:32:52,280 Speaker 1: feel like it's not just the lack of ability to 698 00:32:52,320 --> 00:32:54,320 Speaker 1: block on the right side, which has been an issue, 699 00:32:54,800 --> 00:32:58,320 Speaker 1: but it's also the defenders are there. They're loading up 700 00:32:58,360 --> 00:33:01,479 Speaker 1: the box because they're just until I think, until they 701 00:33:01,560 --> 00:33:05,680 Speaker 1: get burned. They're content to say, all right, well, we 702 00:33:05,800 --> 00:33:07,760 Speaker 1: sure as heck don't want to deal with Herbert's freaking 703 00:33:07,840 --> 00:33:10,120 Speaker 1: hose forty yards down the field. If he's willing to 704 00:33:10,160 --> 00:33:12,080 Speaker 1: give us these seven yards, we'll take it, you know, 705 00:33:12,200 --> 00:33:15,600 Speaker 1: much like the Chargers did to Mahomes all game long. Papa, 706 00:33:15,720 --> 00:33:20,880 Speaker 1: was he you that asked about Gayton in the presser? Yeah? Yeah, yeah, yeah. 707 00:33:20,880 --> 00:33:22,680 Speaker 1: They got to get him on the field more. Listen. 708 00:33:22,800 --> 00:33:24,360 Speaker 1: I think money brings up a really good point. Some 709 00:33:24,440 --> 00:33:26,640 Speaker 1: of it is the offensive scheme, like they run stick 710 00:33:26,720 --> 00:33:28,760 Speaker 1: a lot a lot of these plays. If you watch 711 00:33:28,840 --> 00:33:31,160 Speaker 1: the All twenty two, there isn't a deep option. It's 712 00:33:31,200 --> 00:33:33,360 Speaker 1: a lot of shorter developing routes. Some of it is 713 00:33:33,400 --> 00:33:35,400 Speaker 1: how defenses are playing them. They know what Justin Herbert 714 00:33:35,480 --> 00:33:37,400 Speaker 1: has and they're they're putting a roof over the coverage. 715 00:33:38,520 --> 00:33:40,920 Speaker 1: But some of it, too is how Justin Herbert is 716 00:33:40,960 --> 00:33:44,080 Speaker 1: as a quarterback, like he's not Josh Allen in terms 717 00:33:44,080 --> 00:33:47,200 Speaker 1: of his mentality, like Justin wants to avoid mistakes. He 718 00:33:47,280 --> 00:33:49,880 Speaker 1: wants to be perfect, like he's a perfectionist. He does 719 00:33:50,000 --> 00:33:51,840 Speaker 1: not want to throw interceptions, he does not want to 720 00:33:51,880 --> 00:33:54,680 Speaker 1: make mistakes, and he always wants to make the best decision. 721 00:33:54,720 --> 00:33:57,120 Speaker 1: In terms of a processor, He's closer to Drew Brees 722 00:33:57,160 --> 00:33:59,239 Speaker 1: than he is to Josh Allen, much closer to Drew 723 00:33:59,280 --> 00:34:01,080 Speaker 1: Brees than he is a Allen. So some of it 724 00:34:01,280 --> 00:34:02,880 Speaker 1: is that they have this stuff in the design of 725 00:34:02,920 --> 00:34:05,040 Speaker 1: the play. But Justin is getting through his reads so 726 00:34:05,200 --> 00:34:07,400 Speaker 1: quickly and he sees exactly what Money's saying. He see's 727 00:34:07,440 --> 00:34:10,120 Speaker 1: a checkdown, he sees a crow route come open five 728 00:34:10,160 --> 00:34:13,080 Speaker 1: yards and he hits that. And he's getting past the 729 00:34:13,160 --> 00:34:15,440 Speaker 1: deeper developing route quickly because he's such a fast process 730 00:34:15,480 --> 00:34:18,600 Speaker 1: and because of how he operates. And then the fourth 731 00:34:18,640 --> 00:34:22,120 Speaker 1: component is protection. Like if you break down the numbers 732 00:34:22,160 --> 00:34:24,520 Speaker 1: in the first half, Justin Herbert's everyone loves to talk 733 00:34:24,520 --> 00:34:27,000 Speaker 1: about air yards per attempt, right, his air yards per 734 00:34:27,000 --> 00:34:28,719 Speaker 1: attempt in the first half when Corey Linsley was in 735 00:34:28,800 --> 00:34:31,120 Speaker 1: there was eight point one eight yards. That's really damn good, 736 00:34:31,440 --> 00:34:33,520 Speaker 1: much higher than what Patrick Mahomes was in the first half. 737 00:34:33,680 --> 00:34:35,800 Speaker 1: In the second half it dropped to three point one yards, 738 00:34:36,239 --> 00:34:38,880 Speaker 1: you know. And it's all of this stuff together, But 739 00:34:39,000 --> 00:34:41,120 Speaker 1: some of it too is the protection and also how 740 00:34:41,200 --> 00:34:44,480 Speaker 1: much Justin Herbert trust his protection when Corey Linsley isn't 741 00:34:44,560 --> 00:34:46,480 Speaker 1: in there. And so I feel like we have these 742 00:34:46,520 --> 00:34:49,439 Speaker 1: conversations about air yards and pushing the ball down field 743 00:34:49,440 --> 00:34:51,880 Speaker 1: and ends up, you know, being targeted directly at the 744 00:34:51,920 --> 00:34:54,800 Speaker 1: play caller when there are nine million different components that 745 00:34:54,920 --> 00:34:57,040 Speaker 1: factor into whether you're whether or not you're getting the 746 00:34:57,080 --> 00:34:58,960 Speaker 1: ball downfield. And some of it is how the quarterback 747 00:34:59,040 --> 00:35:02,279 Speaker 1: processes and what he is as a quarterback from a 748 00:35:02,320 --> 00:35:04,400 Speaker 1: mental perspective, and that's a guy who's always trying to 749 00:35:04,480 --> 00:35:07,719 Speaker 1: make the right decision. What about the running game with 750 00:35:08,160 --> 00:35:10,960 Speaker 1: Eckler averaging two point seven yards of pop the first 751 00:35:11,000 --> 00:35:14,560 Speaker 1: two games, and that's such a big component to the 752 00:35:14,680 --> 00:35:17,240 Speaker 1: money said, opening things up. If you have the running 753 00:35:17,239 --> 00:35:18,960 Speaker 1: a game going, I think your playbook looks a little 754 00:35:18,960 --> 00:35:21,279 Speaker 1: bit different. Pover Yeah, I mean, get Josh Kelly the 755 00:35:21,360 --> 00:35:23,840 Speaker 1: ball more like it's pretty obvious to me. I understand 756 00:35:23,880 --> 00:35:25,759 Speaker 1: that Sony Michell is a much better pass protector. You 757 00:35:25,800 --> 00:35:27,719 Speaker 1: trust him more on those third downs and picking up 758 00:35:27,719 --> 00:35:30,000 Speaker 1: blitzes and that sort of thing. But the way Josh 759 00:35:30,120 --> 00:35:34,279 Speaker 1: Kelly has run in these outside zones, I mean he's 760 00:35:34,320 --> 00:35:37,120 Speaker 1: executing it to perfection. They're running him in these outside zones. 761 00:35:37,160 --> 00:35:38,839 Speaker 1: He's making putting his foot in his ground and he's 762 00:35:38,840 --> 00:35:42,080 Speaker 1: cutting up field and he's running with decisiveness and explosiveness 763 00:35:42,160 --> 00:35:44,839 Speaker 1: on these plays. And when a guy's averaging five point 764 00:35:44,840 --> 00:35:47,400 Speaker 1: five yards per carry, and he's showing that on tape. 765 00:35:47,400 --> 00:35:49,400 Speaker 1: I understand that he might be a little bit of 766 00:35:49,400 --> 00:35:52,560 Speaker 1: a liability and pass protection compared to Sony Michelle, but 767 00:35:52,680 --> 00:35:54,799 Speaker 1: he's being productive in the running game and it's really 768 00:35:55,160 --> 00:35:57,640 Speaker 1: providing the only production in the running game. And I 769 00:35:57,760 --> 00:36:00,799 Speaker 1: just I don't want to I'm gonna I'm gonna use 770 00:36:00,840 --> 00:36:02,000 Speaker 1: the money phase here. I want to make sure I 771 00:36:02,040 --> 00:36:07,080 Speaker 1: phrase this correctly. Austin Eckler, Yeah, Austin Eckler is still 772 00:36:07,080 --> 00:36:09,080 Speaker 1: an elite running back and he's going to put up 773 00:36:09,160 --> 00:36:12,400 Speaker 1: numbers this season. But through two games, he has not 774 00:36:12,600 --> 00:36:16,879 Speaker 1: looked like the same player to me. And I don't 775 00:36:16,920 --> 00:36:19,040 Speaker 1: know if it's just early season. I don't know if 776 00:36:19,080 --> 00:36:21,720 Speaker 1: it's the fact that they're, you know, limiting his snaps 777 00:36:21,760 --> 00:36:23,520 Speaker 1: early in the season to make sure he's pressure later on. 778 00:36:23,920 --> 00:36:26,000 Speaker 1: We'll see what happens. It's early. I'm not going to 779 00:36:26,080 --> 00:36:28,759 Speaker 1: make some grand statement here, but they need a little 780 00:36:28,760 --> 00:36:30,920 Speaker 1: bit more from him, you know, because they're relying on 781 00:36:31,040 --> 00:36:33,120 Speaker 1: him to be a difference maker and to break some 782 00:36:33,239 --> 00:36:35,400 Speaker 1: tackles and make these explosive plays. And I mean they 783 00:36:35,440 --> 00:36:38,800 Speaker 1: have one rush, one or two rushes over ten yards 784 00:36:39,120 --> 00:36:41,000 Speaker 1: on the season. A lot of that is blocking, but 785 00:36:41,120 --> 00:36:42,719 Speaker 1: you need your running backs to make plays, and they 786 00:36:42,760 --> 00:36:45,120 Speaker 1: need Austin Eckler to be that elite, elite, elite player 787 00:36:45,160 --> 00:36:49,480 Speaker 1: for this offensive function. Yeah. I think you hit it there, Popper. 788 00:36:49,560 --> 00:36:51,600 Speaker 1: I don't think there is any question that this team 789 00:36:51,760 --> 00:36:55,040 Speaker 1: is like, we want Austin Eckler for the back half 790 00:36:55,080 --> 00:36:57,120 Speaker 1: of the season in the playoffs. We cannot afford to 791 00:36:57,239 --> 00:37:00,359 Speaker 1: run him into the ground and have him break down 792 00:37:00,520 --> 00:37:03,480 Speaker 1: like he has, you know, repeatedly, because he asks so 793 00:37:03,600 --> 00:37:05,399 Speaker 1: much of him and because he refuses to go down 794 00:37:05,480 --> 00:37:07,759 Speaker 1: on first contact. Look, there was some great place that 795 00:37:07,840 --> 00:37:10,319 Speaker 1: Eckler made in the Chiefs game, you know, the spin 796 00:37:10,400 --> 00:37:12,960 Speaker 1: where he got the screen or the flat you know, 797 00:37:13,080 --> 00:37:15,359 Speaker 1: throw five yards behind the line of scrimmage, look dead 798 00:37:15,400 --> 00:37:17,200 Speaker 1: to rights and he turns it into a fifteen yard game. 799 00:37:17,239 --> 00:37:19,640 Speaker 1: Those players are still there. He's still got that juice 800 00:37:19,640 --> 00:37:23,919 Speaker 1: and that burst. I think they were. I think part 801 00:37:24,000 --> 00:37:28,080 Speaker 1: of Austin's yards per carry issue is they repeatedly were 802 00:37:28,160 --> 00:37:30,600 Speaker 1: running him to the right before they finally threw in 803 00:37:30,640 --> 00:37:33,360 Speaker 1: the towel, you know, and said all right, we wanted 804 00:37:33,400 --> 00:37:35,879 Speaker 1: to you know, we can't make fetch happen. So let's 805 00:37:35,920 --> 00:37:38,160 Speaker 1: just go back to run and left, and it is 806 00:37:38,239 --> 00:37:41,800 Speaker 1: what it is. So I think that's part and parcel 807 00:37:41,880 --> 00:37:45,080 Speaker 1: of why that thing's too seven because there were so 808 00:37:45,280 --> 00:37:47,840 Speaker 1: many carries run to the right where trays just getting 809 00:37:47,840 --> 00:37:52,279 Speaker 1: shoved off his block and the tackles being made. So look, 810 00:37:52,360 --> 00:37:54,160 Speaker 1: something they're gonna have to figure out. You can't just 811 00:37:54,280 --> 00:37:56,920 Speaker 1: keep running run away because ultimately teams are going to 812 00:37:56,960 --> 00:37:58,880 Speaker 1: make that adjustment and make it a lot harder on you. 813 00:37:59,000 --> 00:38:01,839 Speaker 1: I'm with you on Josh. Think with Josh. I think 814 00:38:01,880 --> 00:38:04,759 Speaker 1: it's just making sure it's the right run call. Like 815 00:38:06,719 --> 00:38:09,000 Speaker 1: I think Josh, if he's got the lane in front 816 00:38:09,040 --> 00:38:11,600 Speaker 1: of him, he'll see it. He explodes, He attacks it 817 00:38:11,640 --> 00:38:14,960 Speaker 1: with physicality. Where we've seen Josh get into trouble is 818 00:38:15,000 --> 00:38:18,040 Speaker 1: when he's got to start stretching and deciding. It seems 819 00:38:18,040 --> 00:38:20,479 Speaker 1: like he tends to make the wrong decision when those 820 00:38:20,680 --> 00:38:24,000 Speaker 1: runs become available to him. So I think in terms 821 00:38:24,040 --> 00:38:27,080 Speaker 1: of you've got to dial those up. You know, he's bigger, 822 00:38:27,280 --> 00:38:31,200 Speaker 1: he's stronger, he's physical, he's bringing contact to defenders and 823 00:38:31,280 --> 00:38:33,680 Speaker 1: getting you know, falling forward for those extra two or 824 00:38:33,760 --> 00:38:37,080 Speaker 1: three yards. So I think dial those up, get physical, 825 00:38:37,239 --> 00:38:39,239 Speaker 1: you know, ask your line to blow guys a yard 826 00:38:39,280 --> 00:38:41,560 Speaker 1: back so you can pick up four yards with Josh Kelly. 827 00:38:41,560 --> 00:38:43,920 Speaker 1: I got no problem with that at all. But to me, 828 00:38:44,040 --> 00:38:45,759 Speaker 1: I think it goes to your point, Chris, and that's, 829 00:38:46,320 --> 00:38:50,560 Speaker 1: you know, somehow whatever's going on with Eckler, if it's 830 00:38:50,640 --> 00:38:52,520 Speaker 1: just you know, drawn it up to the left and 831 00:38:52,600 --> 00:38:55,400 Speaker 1: getting some of those because look for the issues that 832 00:38:55,520 --> 00:38:58,440 Speaker 1: Matt Feiler has had with pass protection, he's still been 833 00:38:58,560 --> 00:39:01,480 Speaker 1: solid when he's asked run block. He and Slater are 834 00:39:01,560 --> 00:39:03,440 Speaker 1: a force, and I think you just gotta get some 835 00:39:03,560 --> 00:39:06,000 Speaker 1: more runs behind those two guys, get some production, get 836 00:39:06,000 --> 00:39:08,239 Speaker 1: a rhythm for Eckler, and then see if he can 837 00:39:08,320 --> 00:39:11,239 Speaker 1: carry you. And obviously, guys, we focused on what's in 838 00:39:11,360 --> 00:39:14,640 Speaker 1: front of us in that Chiefs game without really mentioning 839 00:39:14,680 --> 00:39:17,759 Speaker 1: the fact that Keenan Allen wasn't out there. First of all, 840 00:39:17,880 --> 00:39:20,920 Speaker 1: I just I want a collection of Money's calls of 841 00:39:21,080 --> 00:39:23,880 Speaker 1: Mike Williams touchdowns and the arrowheads. I mean, like, the 842 00:39:24,040 --> 00:39:27,520 Speaker 1: dude is he's magical in that place. He was unbelievable 843 00:39:27,560 --> 00:39:30,120 Speaker 1: in that game. He stepped up after having a tough 844 00:39:30,160 --> 00:39:33,479 Speaker 1: game where he was almost non existed till the second 845 00:39:33,480 --> 00:39:37,279 Speaker 1: half of that Raiders game. But Keenan Allen's presence on 846 00:39:37,400 --> 00:39:40,680 Speaker 1: this offense obviously means a great deal. We haven't really 847 00:39:40,719 --> 00:39:44,560 Speaker 1: talked about him. If he's back, I think it changes things. 848 00:39:44,840 --> 00:39:47,640 Speaker 1: And if we get that version of Mike Williams popper 849 00:39:48,239 --> 00:39:52,480 Speaker 1: look out, yeah Mike and contested catch situations in that 850 00:39:52,600 --> 00:39:55,080 Speaker 1: game against the Chiefs was he was unbelievable. I mean 851 00:39:56,200 --> 00:39:59,680 Speaker 1: just posting guys up and making outrageous catches. And that's 852 00:39:59,680 --> 00:40:02,200 Speaker 1: not even including the touchdown catches that he had. I 853 00:40:02,280 --> 00:40:05,880 Speaker 1: mean the way he operates in traffic when he's got 854 00:40:05,960 --> 00:40:08,319 Speaker 1: tight coverage on him. And I can't imagine there are 855 00:40:08,360 --> 00:40:10,960 Speaker 1: many receivers in the league better than him. But you know, 856 00:40:11,080 --> 00:40:14,200 Speaker 1: I think with Keenan, where he shows up is on 857 00:40:14,320 --> 00:40:17,800 Speaker 1: money downs. That's like, that's what he does third and 858 00:40:17,920 --> 00:40:20,000 Speaker 1: four to six. And what was the problem in the 859 00:40:20,080 --> 00:40:26,080 Speaker 1: second half exactly at exactly exactly, And so you know, 860 00:40:26,120 --> 00:40:28,839 Speaker 1: I think they really are hoping Josh Palmer could could 861 00:40:28,840 --> 00:40:31,720 Speaker 1: be that guy, and for whatever reason, he and Justin 862 00:40:31,840 --> 00:40:33,600 Speaker 1: just weren't on the same page in that game. I 863 00:40:33,840 --> 00:40:36,040 Speaker 1: still am kind of scratching my head about what exactly 864 00:40:36,120 --> 00:40:39,440 Speaker 1: happened there. It just felt like there were some moments 865 00:40:39,560 --> 00:40:42,800 Speaker 1: where they just weren't on the same page. There was that, 866 00:40:43,000 --> 00:40:45,840 Speaker 1: you know, a little kind of wheel route down the sideline. 867 00:40:45,880 --> 00:40:48,239 Speaker 1: Justin threw it to his back shoulder. Josh saw that 868 00:40:48,239 --> 00:40:49,920 Speaker 1: there was no safety help over the top. He's trying 869 00:40:49,960 --> 00:40:52,440 Speaker 1: to go deep. Just miscommunications like that. He had a 870 00:40:52,440 --> 00:40:54,160 Speaker 1: slant where he was opened the balls a little bit 871 00:40:54,200 --> 00:40:56,719 Speaker 1: behind him. It just didn't come to fruition there. But 872 00:40:56,760 --> 00:40:59,200 Speaker 1: you don't really worry about that with Justin Herbert and 873 00:40:59,280 --> 00:41:01,440 Speaker 1: Keenan Allen because they're just so on the same page 874 00:41:01,680 --> 00:41:04,840 Speaker 1: at all times, particularly in those big moments. And you know, 875 00:41:04,920 --> 00:41:06,759 Speaker 1: in football, like football is a funny game, you know, 876 00:41:07,160 --> 00:41:09,560 Speaker 1: one third and four or one third or two third 877 00:41:09,600 --> 00:41:10,880 Speaker 1: and four is that you don't convert in a game 878 00:41:10,920 --> 00:41:13,320 Speaker 1: can be the difference. And if Keenan's making those plays, 879 00:41:13,840 --> 00:41:15,000 Speaker 1: you know, all of a sudden, we're having a much 880 00:41:15,040 --> 00:41:18,120 Speaker 1: different conversation. So that has to be part of this conversation. 881 00:41:18,360 --> 00:41:20,279 Speaker 1: I mean, the offense is completely especially with the way 882 00:41:20,280 --> 00:41:22,840 Speaker 1: that Joe Lombardi calls the game. You know, having a 883 00:41:22,920 --> 00:41:24,799 Speaker 1: receiver who can operate in that short area the field 884 00:41:24,800 --> 00:41:27,359 Speaker 1: like Keenan Allen is so valuable and not having him 885 00:41:27,520 --> 00:41:30,600 Speaker 1: changes everything, So getting him back would be enormous. Yeah, 886 00:41:30,640 --> 00:41:32,120 Speaker 1: and I think just going to the to put a 887 00:41:32,160 --> 00:41:34,000 Speaker 1: button on that. Going back to the Mike Williams and 888 00:41:34,040 --> 00:41:37,600 Speaker 1: your Josh Allen comparison, just take the shots, take the shots. Yeah, 889 00:41:37,680 --> 00:41:39,840 Speaker 1: A punt is a turnover three and out and a 890 00:41:39,960 --> 00:41:42,920 Speaker 1: punt is a turnover. Just take the shot, push it 891 00:41:43,000 --> 00:41:44,840 Speaker 1: down field. So what if you throw a pick? I 892 00:41:44,920 --> 00:41:47,239 Speaker 1: think it just speaks to your Josh Allen where you 893 00:41:47,320 --> 00:41:50,400 Speaker 1: know you've just gotta you've you've got. I'm with you. 894 00:41:50,880 --> 00:41:54,919 Speaker 1: Fifty fifties are ninety tens with Mike Williams. He's so tall, 895 00:41:55,120 --> 00:41:57,239 Speaker 1: he's so good at contest and catches. Just throw it 896 00:41:57,360 --> 00:42:00,440 Speaker 1: where only he can get it, you know, and hake those. 897 00:42:00,680 --> 00:42:03,400 Speaker 1: Take more of those shots, just to open that up. 898 00:42:04,640 --> 00:42:07,480 Speaker 1: DeAndre Carter has been great. I want to see him 899 00:42:07,480 --> 00:42:10,080 Speaker 1: out there, you know. To me, when Keenan comes back, 900 00:42:10,280 --> 00:42:13,279 Speaker 1: Hey who's the third receiver? DeAndre Carter. I don't care 901 00:42:13,360 --> 00:42:14,960 Speaker 1: how big he I don't care how short he is. 902 00:42:15,080 --> 00:42:18,240 Speaker 1: I don't give a damn. Like the guy runs crisp 903 00:42:18,840 --> 00:42:23,880 Speaker 1: precision routes and it is clear you were talking about 904 00:42:23,920 --> 00:42:25,600 Speaker 1: you know, I don't know what's going on with Palmer 905 00:42:25,680 --> 00:42:27,880 Speaker 1: and Herbert. I know what's going on with Carter and Herbert. 906 00:42:27,920 --> 00:42:31,160 Speaker 1: He trusts him implicitly, he is willing to You know 907 00:42:31,520 --> 00:42:33,960 Speaker 1: that ball he threw after he gave up on the 908 00:42:34,360 --> 00:42:37,120 Speaker 1: third third down play because he couldn't move, You know 909 00:42:37,400 --> 00:42:40,600 Speaker 1: that ball that he threw man double coverage. He knew 910 00:42:40,680 --> 00:42:43,440 Speaker 1: exactly where Carter was gonna be, how low to throw it. 911 00:42:45,120 --> 00:42:46,880 Speaker 1: And you know, the touchdown he had against the Raiders 912 00:42:46,920 --> 00:42:50,120 Speaker 1: was ridiculous, just the shoe string catch that he made 913 00:42:50,160 --> 00:42:53,000 Speaker 1: while running full speed and turned backwards into the end zone. 914 00:42:53,040 --> 00:42:56,920 Speaker 1: So like, to me, for all of the time we 915 00:42:57,040 --> 00:42:59,480 Speaker 1: spent on is at Geitner or is at Palmer, It's like, 916 00:42:59,600 --> 00:43:02,120 Speaker 1: you know what, give me, give me Carter, Keenan and 917 00:43:02,239 --> 00:43:04,920 Speaker 1: Mike Williams out there, and I'm feeling pretty darn good. Yeah. 918 00:43:04,960 --> 00:43:06,840 Speaker 1: The beauty of that of that seam ball that he 919 00:43:06,920 --> 00:43:08,920 Speaker 1: threw to Carter in the Raiders game is justin hit 920 00:43:09,120 --> 00:43:12,040 Speaker 1: DeAndre Carter on pretty much a mirrored play to from 921 00:43:12,040 --> 00:43:15,720 Speaker 1: the right slot in the intersquad scrimmage at jack rahammad 922 00:43:15,840 --> 00:43:18,400 Speaker 1: Sports Complex, and I thought it was a touchdown on 923 00:43:18,440 --> 00:43:20,480 Speaker 1: the play, but it's like this literally the same route 924 00:43:20,520 --> 00:43:22,120 Speaker 1: just to just to go right down the seam and 925 00:43:22,200 --> 00:43:24,920 Speaker 1: Justin hit him. And so that that started in training camp, 926 00:43:25,120 --> 00:43:28,000 Speaker 1: started in the spring, and they've had that chemistry pretty 927 00:43:28,040 --> 00:43:31,399 Speaker 1: much it's day one, which is really impressive. All Right, guys, 928 00:43:31,520 --> 00:43:35,560 Speaker 1: listen to here. Biggest key to getting their second winning 929 00:43:35,600 --> 00:43:38,720 Speaker 1: the season against Jacksonville. I know there's a lot of issues. 930 00:43:38,719 --> 00:43:40,120 Speaker 1: I know there's a lot up in the year right 931 00:43:40,160 --> 00:43:42,800 Speaker 1: now in terms of health. Pop will start with you. 932 00:43:43,440 --> 00:43:48,440 Speaker 1: What's the biggest key to winning against Jacksonville? Protect? Protect? 933 00:43:48,719 --> 00:43:50,920 Speaker 1: That's that's where it starts from me. On offense, you 934 00:43:51,000 --> 00:43:53,960 Speaker 1: have to protect. Whether it's Lindsley, whether it's Wild Clap, 935 00:43:54,040 --> 00:43:56,640 Speaker 1: whether it's Store Norton, whether it's Trey Pipkins. You gotta 936 00:43:56,800 --> 00:44:00,399 Speaker 1: hold up in protection against this front because that opens 937 00:44:00,480 --> 00:44:02,239 Speaker 1: up everything, right, Like you have to be able to 938 00:44:02,239 --> 00:44:03,800 Speaker 1: protect to push the ball down the field. If you 939 00:44:03,840 --> 00:44:05,600 Speaker 1: can push the ball down the field might get some 940 00:44:05,719 --> 00:44:07,920 Speaker 1: lighter boxes. That opens up the running game. Like it 941 00:44:08,000 --> 00:44:11,160 Speaker 1: all starts there for me. And and you know, blocking 942 00:44:11,160 --> 00:44:14,359 Speaker 1: against this really really talented front that maybe the obvious one. 943 00:44:14,400 --> 00:44:16,239 Speaker 1: Money you have another one, Yeah, I think just the 944 00:44:16,480 --> 00:44:18,640 Speaker 1: you know, I'll take the opposite side, you know, heat 945 00:44:18,719 --> 00:44:21,600 Speaker 1: up you know, make sure you heat up Trevor. Like 946 00:44:21,719 --> 00:44:23,840 Speaker 1: I said, when when he had pressure, he's not the 947 00:44:23,920 --> 00:44:27,719 Speaker 1: same guys, He's still he gets jittery, the feet are unsettled. 948 00:44:28,080 --> 00:44:31,480 Speaker 1: He throws into traffic or sales balls and gives you opportunity. 949 00:44:32,120 --> 00:44:34,400 Speaker 1: So I have no doubt they're going to get pressure 950 00:44:34,440 --> 00:44:36,160 Speaker 1: on him. I have no I think this is good 951 00:44:36,160 --> 00:44:38,120 Speaker 1: to me. This is gonna be a defensive game. It's 952 00:44:38,160 --> 00:44:40,719 Speaker 1: gonna be you know, I wouldn't be surprised if we 953 00:44:40,840 --> 00:44:44,600 Speaker 1: see you know, a lot of twelve some twenty two 954 00:44:44,680 --> 00:44:47,160 Speaker 1: even and you know, just protect the heck out of 955 00:44:47,200 --> 00:44:49,960 Speaker 1: Herbert and let and let the defense take care of this. 956 00:44:50,120 --> 00:44:53,839 Speaker 1: Flip the field, get some short fields, create some turnovers. 957 00:44:54,960 --> 00:44:58,759 Speaker 1: Protect Herbert at all costs in this one, because do 958 00:44:58,800 --> 00:45:02,160 Speaker 1: we have Houston next or do we have Leveland next? Yeah, 959 00:45:02,320 --> 00:45:04,840 Speaker 1: so I think these next two, you know, as you 960 00:45:04,880 --> 00:45:07,560 Speaker 1: get ready for Miles Garrett and Jadavian Clowney, you know, 961 00:45:07,680 --> 00:45:11,040 Speaker 1: let's make sure that you know, you keep you keep 962 00:45:11,120 --> 00:45:14,600 Speaker 1: Herbert in check and you keep him protected while he's 963 00:45:14,640 --> 00:45:17,400 Speaker 1: out there. So that I think, very much like it 964 00:45:17,560 --> 00:45:20,279 Speaker 1: was in the Chiefs game, lean on your defense. They're 965 00:45:20,280 --> 00:45:22,080 Speaker 1: going to make some plays. For you cash him in 966 00:45:22,160 --> 00:45:25,440 Speaker 1: when they do. It's a great defense. It's a great defense. Defense, 967 00:45:25,560 --> 00:45:27,839 Speaker 1: it's a great defense, a top ten defense in the league. 968 00:45:27,880 --> 00:45:30,359 Speaker 1: And the vision is coming to fruition here. Like that's 969 00:45:30,400 --> 00:45:32,000 Speaker 1: that's my takeaway from these first and by the way, 970 00:45:32,080 --> 00:45:34,239 Speaker 1: second game for j C. Jackson, Like you know, like 971 00:45:34,320 --> 00:45:37,360 Speaker 1: you said, he played well. You know, the the touchdown 972 00:45:37,400 --> 00:45:40,400 Speaker 1: by Justin Watson's not on him, that's he expected. Over 973 00:45:40,480 --> 00:45:43,120 Speaker 1: the top coverage, what an air and um. Outside of that, 974 00:45:43,120 --> 00:45:45,399 Speaker 1: I thought he played well so in his first game back. 975 00:45:45,520 --> 00:45:48,160 Speaker 1: So I expect to see and you know, Callahan, who 976 00:45:48,239 --> 00:45:51,000 Speaker 1: played very well against Renfroe, is going to be on 977 00:45:51,120 --> 00:45:53,360 Speaker 1: Christian Kirk a lot, I would assume see if he 978 00:45:53,400 --> 00:45:55,400 Speaker 1: can negate that as well as he's done so far 979 00:45:55,520 --> 00:45:58,799 Speaker 1: all season long through these two games. So yeah, I'm 980 00:45:59,160 --> 00:46:01,239 Speaker 1: I'm excited for what I think this defense is gonna 981 00:46:01,239 --> 00:46:03,200 Speaker 1: be able to do to kind of slow the role 982 00:46:03,239 --> 00:46:05,200 Speaker 1: on you know, having a grown up calling plays and 983 00:46:05,239 --> 00:46:07,160 Speaker 1: Trevor Lawrence taking the step kind of thing. I'd like 984 00:46:07,239 --> 00:46:08,960 Speaker 1: to see him make a mess of this game for 985 00:46:09,040 --> 00:46:12,200 Speaker 1: that offense and have some of those concerns come back. Yeah, 986 00:46:12,320 --> 00:46:16,120 Speaker 1: I'm sure, I'm sure they're looking at it Chargers film 987 00:46:16,200 --> 00:46:17,560 Speaker 1: and be like, oh, this is a little bit different 988 00:46:17,560 --> 00:46:21,239 Speaker 1: than what we saw last week. It's Indianapolis, right yeah, 989 00:46:21,840 --> 00:46:24,080 Speaker 1: And I just and with you know, running the football, 990 00:46:24,080 --> 00:46:25,920 Speaker 1: and I think you you alluded to a popper if 991 00:46:25,920 --> 00:46:29,319 Speaker 1: you protect that kind of leads to hopefully opened up 992 00:46:29,360 --> 00:46:32,919 Speaker 1: some holes and just opening up the playbook in general. 993 00:46:32,960 --> 00:46:35,759 Speaker 1: But I think it starts with at getting going, with 994 00:46:35,960 --> 00:46:38,920 Speaker 1: Kelly getting going, with Shell getting going. Um, you got 995 00:46:39,040 --> 00:46:40,880 Speaker 1: to see five yards a pop at some point. And 996 00:46:41,160 --> 00:46:45,600 Speaker 1: I know with with Lindsley potentially being out and Trey 997 00:46:46,120 --> 00:46:50,279 Speaker 1: potentially being out, that could be a problem. But you know, 998 00:46:50,960 --> 00:46:53,320 Speaker 1: it's got to be frustrating for this coaching staff to 999 00:46:53,400 --> 00:46:57,480 Speaker 1: see the lack of production on the ground when that 1000 00:46:57,719 --> 00:46:59,919 Speaker 1: was what you spent all last year trying to figure 1001 00:46:59,920 --> 00:47:01,840 Speaker 1: out as well. Right, And you feel like you you 1002 00:47:02,640 --> 00:47:05,279 Speaker 1: figured it out with Kelly and Michelle and we're kind 1003 00:47:05,280 --> 00:47:07,600 Speaker 1: of back to square one there. It doesn't feel that 1004 00:47:07,640 --> 00:47:09,960 Speaker 1: far away to me. Like watching the film, it does 1005 00:47:10,040 --> 00:47:12,239 Speaker 1: not feel like it's it's a complete disaster of a 1006 00:47:12,320 --> 00:47:14,040 Speaker 1: running game in terms of the blocking up front, like 1007 00:47:14,120 --> 00:47:16,840 Speaker 1: they didn't push you know, I know it's it's a 1008 00:47:16,960 --> 00:47:19,120 Speaker 1: tired trope but it's it's like a block here, it's 1009 00:47:19,160 --> 00:47:21,279 Speaker 1: a block there. It's not always on the offensive line. 1010 00:47:21,640 --> 00:47:23,719 Speaker 1: You know, it's tight ends missing a block. It's a 1011 00:47:23,760 --> 00:47:26,399 Speaker 1: fullback missing a block here. You know it's it's they're 1012 00:47:26,440 --> 00:47:28,640 Speaker 1: not that far away. Like, I fully expect this running 1013 00:47:28,640 --> 00:47:30,560 Speaker 1: game to have a big performance at some point in 1014 00:47:30,600 --> 00:47:33,640 Speaker 1: the coming weeks because it feels pretty close. Yeah, and 1015 00:47:33,640 --> 00:47:35,759 Speaker 1: I'm just looking at you know, the two games. You 1016 00:47:35,880 --> 00:47:38,719 Speaker 1: got Antonio Gibson that rushed for four and a half 1017 00:47:38,800 --> 00:47:41,400 Speaker 1: per carry, Curtis Samuel got four carries for four and 1018 00:47:41,440 --> 00:47:43,879 Speaker 1: a half per carry. You go to the Colts game 1019 00:47:43,880 --> 00:47:46,560 Speaker 1: and look, Jonathan Taylor's the best running back in football, 1020 00:47:46,680 --> 00:47:49,200 Speaker 1: but you know he's got six yards per carry. So 1021 00:47:49,680 --> 00:47:51,840 Speaker 1: it's there. You know, it's it's it's there to be 1022 00:47:51,920 --> 00:47:54,080 Speaker 1: had against this front. That's it's more of a pass 1023 00:47:54,160 --> 00:47:56,480 Speaker 1: rushing front than a run stuff in front. That indie 1024 00:47:56,520 --> 00:47:58,160 Speaker 1: script look a little different when you get down so 1025 00:47:58,360 --> 00:48:01,600 Speaker 1: much exactly, you can't run the the way that you wanted. Yeah, 1026 00:48:01,600 --> 00:48:03,560 Speaker 1: he rushed it at nine times. They were going forward 1027 00:48:03,600 --> 00:48:06,160 Speaker 1: on fourth. That's the thing is the Colts like that. 1028 00:48:06,280 --> 00:48:08,279 Speaker 1: It was such it's such a mess of a game 1029 00:48:08,360 --> 00:48:10,920 Speaker 1: when you watch it. You know, they're in gold the 1030 00:48:11,000 --> 00:48:15,279 Speaker 1: ghost situations three different times, and they're just giving up 1031 00:48:15,320 --> 00:48:17,919 Speaker 1: these like ten yard losses on sacks and then they're 1032 00:48:17,960 --> 00:48:20,040 Speaker 1: going forward on fourth down because it's the second half, 1033 00:48:20,080 --> 00:48:23,000 Speaker 1: so it's almost it's almost a little deceptive. You know. 1034 00:48:23,120 --> 00:48:26,560 Speaker 1: It looks like the Jags defense completely shut down the 1035 00:48:26,640 --> 00:48:30,040 Speaker 1: Colts offense, which for the most part they did, but 1036 00:48:30,120 --> 00:48:33,120 Speaker 1: they did have opportunities in the red zone that that 1037 00:48:33,320 --> 00:48:36,359 Speaker 1: they just blew, just straight up blue on first down, 1038 00:48:36,480 --> 00:48:39,759 Speaker 1: taking a sack for a loss of twelve yards. It's 1039 00:48:39,760 --> 00:48:42,200 Speaker 1: gonna be a fun game. It's gonna be a tough game. Popper, 1040 00:48:43,000 --> 00:48:46,320 Speaker 1: we love having ya, buddy. It was fun. I appreciate 1041 00:48:46,360 --> 00:48:48,800 Speaker 1: that popping in, wait, waiting your turn and then just 1042 00:48:49,280 --> 00:48:52,120 Speaker 1: hitting it out of the gate. That's that's why I am. 1043 00:48:52,120 --> 00:48:55,640 Speaker 1: I'm a north south runner. Just decisive footing the ground 1044 00:48:56,000 --> 00:49:02,319 Speaker 1: and get uphill. That's terrible vision. It's all physicality. Yeah, yeah, 1045 00:49:02,440 --> 00:49:05,480 Speaker 1: just like sometimes I go blind when I'm in it's 1046 00:49:05,640 --> 00:49:08,000 Speaker 1: in the midst of a take storm. But I'll tell 1047 00:49:08,000 --> 00:49:10,480 Speaker 1: you what I get. I get downhill, man, it's right. 1048 00:49:12,719 --> 00:49:15,200 Speaker 1: Flow people down third and one. Don't put it in. 1049 00:49:15,239 --> 00:49:18,040 Speaker 1: Sandra Horvath but Daniel Popper give me the rock and 1050 00:49:18,160 --> 00:49:21,440 Speaker 1: let me speed takes all right for Pop and Muddy, 1051 00:49:21,680 --> 00:49:23,880 Speaker 1: I'm Chris. We'll see it so far on Sunday. Have 1052 00:49:24,000 --> 00:49:24,279 Speaker 1: it going