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OPPOSITION TERRITORY: Eagles vs. Chargers Pregame Preview · The Philadelphia Sports Table | Philly Sports News & Views

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  Speaker 1: Welcome to opposition territory here at the Philadelphia Sports Table
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  Speaker 1: podcast show, the longest running weekly Philly sports podcast show
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  Speaker 1: in the world, over twelve and a half years strong.
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  Speaker 1: We've got a great Eagles Chargers preview show coming your
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  Speaker 1: way this week. I'm Jeff Warren. I'm here with my
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  Speaker 1: good buddy from the Locked On Chargers podcast. He's a
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  Speaker 1: busy man, especially this week as this Eagles team is
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  Speaker 1: gonna be going up against the Chargers on Monday Night football.
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  Speaker 1: We've got David Drogmayer, Dave, Buddy, Dan, thanks so much
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  Speaker 1: for taking the time. Appreciate it.
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  Speaker 2: Absolutely a pleasure.
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  Speaker 3: We've done this a few times now, and I always
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  Speaker 3: take it as a compliment. When I get asked to
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  Speaker 3: return back to somebody's show, that just means that I
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  Speaker 3: was able to provide some quality input, and absolutely I
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  Speaker 3: always try to take.
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  Speaker 2: That as a compliment.
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  Speaker 3: So I'm happy to be doing this with you here
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  Speaker 3: again on a highly anticipated, very very important prime time matchup.
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  Speaker 1: Yes, and it really is. This matchup is going to
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  Speaker 1: be so interesting from an offensive and defensive standpoint. We're
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  Speaker 1: certainly going to be getting into it during the discussion here.
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  Speaker 1: But Dave I've been starting our Opposition Territory podcast off
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  Speaker 1: in our preview shows week after week, really talking about
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  Speaker 1: the team that the Eagles are going to be facing
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  Speaker 1: in a two part question in terms of the strengths
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  Speaker 1: and weaknesses of that team. So let's get that discussion
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  Speaker 1: started here, just to give our listeners a little background
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  Speaker 1: as to you know, who this Los Angeles Chargers team
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  Speaker 1: really is. I mean, still definitely in the playoff picture
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  Speaker 1: as we head into week fourteen. They're the number one
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  Speaker 1: wild card spot over in the AFC as we are
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  Speaker 1: recording this. So get us started, Buddy, what has been
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  Speaker 1: the biggest strength of this Chargers team as we're heading
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  Speaker 1: into fourteen of the season here.
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, biggest strength of the of this football team, starting
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  Speaker 3: on the defensive side, is their past defense. They've been
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  Speaker 3: one of the best pass defenses in the National Football League.
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  Speaker 3: They are definitely in the top ten in passing yards allowed.
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  Speaker 3: And that's coupled with, you know, the way they play defense,
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  Speaker 3: which is keeping those two safeties. It's very similar to
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  Speaker 3: how the Eagles do. You know, they keep those safeties
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  Speaker 3: on the back end and they kind of try to
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  Speaker 3: force everything to be you know, done in front of you,
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  Speaker 3: and so they've done a really good job of that,
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  Speaker 3: marrying that with a pass rush that when they're in
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  Speaker 3: that situation where they can pin the years back, they've
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  Speaker 3: been highly successful getting after the quarterback and on offense,
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  Speaker 3: it's really just about finding that balance that they're at
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  Speaker 3: their best when they're able to run the ball and
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  Speaker 3: do the play action off of it. Justin Herbert has
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  Speaker 3: four different receivers that have over five hundred receiving yards
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  Speaker 3: ye this season, so he has been spreading the ball around.
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  Speaker 3: But when they're able to run the ball and dictate
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  Speaker 3: what they want to do to the opponent, that's when
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  Speaker 3: they're at their best. Trying to take a little bit
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  Speaker 3: off of Justin Herbert's plate is the recipe that allows
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  Speaker 3: them to have the most success on offense.
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  Speaker 1: We're going to talk about Justin Herbert in a little
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  Speaker 1: bit and the quarterback position is going to be looking
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  Speaker 1: like But on the flip side of that, coin, Dave,
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  Speaker 1: what has been the biggest weakness on this team thus
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  Speaker 1: far that we're going to need to look at as
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  Speaker 1: we're heading into Week fourteen here.
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  Speaker 3: The biggest weakness on this team is obvious. It's the
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  Speaker 3: interior of the Chargers offensive line, they have struggled with,
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  Speaker 3: you know, being able to you know, keep Justin Herbert upright.
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  Speaker 3: He's been sacked thirty eight times so far. The tackle
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  Speaker 3: position has been in flux. They've had to try to
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  Speaker 3: rotate a bunch of guys in to try to figure
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  Speaker 3: out who the best.
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  Speaker 2: Five pass protectors are.
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  Speaker 3: I mean, because they made some concessions earlier on with
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  Speaker 3: you know, some of the running concepts they wanted to
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  Speaker 3: do to do they kind of had those guys that
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  Speaker 3: are better run blockers out there than pass protectors, which
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  Speaker 3: I never really understood, like, yeah, the most important thing
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  Speaker 3: is protecting your two hundred and sixty plus million dollar quarterback.
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  Speaker 3: So the best five pass protectors need to be in
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  Speaker 3: the game. And I think they finally figured out who
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  Speaker 3: that is. With Jamari Saul, you're playing left tackle. Something
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  Speaker 3: he did is rookie season when Rashaun Slater, the Chargers
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  Speaker 3: superstar left tackle, went out with an injury and played admirably,
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  Speaker 3: you know, helped the Chargers get to the playoffs that year.
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  Speaker 3: Without his contributions, that would not have happened. And so
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  Speaker 3: they have him on the left side. They're gonna have
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  Speaker 3: Trey Pipkins or Bobby Hart on the right side. So
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  Speaker 3: I think they've been able to finally stabilize who they're
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  Speaker 3: going to have out there, as long as they're able
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  Speaker 3: to stay in the lineup. Makai Beckon, the guy who
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  Speaker 3: they actually paid to come in the only improvement that
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  Speaker 3: they made. Obviously you're very very familiar with him, being
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  Speaker 3: the former Eagle. He's been in and out of the
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  Speaker 3: lineup all year. He's only completed, completed from start to
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  Speaker 3: finish a couple of games this year. So it's just
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  Speaker 3: the offensive line and then their inability to protect Justin
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  Speaker 3: Herbert when Justin Herbert has just at half second more,
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  Speaker 3: he has shown that he can make any throw and
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  Speaker 3: dice up any defense in the NFL.
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  Speaker 1: It really is amazing where Mackai Becton is right now,
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  Speaker 1: especially after last season.
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  Speaker 2: And I don't know what it is.
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  Speaker 1: I don't know if if Jeff Stoutlin has leading up
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  Speaker 1: until this point some sort of secret sauce that he's
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  Speaker 1: been able to give offensive linemen. And I hesitate to
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  Speaker 1: say that given the struggles the Eagles offensive line have
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  Speaker 1: been going through, and we're certainly gonna we're certainly gonna
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  Speaker 1: get to some of these matchups. But moving along here, Dave,
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  Speaker 1: I want to get into the quarterback position for this
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  Speaker 1: Chargers team because we're getting to that point in the
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  Speaker 1: season where injuries are starting to really mean something for
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  Speaker 1: various teams, and especially teams that are looking to be contenders,
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  Speaker 1: And now with Justin Herbert getting surgery on his left hand,
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  Speaker 1: I'm really wondering how this is going to affect the
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  Speaker 1: Chargers as a whole moving forward. And what I mean
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  Speaker 1: by that is these type of things can actually have
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  Speaker 1: a psychological impact on a team from an overall perspective,
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  Speaker 1: And as of us recording this here on Wednesday, December third,
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  Speaker 1: we're still not one hundred percent sure if Justin Herbert
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  Speaker 1: is going to be under center or if it or
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  Speaker 1: if it will be Trey Lance. But how do you
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  Speaker 1: think from a psychological perspective this may impact the team
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  Speaker 1: given his injury and whether or not he is under center.
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  Speaker 3: Well, I'll tell you this, He's not going to be
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  Speaker 3: under center. He's going to be in the pistol or
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  Speaker 3: the shotgun, but certainly will be on the football field.
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  Speaker 3: Justin Herbert has proven throughout his career that he is
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  Speaker 3: certainly as tough as nails. This is a guy who
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  Speaker 3: has played through fractured rib cartilage. He has played through
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  Speaker 3: two bad ankles, one on each in the same season.
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  Speaker 3: He has also played through broken fingers on that non
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  Speaker 3: throwing hand, and the only one that took him out
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  Speaker 3: for considered amount of considerable amount of time was the
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  Speaker 3: broken fingers on his actual throwing hand. So justin Herbert's
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  Speaker 3: toughness is absolutely unquestioned. The fact that he has played
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  Speaker 3: with a similar type of injury broken fingers on that
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  Speaker 3: non throwing hand, gives him confidence that he knows what
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  Speaker 3: he needs to do to protect himself and knows that
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  Speaker 3: he's capable of doing it because he's done it before.
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  Speaker 3: So the surgery on Monday was all about stabilizing that
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  Speaker 3: that injury to make sure that they can get it
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  Speaker 3: casted protected and you know, as long as it's stabilized,
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  Speaker 3: they have ways that they can protect it. And Okay,
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  Speaker 3: I think you'll probably see Trey Lance under center in
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  Speaker 3: some of those, you know, short yardage situations. I think
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  Speaker 3: he'll probably factor in a little bit. But rest assured,
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  Speaker 3: I'm confident as we're recording this, barring any significant setbacks,
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  Speaker 3: I expect Justin Herbert to play on Monday night.
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  Speaker 1: Okay, and just to follow up from a hypothetical standpoint again,
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  Speaker 1: just because you know, we don't have one hundred percent
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  Speaker 1: definitive knowledge right now now if he is going to
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  Speaker 1: be taken those snaps, if the Chargers do have to
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  Speaker 1: go with Trey Lance, I mean, what what do the
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  Speaker 1: Chargers offense? What does it look like with Trey Lance
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  Speaker 1: rather than Justin Herbert.
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  Speaker 3: Well, yeah, it looks a lot less menacing, but it's
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  Speaker 3: really going to be focusing on the rushing attack, right,
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  Speaker 3: I mean, I honestly I think we saw it, right.
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  Speaker 3: I mean, I'm sure you know you watched the game
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  Speaker 3: last week that the Eagles played against the Bears, just
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  Speaker 3: like I did ye and the Chicago Bears ran it
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  Speaker 3: almost fifty times on the Philadelphia Eagles ran it right
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  Speaker 3: down their throats and straight up dominated them from beginning
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  Speaker 3: to end. Yep, that's just what happened. I hate to
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  Speaker 3: be so blunt, but what happened. Absolutely, that's what happened.
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  Speaker 3: And the Chargers did that same thing to the Raiders, Like, yeah,
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  Speaker 3: the Chargers only threw the ball twenty times, it's because
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  Speaker 3: they ran it forty three times for almost two.
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  Speaker 2: Hundred yards, right, So that's absolutely.
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  Speaker 3: What they're going to want to do against the Philadelphia
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  Speaker 3: Eagles and also incorporate the QB runs. Like Trey lance Is,
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  Speaker 3: I think he's improved as a passer. He's been he'd
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  Speaker 3: made better decisions in training camp and in preseason when
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  Speaker 3: he was given those opportunities, but the rest assured he's
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  Speaker 3: at his most dangerous when he's running with the football,
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  Speaker 3: so he absolutely I think the Chargers will go to
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  Speaker 3: of a more of a QB run focused while they're
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  Speaker 3: still trying to you know, set up the easy throwers
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  Speaker 3: and the play action to the weapons, because the Chargers
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  Speaker 3: have great weapons, you know on the outside with Lad
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  Speaker 3: McConkey and Keenan Allen and Quentin Johnston and you know
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  Speaker 3: Aronde Gatston the tight end. They have guys that can
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  Speaker 3: do different things to hurt you. So they're still going
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  Speaker 3: to try to get those guys the ball, but it's
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  Speaker 3: definitely going to be, hey, what does the quarterback I
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  Speaker 3: have available do the best and that's be dangerous with
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  Speaker 3: his feet. So that's definitely going to be more of
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  Speaker 3: the approach to try it to you know, win the
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  Speaker 3: football game. If your superstar quarterback isn't behind center.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, well we got to get into some matchups here too,
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  Speaker 1: because you know, regardless of the quarterback situation for the Chargers,
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  Speaker 1: you know, we know the quarterback situation for the philadel
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  Speaker 1: the Eagles, and who is going to be in the
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  Speaker 1: pistol under center and that and that is Jalen Hurts
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  Speaker 1: and he has been running this Eagles offense that has
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  Speaker 1: been struggling offensively over the past several weeks. Tons of
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  Speaker 1: individuals in the fan base, I mean, they've been calling
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  Speaker 1: for coaches to be fired as a result. It's it's
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  Speaker 1: it's very much your record again, Yeah exactly.
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  Speaker 2: I know. It's crazy.
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  Speaker 1: This fan base is nuts. When you know, my co
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  Speaker 1: host and I are going to talk about it on
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  Speaker 1: the regular show this week. When when when they're egging,
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  Speaker 1: fans are egging the house of the offensive coordinator, which
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  Speaker 1: is just ridiculous. It really is insane. The Eagles offense
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  Speaker 1: is struggling at the end of the day. So I'm wondering, Dave,
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  Speaker 1: how how do you expect the Chargers to really attack
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  Speaker 1: the weakness of this Eagles team, which really is the
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  Speaker 1: offensive line this year. So in terms of like this
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  Speaker 1: first matchup we're talking about, how do you see that manifesting?
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  Speaker 3: I mean, to me, when I watched the Philadelphia Eagles,
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  Speaker 3: the most important difference is the fact that Saquon Barkley
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  Speaker 3: has not been nearly as effective running with the football.
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  Speaker 3: And that's a huge part of what the Philadelphia Eagles
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  Speaker 3: want to do and how they kind of protect Jalen
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  Speaker 3: Hurts from having to throw at thirty five forty times right, right,
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  Speaker 3: that's not what you want him to do. I mean,
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  Speaker 3: he's improved as a passer. I will say that he's
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  Speaker 3: been very accurate. But when they don't have that threat
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  Speaker 3: of Saquon like running for one hundred and fifty on you,
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  Speaker 3: then you know, you can kind of go back and
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  Speaker 3: play coverage, right and try to keep everything in front
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  Speaker 3: of you and kind of dare Jalen Hurts to make
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  Speaker 3: some of those throws that they don't really want him
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  Speaker 3: to make. So it's stop out the running game, completely
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  Speaker 3: shut down Saquon as much as you possibly can. And
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  Speaker 3: if you can do that, and you want to put
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  Speaker 3: the ball and keep the ball and Jalen Hurts hands
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  Speaker 3: more often and allow that pass rush to get, you know,
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  Speaker 3: and take over and I think one of the things
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  Speaker 3: the Chargers have really struggled with this year has been
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  Speaker 3: a running quarterback, and is is that Jalen Hurt hasn't
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  Speaker 3: been running nearly as much, not at all. It's been
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  Speaker 3: kind of strange to me because, like Trey Lance, that's
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  Speaker 3: one of the things that makes him very dangerous and
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  Speaker 3: dynamic is when a defense has to completely account for
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  Speaker 3: every single person on the field, including the quarterback with
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  Speaker 3: the football. So that's one thing is making sure you
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  Speaker 3: have that contain and stopping him. But I think it
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  Speaker 3: all starts with stopping Saquon and neutralizing that rushing attack.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, it's gonna be interesting to watch for sure. Again, folks,
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  Speaker 1: we're talking to David Drogemeier from the Locked On Chargers
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  Speaker 2: Yeah.
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  Speaker 2: Awesome.
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  Speaker 1: more of this Chargers and Eagles matchup that's going to
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  Speaker 1: all right, We are back with our good buddy David
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  Speaker 1: Drogmeyer from the Locked On Chargers podcast and to dive
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  Speaker 1: into more of some of the matchups we're going to
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  Speaker 1: be seeing on Monday Night Football this week. The Eagles
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  Speaker 1: defensive front has been really doing a good job of
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  Speaker 1: putting pressure on opposing quarterbacks. At times, They're not getting
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  Speaker 1: home as much as US fans would like, but that
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  Speaker 1: pressure is there and it certainly is making a difference
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  Speaker 1: game after games. So I'm wondering, Dave, how do you
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  Speaker 1: see the Chargers offensive line really stacking up against the
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  Speaker 1: Eagles defensive front this week? I know we talked about
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  Speaker 1: the weakness on this Chargers team being the interior that
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  Speaker 1: offensive line, but you know how, maybe in a little
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  Speaker 1: more detail, how do you really see that Chargers offensive
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  Speaker 1: line stacking up against this Eagles defensive front.
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, if it was Austin Deklis out there at left tackle,
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  Speaker 3: or if it was Trevor Penning who they traded for,
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  Speaker 3: out there at left talk, I would not feel very comfortable.
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  Speaker 3: Ye and I don't feel great, Don't get me wrong.
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  Speaker 3: Even with j Marius while you're out there, who is
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  Speaker 3: head and shoulders a much better pass protector than both
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  Speaker 3: of those gentlemen. It gives you a little bit of hope,
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  Speaker 3: but you have to know who you're going up against.
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  Speaker 3: I mean, the Jamon Carter, the Nolan Smith, the Jordan
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  Speaker 3: Davis like uh, the Brandon Graham like just a.
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  Speaker 2: Just murderous show.
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  Speaker 3: And Jalen Phillips who they traded for, like just some
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  Speaker 3: fantastic players that you have to know where they're at.
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  Speaker 3: And the Chargers need to continue the max protection when
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  Speaker 3: they're trying to set up shots, like you got to
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  Speaker 3: keep that tight end in there. Uh, you know Tucker Fisk,
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  Speaker 3: who's their primary blocking tight end they've had out out
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  Speaker 3: there right now. You got to make sure that you're
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  Speaker 3: you're running backs who you know, Lamaran Hampton seems like
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  Speaker 3: he's going to be back on Monday. And Camanie Videll,
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  Speaker 3: who has been great for the Chargers, I mean, just
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  Speaker 3: to get the type of production they've got out of him,
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  Speaker 3: and also as a past protector protector, you know, he's
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  Speaker 3: been fantastic in that front. It's all hands on deck, right,
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  Speaker 3: it's all hands on deck because the guys are fantastic.
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  Speaker 3: What that means is is you have to make sure
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  Speaker 3: that you stay out of those third and eight, third
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  Speaker 3: and seven plus situations so that you can try to
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  Speaker 3: keep your quarterback in the game, because this is the
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  Speaker 3: type of pass rush that wants nothing more than to
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  Speaker 3: rip your quarterback to shreds. Absolutely very dangerous, and they
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  Speaker 3: do it in different ways. Like you have the speed,
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  Speaker 3: you have the power combinations, so they can kind of
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  Speaker 3: play with that. The Chargers have always struggled interior wise
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  Speaker 3: with the stunts and twists, so they have to make
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  Speaker 3: sure that they're on point with that communication. But it's
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  Speaker 3: the quick passing game. It's getting the ball out of
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  Speaker 3: Justin Herbert's hands quickly, getting it to guys like Quentin Johnston,
• 16:39
  Speaker 3: who's really good with the yards have to catch, getting
• 16:42
  Speaker 3: it to you know, the safety valve and aronde gats
• 16:45
  Speaker 3: and the tight end. It's making sure that you protect
• 16:47
  Speaker 3: your quarterback with some movement, getting him out of the
• 16:50
  Speaker 3: pocket and getting the ball out of his hands quickly, yep.
• 16:52
  Speaker 3: And making sure that you keep that pass rush at
• 16:54
  Speaker 3: bay yep.
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  Speaker 1: Absolutely all right, Well, every week when we watch and
• 16:59
  Speaker 1: various NFL games, just that it doesn't just have to
• 17:01
  Speaker 1: be with the Chargers or the Eagles. There always seems
• 17:04
  Speaker 1: to be some sneaky players that have themselves a really
• 17:08
  Speaker 1: nice game or that they play a pivotal role. And
• 17:12
  Speaker 1: while we certainly don't have a crystal ball here, Dave,
• 17:14
  Speaker 1: I'm wondering which Chargers players really should we be keeping
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  Speaker 1: our eyes on this week? Who could you know be
• 17:20
  Speaker 1: those sneaky players against this Eagles team this week? What
• 17:22
  Speaker 1: are your thoughts here?
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, So, one guy on offense that is somebody I
• 17:27
  Speaker 3: haven't mentioned, who has been doing a lot of the
• 17:30
  Speaker 3: dirty work so far this year for the Chargers is
• 17:32
  Speaker 3: wide receiver Trey Harris, their second round pick. Yea, he
• 17:35
  Speaker 3: has been in on every single big long run the
• 17:39
  Speaker 3: Chargers have had. You can see him making a crucial block.
• 17:42
  Speaker 3: You can see him taking out two defenders and opening
• 17:45
  Speaker 3: up holes for the running backs for them to gallop
• 17:48
  Speaker 3: through and head down the sideline. He's been there whenever
• 17:51
  Speaker 3: they've needed him on the third downs. He's been able
• 17:53
  Speaker 3: to make a big catch and to be able to
• 17:55
  Speaker 3: move the chains. He doesn't have the biggest stat line
• 17:58
  Speaker 3: because there's a lot of mouths to feed on Chargers offense,
• 18:01
  Speaker 3: but he's a guy that has the potential to break
• 18:04
  Speaker 3: out if given the opportunity. But he might be a
• 18:07
  Speaker 3: guy that quietly makes his mark on this football game
• 18:10
  Speaker 3: on offense, and I'll give you one.
• 18:11
  Speaker 2: More on defense. Yeah.
• 18:12
  Speaker 3: Yeah, the veteran, the guy we like to call uncle
• 18:17
  Speaker 3: or unk, that's Tony Jefferson. Tony Jefferson just always seems
• 18:22
  Speaker 3: to be at the right place at the right time.
• 18:24
  Speaker 3: He is a very smart football player. He is always
• 18:28
  Speaker 3: around the football. He has three interceptions this year in
• 18:31
  Speaker 3: limited duty. Whenever he's on the field, he's making plays.
• 18:34
  Speaker 3: He plays with that physicality and violence that you love.
• 18:37
  Speaker 3: And for a guy that completely retired from football, became
• 18:40
  Speaker 3: a scout and then unretired and came back to be
• 18:43
  Speaker 3: able to play at the level that he's been able
• 18:45
  Speaker 3: to play at, is quite simply remarkable. And another guy
• 18:49
  Speaker 3: that factors to make an impact on the game because
• 18:53
  Speaker 3: if he's on the field, he always finds a way
• 18:55
  Speaker 3: to do that.
• 18:55
  Speaker 1: That's going to be interesting to see who these sneaky
• 18:57
  Speaker 1: players are for sure. So Dave we end our pregame
• 19:00
  Speaker 1: preview shows here on our Opposition Territory podcasts every week
• 19:04
  Speaker 1: with these two questions. This week no different. It's one
• 19:08
  Speaker 1: thing that each team is gonna need to hit on
• 19:11
  Speaker 1: for a win this week against the other team. So
• 19:13
  Speaker 1: let's start with your Los Angeles Chargers. What's the one
• 19:16
  Speaker 1: thing the Chargers are gonna need to hit on for
• 19:19
  Speaker 1: a win this week against the Philadelphia Eagles. What are
• 19:21
  Speaker 1: your thoughts?
• 19:22
  Speaker 3: Yeah, So, one thing they absolutely have to do to
• 19:25
  Speaker 3: win this football game is they need to start fast.
• 19:28
  Speaker 3: They got to score early. When the Chargers score and
• 19:32
  Speaker 3: either way touchdown or field goal on the first drive
• 19:35
  Speaker 3: that they have of a football game, they have won
• 19:38
  Speaker 3: six of eight games oka in that situation, so it
• 19:42
  Speaker 3: is very important for them to get off the blocks
• 19:44
  Speaker 3: hot and get out there and start fast. If they
• 19:47
  Speaker 3: do that, they're gonna put themselves in a great position
• 19:49
  Speaker 3: to win the game.
• 19:49
  Speaker 2: All right.
• 19:50
  Speaker 1: On the flip side of that, what's the one thing
• 19:53
  Speaker 1: that the Philadelphia Eagles are gonna need to hit on
• 19:55
  Speaker 1: in your opinion for a win this week against the Chargers.
• 19:58
  Speaker 2: They're gonna have to find that running game.
• 20:00
  Speaker 3: The Chargers are susceptible when they're not playing with the
• 20:04
  Speaker 3: right physicality and violence to get ran over. I mean,
• 20:07
  Speaker 3: as you know, I talked about it earlier that these
• 20:09
  Speaker 3: two defenses are very similar in the philosophy in which
• 20:11
  Speaker 3: they want to play. They kind of allow the running game,
• 20:14
  Speaker 3: or they can sde the running game a little bit
• 20:16
  Speaker 3: to limit the explosive plays in the passing game. So
• 20:20
  Speaker 3: if the Eagles can find that running game, which I know,
• 20:23
  Speaker 3: you know, they're having some issues on the offensive line
• 20:25
  Speaker 3: with Lane Johnson being out obviously being one of the
• 20:28
  Speaker 3: best tackles in football and really in the history of football,
• 20:32
  Speaker 3: to be honest, he's truly fantastic.
• 20:34
  Speaker 2: Yep.
• 20:34
  Speaker 3: With him not in the lineup, you know, that's a
• 20:37
  Speaker 3: noticeable difference. But they have to run the football at
• 20:40
  Speaker 3: a very high level if they want to win this
• 20:42
  Speaker 3: football game on Monday night.
• 20:43
  Speaker 1: Totally agree, Totally agree, folks. Check out the Locked on
• 20:46
  Speaker 1: Chargers podcast. You can hear our good buddy, David drogue
• 20:49
  Speaker 1: Meyer and his colleagues there. They're going to have the
• 20:53
  Speaker 1: crossover with our good friend Louis Debass from the Lockdown
• 20:56
  Speaker 1: Eagles podcast as well again, David drogue Meyer from the
• 20:59
  Speaker 1: Lockdown on Chargers podcast. My friend, thank you so much
• 21:02
  Speaker 1: for taking the time It's always great to talk to you.
• 21:04
  Speaker 1: Let's talk some more ball down the road. I'd love
• 21:06
  Speaker 1: to have you back on the show, my friend, anytime.
• 21:08
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• 21:11
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