The Lightning Round: A Los Angeles Chargers Podcast

The Chargers open up Free Agency by re-signing their former 5th round pick out of North Dakota State quarterback Easton Stick. The back-up quarterback signed a one year deal worth $1.647 million, including a $152,500 signing bonus and $1 million of that fully guaranteed. Garrett talks about what that means for the Chargers quarterback room now and heading into the 2023 NFL Draft.

The Chargers also could not come to an agreement with defensive lineman Breiden Fehoko and tight end Donald Parham. Garrett discusses whether that was a smart move for the Chargers and if it’s possible to see either player return to the team.

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The Chargers made four contract restructures last week with a pair of edge rushers (Khalil Mack and Joey Bosa) as well as a pair of wide receivers (Keenan Allen and Mike Williams). While the money the team saves is important Jamie dives deep into what the numbers mean, how it is spread out over the deration of the players contract and what it might mean for the players future with the Chargers.

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Just a few short day ago the Chargers restructured a pair of wide receivers contracts and now they restructure the contracts of a pair of their edge rushers. The Chargers created almost $26M in cap space by restructuring the contracts of edge rushers Joey Bosa and Khalil Mack. Jamie gives all the details on the contract restructure and breaks down where the Chargers stand now. After he breaks down all the numbers Jamie suggests some possible cuts that could still come before they need to be cap compliant prior to the March 17th deadline.

For reference: before these contract restructures, the Lightning Round Podcast broke down their estimates on possible restructures, cuts and extensions on a previous podcast and the numbers aligned with the actual moves made this week.

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The Chargers created $14.3M in cap space by restructuring the contracts of wide receivers Keenan Allen and Mike Williams. The team now sits just over $8.6M over the cap. Jamie gives all the details on the contract restructure and breaks down where the Chargers stand now. After he breaks down all the numbers Jamie suggests some possible cuts that could still come before they need to be cap compliant prior to the March 17th deadline.

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The Lightning Round Podcast continues it’s offseason coverage with just a couple more days before Free Agency; on this episode they cover outside free agents that could improve the Chargers roster. The guys go bargain shopping and cover some of the Chargers biggest needs and provide some players in their price range that the team could sign to improve their roster. They breakdown why the players would be good fits for the roster, comparable contracts to each player and how long they’d sign them for. In order, they cover free agent edge rushers, linebackers, cornerbacks, free safeties, wide receivers, tight ends, centers and back up quarterbacks.

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It’s time to kick off the offseason shows for the Lightning Round Podcast with an eye toward Free Agency; on this episode they cover all the Chargers internal Free Agents. They dive into the long list of the Chargers internal free agents and whether they would re-sign those players and if they think the team will re-sign those players. Afterwards, they cover possible cuts and they dive into multiple contract restructures to get the Chargers under the cap. The list of free agents in order includes:

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The Charger just announced the hiring of new offensive coordinator Kellen Moore. Moore fills the empty seat left by Joe Lombardi who the team released after the season and Moore makes a lateral move from offensive coordinator with the Dallas Cowboys to now calling the plays for the Chargers offense .

Kellen Moore’s resume is impressive. He’s had success in the NFL as an offensive coordinator, had the number one offense as the youngest OC in the league. In his tenure with Dallas, the Cowboys have typically been a Top 5 team in most offensive categories. In 2021, Dallas led the NFL in scoring and set a franchise record for most points in a single season under Kellen Moore.

Garrett and Jamie talk about Kellen Moore’s system and offensive philosophy, how he improves the middle and deep passing game and how effective he was as a coordinator in the red zone. They also share what Moore asks of his personnel on offense, how he can help improve Justin Herbert and also get the running game going.

There is a discussion about some reservations they have about this hire and what they want to see next from the Chargers front office to help Moore succeed his way.

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The Chargers recently fired their offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi after two seasons of underwhelming performances from Justin Herbert and company. With a new vacancy open Garrett and Jamie explore the next possible offensive coordinator options for the Bolts including some coaches they’ve already interviewed and some of the guys they would like to see get interviews in the next few weeks. Some of the names include (in order):

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Garrett and Jamie recap the Chargers playoff loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars on the Lightning Round Podcast: After Hours. They live streamed their reactions regarding how the Chargers lost and some of the major turning points in the game.

Defensively, the Chargers had as good of a gameplan to start the game as you could've hoped for, they had five total turnovers: four interceptions, one fumble, forced three punts and only gave up seven points in the first half. On 3rd downs, the Jags were 0 for 7 and the Chargers were 5 of 8 going into halftime. Unfortunately, everything changed in the second half. The Chargers defense didn’t get a single stop in the third and fourth quarter finishing the game with four straight touchdowns and a field goal to win it.

Even though the Chargers put up 30 points, Justin Herbert was off. Herbert was 25 of 43 with 273 passing yards and a touchdown. Herbert didn’t get a single touchdown in the second half when the team needed it most. Gerald Everett had his best game as a Charger leading the team in yards with 109 and tied with Keenan Allen in receptions with six. Austin Ekeler scored two quick touchdowns but finished the day with 35 rushing yards and was bottled up in the second half.

The guys talk about whose job is in jeopardy after this historic collapse, the events that shifted the game and Joey Bosa’s antics on the sideline that hurt the team late.

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