Yeah, thank you very much. John Howard.
We are up here in Costa Mesa at
Chargers Media Day 2022 and Marcus.
We got a chance to catch up with
some of the key pieces of this
bolts team heading into the season.
Yeah, one guy would did get to catch
up with was the OG Keenan Allen.
We just kind of talked with him about
what it was like being that older
guy in the wide receiver group.
We on the up and up.
You know the coach is changing
and we might be that team.
The beat so we just got to
go out and prove it and I'm
showing what we can do.
You play in this league to play
against the best in the AFC West.
Got some dogs this year and
so did you guys include it.
But what's it gonna be like to?
I mean it's gonna be a
bloodbath in the AFC West.
Are you excited for this Division
I think we're made for the
competition so you know,
anytime we come up against those guys,
we know what we're up against,
especially this year.
You know, we're excited for
it and can't wait to play
him. And Marcus, you go from one of
the veteran charger players to one of
the newest bolts players in Cleo Mack,
who joins this defense.
And I got to tell you,
I was stunned by how quiet,
reserved and humble this guy
was because we all know what he
can do out there on the field.
You know, killing opposing offenses.
And so it was surprising in a lot of fun.
Catch up with him.
I'm not a guy that talks about a lot,
you know. I mean,
it looks good on paper right now.
We have paper team right now.
I call that a paper team.
But to go out here and practice
and work hard together and get
get everything communicated.
So we dialed in on Sundays.
That's the goal man.
And just looking forward to it,
knowing the potential.
But at the same time not
paying attention to that.
Paying attention to the
hard work and grind.
Yeah,
so you won't talk trash right now.
That's OK, we'll understand that.
Just tell us. What do you think
you bring to this defense?
That's gonna help them.
Take that next step. I said thing I
I wouldn't be able to tell you
that I I would like to show
you better than I could tell.
You know, I'm saying.
That's I'm I'm telling you it's
gonna be on display on Sundays.
You you? You'll be able to tell
me when you get done saying
you played this this year.
This year for sure.
Yeah, Cleo Mack joins other guys like
Derwin James who were extremely talented
on this roster and you could just tell
how excited they are to all be together.
Jake, because listen that roster now,
especially on the defensive side.
It's stacked with some key pieces.
Is 1 coming go and everybody really realizing
that every day they show up to work.
That that's the goal and
nothing else matter so.
As long as we know that what's
what's the end goal,
and I feel like we'll be right
where we need to be.
How much better did this defense get?
You guys bringing Cleo JC Kyle?
I mean, how good is this defense
out? Man, we we got we got we definitely
got better as a defense on you can
feel the energy every day and you can
feel the competitors that we have here
every day competing against each other
so you know it's going to be fun.
We can't wait till the fall come
and mark as you can feel the energy
coming off of Derwin James and you.
You can kind of see the mentality
of this team has changed moving
into the season and a guy that
exemplified that to the fullest.
Was Austin Eckler, who is just seeping
leadership and seeping energy?
How can I be contagious in the locker room?
How can I get other people to buy into it?
Because that's what it takes.
It takes guys in the locker room.
That's why I'm excited to have
these older guys coming in like
I want to see their leadership.
Like are you good leader?
Can you bring people with you?
Because if you're a great player,
that's good, but we need our great
players to bring everyone else up
because you have to set the standard
everyone's looking at you and being like,
OK, you're the big money guy.
Let's show me how it's done.
And so I'm in that position right
now and you damn well know I'm
going to be in there doing that.
I'm bringing everybody with me.
Let's go.
And what's the growth you've
seen from coach Staley?
Now you know.
Obviously,
last season he had some steps he had to take,
and he took those.
And then now this season,
what do you think is gonna
be different for him?
I wouldn't say the growth
is in within coach Staley.
I would say it's within our
relationship with him, right?
Like he's been, he's going to be the
same guy he was last year, right?
That's what I'm expecting
and as up to this point,
that's what he's been.
He's he is who he is.
And now it's us building that
relationship with him,
building it with us.
And that's us working together
and building something new.
So that's where the growth is.
Growth together.
Yeah, I walk away from today.
Kind of knowing what I knew.
The sense of all the talent in
the world is on this roster.
They have to go out and execute.
I think there's gonna be a lot of
pressure on Brandon Staley and a
second year to make sure he does what
he can with this roster in a very,
very tough division
and they all were saying too.
They're a great team on on paper,
but they want to show it on the field.
I thought that was that was crazy to
hear him all say that because again,
they all knew that they're talented.
Everyone knows that the Chargers
are going to have talent,
but just to see that all of
them know there's going to be
one common goal and that's it,
they have to prove a lot of things
coming into the season with the town.
They have,
so it's time to show it for the Los Angeles
Chargers on behalf of Marcus Greeves,
I'm Jake Gariani, John Howard.
Let's go ahead and send it back to you.