Bolts From The Blue

With Training Camp upon us the Lightning Round Podcast breaks down the position group battles for the Chargers on Offense and Special Teams. The groups mentioned are: Quarterbacks Running Backs Fullbacks Tight Ends Wide Receivers Offensive Tackles Interior Offensive Line Long Snapper Punter Long Snapper The guys cover the competitions on Offense and Special Teams giving insight on the depth chart and some interesting battles that will play out into the preseason. The guys also give you some names to watch for, some players that could be on the bubble as well as some possible cuts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

CLICK TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE SB NATION NFL SHOW: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Spotify The SB Nation NFL Show brings together the greatest fan-alysts from across SB Nation's NFL team communities in one place for the first time ever. Expect deep analysis, irreverent jokes, and plenty of bickering between rivals. It's a show for NFL fans, by NFL fans. Monday - Monday Football Monday (RJ Ochoa, Pete Sweeney) Tuesday - Off Day Debrief (Brandon Lee Gowton, Rob "Stats" Guerrera) Wednesday - Palpably Unfair Podcast (Kyle Posey, Kate Magdziuk) Thursday - The Look Ahead (RJ Ochoa, Rob "Stats" Guerrera) Friday - NFL Draft Specials Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

CLICK TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE SB NATION NFL SHOW: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Spotify The SB Nation NFL Show brings together the greatest fan-alysts from across SB Nation's NFL team communities in one place for the first time ever. Expect deep analysis, irreverent jokes, and plenty of bickering between rivals. It's a show for NFL fans, by NFL fans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

CLICK TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE SB NATION NFL SHOW: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Spotify The SB Nation NFL Show brings together the greatest fan-alysts from across SB Nation's NFL team communities in one place for the first time ever. Expect deep analysis, irreverent jokes, and plenty of bickering between rivals. It's a show for NFL fans, by NFL fans.   Monday - Monday Football Monday (RJ Ochoa, Pete Sweeney) Tuesday - Off Day Debrief (Brandon Lee Gowton, Rob "Stats" Guerrera) Wednesday - Palpably Unfair Podcast (Kyle Posey, Kate Magdziuk) Thursday - The Look Ahead (RJ Ochoa, Rob "Stats" Guerrera) Friday - Football Cheat Sheet (Jeanna Thomas Kelly, Kate Magdziuk, Kyle Posey) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

CLICK TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE SB NATION NFL SHOW: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Spotify The SB Nation NFL Show brings together the greatest fan-alysts from across SB Nation's NFL team communities in one place for the first time ever. Expect deep analysis, irreverent jokes, and plenty of bickering between rivals. It's a show for NFL fans, by NFL fans.   Monday - Monday Football Monday (RJ Ochoa, Pete Sweeney) Tuesday - Off Day Debrief (Brandon Lee Gowton, Rob "Stats" Guerrera) Wednesday - Palpably Unfair Podcast (Kyle Posey, Kate Magdziuk) Thursday - The Look Ahead (RJ Ochoa, Rob "Stats" Guerrera) Friday - Football Cheat Sheet (Jeanna Thomas Kelly, Kate Magdziuk, Kyle Posey) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

CLICK TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE SB NATION NFL SHOW: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Spotify The SB Nation NFL Show brings together the greatest fan-alysts from across SB Nation's NFL team communities in one place for the first time ever. Expect deep analysis, irreverent jokes, and plenty of bickering between rivals. It's a show for NFL fans, by NFL fans.   Monday - Monday Football Monday (RJ Ochoa, Pete Sweeney) Tuesday - Off Day Debrief (Brandon Lee Gowton, Rob "Stats" Guerrera) Wednesday - Palpably Unfair Podcast (Kyle Posey, Kate Magdziuk) Thursday - The Look Ahead (RJ Ochoa, Rob "Stats" Guerrera) Friday - NFL Draft Specials Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Garrett and Jamie discuss all the Chargers selections during the 2021 NFL Draft. The picks in order were:        Round 1: No. 13 – Rashawn Slater, OT, Northwestern        Round 2: No. 47 – Asante Samuel Jr., CB, Florida State        Round 3: No. 77 – Josh Palmer, WR, Tennessee        Round 3: No. 97 – Tre’ McKitty, TE, Georgia       Round 4: No. 118 – Chris Rumph II, LB, Duke        Round 5: No. 159 – Brendan James, OT, Nebraska        Round 6: No. 185 – Nick Niemann, LB, Iowa        Round 6: No. 198 – Larry Rountree III, RB, Missouri        Round 7: No. 241 – Mark Webb, S, Georgia The guys talk about the series of events that unfolded for these Chargers selections and breakdown each player and their fit with the team heading into the season. Once they go through all the picks they discuss the team’s overall draft philosophy and what the plan is going forward. Once they wrap up the good and the bad from the draft, Garrett and Jamie give their overall grades for the Chargers draft haul and answer so

CLICK TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE SB NATION NFL SHOW: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Spotify The SB Nation NFL Show brings together the greatest fan-alysts from across SB Nation's NFL team communities in one place for the first time ever. Expect deep analysis, irreverent jokes, and plenty of bickering between rivals. It's a show for NFL fans, by NFL fans.   Monday - Monday Football Monday (RJ Ochoa, Pete Sweeney, Michael Kist) Tuesday - Off Day Debrief (Brandon Lee Gowton, Rob "Stats" Guerrera) Wednesday - Palpably Unfair Podcast (Kyle Posey, Kate Magdziuk) Thursday - The Look Ahead (RJ Ochoa, Rob "Stats" Guerrera) Friday - Football Cheat Sheet (Jeanna Thomas Kelly, Kate Magdziuk, Kyle Posey) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

CLICK TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE SB NATION NFL SHOW: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Spotify The SB Nation NFL Show brings together the greatest fan-alysts from across SB Nation's NFL team communities in one place for the first time ever. Expect deep analysis, irreverent jokes, and plenty of bickering between rivals. It's a show for NFL fans, by NFL fans.   Monday - Monday Football Monday (RJ Ochoa, Pete Sweeney) Tuesday - Off Day Debrief (Brandon Lee Gowton, Rob "Stats" Guerrera) Wednesday - Palpably Unfair Podcast (Kyle Posey, Kate Magdziuk) Thursday - The Look Ahead (RJ Ochoa, Rob "Stats" Guerrera) Friday - NFL Draft Specials Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Garrett and Jamie get on the podcast to discuss all the selections that are being mocked by the experts to the Chargers at the 13th overall pick . They cover players like: OT Penei Sewell TE Kyle Pitts OT Rashawn Slater CB Jaycee Horn OT Alijah Vera-Tucker OT Christian Darrisaw WR Jaylen Waddle WR Devonta Smith EDGE Gregory Rousseau OT Teven Jenkins CB Patrick Surtain The guys breakdown each player's skillset and their feeling on if the Chargers took them with their first selection. They go over some draft day hypotheticals, player rankings and some best/worst scenarios.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

CLICK TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE SB NATION NFL SHOW: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Spotify The SB Nation NFL Show brings together the greatest fan-alysts from across SB Nation's NFL team communities in one place for the first time ever. Expect deep analysis, irreverent jokes, and plenty of bickering between rivals. It's a show for NFL fans, by NFL fans.   Monday - Monday Football Monday (RJ Ochoa, Pete Sweeney, Michael Kist) Tuesday - Off Day Debrief (Brandon Lee Gowton, Rob "Stats" Guerrera) Wednesday - Palpably Unfair Podcast (Kyle Posey, Kate Magdziuk) Thursday - The Look Ahead (RJ Ochoa, Rob "Stats" Guerrera) Friday - Football Cheat Sheet (Jeanna Thomas Kelly, Kate Magdziuk, Kyle Posey) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

CLICK TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE SB NATION NFL SHOW: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Spotify The SB Nation NFL Show brings together the greatest fan-alysts from across SB Nation's NFL team communities in one place for the first time ever. Expect deep analysis, irreverent jokes, and plenty of bickering between rivals. It's a show for NFL fans, by NFL fans.   Monday - Monday Football Monday (RJ Ochoa, Pete Sweeney) Tuesday - Off Day Debrief (Brandon Lee Gowton, Rob "Stats" Guerrera) Wednesday - Palpably Unfair Podcast (Kyle Posey, Kate Magdziuk) Thursday - The Look Ahead (RJ Ochoa, Rob "Stats" Guerrera) Friday - NFL Draft Specials Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Garrett and Jamie break down the Chargers moves in the first few days of Free Agency. They discuss the value in investing in the Offensive Line and examine the quality of guys they got for the O-Line. They talk about the few in-house free agents the team re-signed, the repercussions of guaranteeing Mike Williams fifth-year option and they assess the Jared Cook signing as it broke on the podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Michael is back and joined by Turf Show Times' Kenneth Arthur to discuss the current state of both the Chargers and the Rams. They go position by position, sharing their thoughts and expectations, and top it all off with a discussion on the chances that both teams make it to the Super Bowl in 2022. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

CLICK TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE SB NATION NFL SHOW: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Spotify The SB Nation NFL Show brings together the greatest fan-alysts from across SB Nation's NFL team communities in one place for the first time ever. Expect deep analysis, irreverent jokes, and plenty of bickering between rivals. It's a show for NFL fans, by NFL fans.   Monday - Monday Football Monday (RJ Ochoa, Pete Sweeney, Michael Kist) Tuesday - Off Day Debrief (Brandon Lee Gowton, Rob "Stats" Guerrera) Wednesday - Palpably Unfair Podcast (Kyle Posey, Michael Kist) Thursday - The Look Ahead (RJ Ochoa, Rob "Stats" Guerrera) Friday - Football Cheat Sheet (Michael Kist, Jeanna Thomas Kelly, Kate Magdziuk) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Chargers coaching staff is starting to fall into place and the Lightning Round Podcast is back to cover the new coordinators: Offensive Coordinator Joe Lombardi Defensive Coordinator Renaldo Special Team Coach Derius Swinton  They explore each coach’s background and their previous coaching experience. The guys give their opinions on Brandon Staley’s new staff and both the positives and negatives of these recent coaching hires. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

CLICK TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE SB NATION NFL SHOW: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Spotify The SB Nation NFL Show brings together the greatest fan-alysts from across SB Nation's NFL team communities in one place for the first time ever. Expect deep analysis, irreverent jokes, and plenty of bickering between rivals. It's a show for NFL fans, by NFL fans.   Monday - Monday Football Monday (RJ Ochoa, Pete Sweeney, Michael Kist) Tuesday - Off Day Debrief (Brandon Lee Gowton, Rob "Stats" Guerrera) Wednesday - Palpably Unfair Podcast (Kyle Posey, Michael Kist) Thursday - The Look Ahead (RJ Ochoa, Rob "Stats" Guerrera) Friday - Football Cheat Sheet (Michael Kist, Jeanna Thomas Kelly, Kate Magdziuk) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Michael is back to discuss the Chargers' new trio of coordinators, including his thoughts on Brandon Staley's introductory press conference and why Staley went and got HIS guys to round out his new coaching staff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

CLICK TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE SB NATION NFL SHOW: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Spotify The SB Nation NFL Show brings together the greatest fan-alysts from across SB Nation's NFL team communities in one place for the first time ever. Expect deep analysis, irreverent jokes, and plenty of bickering between rivals. It's a show for NFL fans, by NFL fans.   Monday - Monday Football Monday (RJ Ochoa, Pete Sweeney, Michael Kist) Tuesday - Off Day Debrief (Brandon Lee Gowton, Rob "Stats" Guerrera) Wednesday - Palpably Unfair Podcast (Kyle Posey, Michael Kist) Thursday - The Look Ahead (RJ Ochoa, Rob "Stats" Guerrera) Friday - Football Cheat Sheet (Michael Kist, Jeanna Thomas Kelly, Kate Magdziuk) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

CLICK TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE SB NATION NFL SHOW: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Spotify The SB Nation NFL Show brings together the greatest fan-alysts from across SB Nation's NFL team communities in one place for the first time ever. Expect deep analysis, irreverent jokes, and plenty of bickering between rivals. It's a show for NFL fans, by NFL fans.   Monday - Monday Football Monday (RJ Ochoa, Pete Sweeney, Michael Kist) Tuesday - Off Day Debrief (Brandon Lee Gowton, Rob "Stats" Guerrera) Wednesday - Palpably Unfair Podcast (Kyle Posey, Michael Kist) Thursday - The Look Ahead (RJ Ochoa, Rob "Stats" Guerrera) Friday - Football Cheat Sheet (Michael Kist, Jeanna Thomas Kelly, Kate Magdziuk) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices