Bolts From The Blue

Michael records his thoughts immediately following each of the Chargers' picks on day three of the NFL Draft. The picks were extremely up and down in terms of what the team needed at the time and what players were available when the Bolts were on the clock. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Michael reacts to the Chargers trading back into the first round and gives his overall assessment on the first night of the 2020 NFL Draft. Thoughts on the Kenneth Murray selections were split across social media platforms and overall feelings about the opening night were on the negative side. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Michael records while the feelings are still raw after the Bolts selected the former passer out of Oregon. Don't expect a ton of...excitement.....in this one. He's a bit torn on the selection. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Michael is joined by Chargers Wire editor Gavino Borquez to reflect on the Bolts' recent uniform reveal and which prospects we are crushing on in the 2020 NFL Draft. Gavino likes a couple of players outside Power 5 schools while Michael is stuck on a productive running back whop spent 2019 behind an offensive line made up of mannequins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Michael, Garrett, Jamie, Daniel, and Matthew commentate a seven-round mock draft for the Chargers. Each pick was carefully made with everyone's thoughts included. In the end, each pick was made with majority rules. The final grade was voted on to a be a strong "A" as the Bolts ended up with some top talent among their first three picks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Michael discusses the Bolts' biggest needs heading into the 2020 NFL Draft on the very first episode of Chargers LAtely. The Chargers are likely split between picking a quarterback or an offensive tackle with the sixth-overall pick in the draft. On day two and three, expect them to target depth at linebacker, wide receiver, and running back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Did you miss us? The Lightning Round Podcast is back for a very special episode to cover all the Chargers possible options at 6th overall in the 2020 draft. Garrett and Jamie breakdown each player, give their draft value and discuss their team fit with the Chargers. They cover: QB Tua Tagovailoa QB Justin Herbert QB Jordan Love LB Isaiah Simmons CB Jeff Okudah OT Jedrick Wills OT Tristan Wirfs OT Andrew Thomas OT Mekhi Becton DT Derrick Brown Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Los Angeles Chargers made a series of major transactions and Garrett is here to discuss them: Re-signing RB Austin Ekeler Signing RT Bryan Bulaga Signing DT Linval Joseph Signing CB Chris Harris He talks about each move, their contracts and how they fit in the team’s future. He also discusses the teams new outlook and what that means for the Chargers draft plan at the 6th overall pick. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We. Are. Back....to discuss the Charges big trade from Wednesday where they sent the Tackle Russell Okung to the Carolina Panthers in exchange for Right Guard Trai Turner. Garrett discusses what the team loses with the departure of Okung and what they gain with the addition of Turner. He talks about who won this trade, contract details, how the Chargers Offensive Line looks now and if this changes the Chargers draft plan at #6. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

RJ Ochoa (Blogging the Boys), John Gennaro (SBNation) & Jeanna Thomas (The Falcoholic) sit down with NFL data science expert Cynthia Frelund to talk Super Bowl, analytics, college football, the draft and more! Powered by SBNation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We’ve spent the last six seasons and 205 episodes living our dream by talking Chargers with thousands of fans every week. During that time, Garrett and Jamie have shared a wide range of emotions with everyone including joy, elation, shock, frustration, disappointment, rage, and love. Now, it’s time to share one last powerful emotion with all of you – sadness. We have decided this week’s show will be our last. While this wasn’t an easy decision for either one of us, the time is right. While we’re each moving on to fun, happy and important things in the immediate future, this was a tough choice to make. We have loved every second we’ve spent interacting with each and every one of you over the last six seasons and we’ll miss you. TLR started as a passion project for two guys with no reputation, no platform, and no listeners/followers. We had no reason to believe we’d reach 50 episodes, let alone 205, and none of it would have been possible without what we now refer to as our extended TLR family. Thanks to you, w

The Chargers thrash the Jacksonville Jaguars on the road behind an effective offensive gameplan. The guys start off the show talking about why Denzel Perryman and Roderic Teamer got sent home before the game Sunday and why that may not be good news for Perryman's future with the team. They then rave about Philip Rivers performance, Austin Ekeler's historic game on the ground and through the air, Derwin James returning to form and if Melvin Ingram should get another contract after he’s a free agent in 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Chargers find another unique way to lose a game, this time to the Denver Broncos. Coming off the bye week the team made some minor tweaks to the lineup and the results were both good and bad. The guys talk about Desmond King losing his returner role, more playing time for Kyzir White, the return of Derwin James and Adrian Phillips and of course the calamity of errors that lost the game for the Chargers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Chargers have some reinforcements on the way with the upcoming return of Derwin James and Adrian Phillips but is it enough to save the season? The guys take the entire show to discuss Philip Rivers recent play and whether they believe he’s part of the future. They answer some important questions like: Should Rivers retire after this season? Should the team bench Rivers and start Tyrod Taylor to finish out the year? Are his teammates losing faith in him? What should the Chargers do at quarterback in 2020? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The show just surpassed it’s 200th episode of the Lightning Round Podcast. They are re-airing episode 100 which contains highlights throughout the years including their favorite bits, song parodies and much more. 200 episodes is a big deal, a lot of the success of this podcast is because of all the ongoing support. Thank you for continuously listening/downloading/subscribing to the Lightning Round Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Well that didn’t go as planned. Garrett and Jamie celebrate 200 episodes of the Lightning Round Podcast live on Youtube but the thing is only one of them could get on last night. Garrett is on mic and Jamie is on speaker phone but they did the show anyways. They took questions, talked Chargers, had some drinks and most importantly they had some fun doing it. A special thank you to everyone who has listened to the podcast, 200 episodes is no small feat and the guys have you to thank for the consistent support that keeps them going. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Chargers collect a meaningful victory over the Green Bay Packers. The guys start off the show talking about how the team’s new offensive coordinator Shane Steichen did in his first game of action. They then move on to recap last Sunday’s game and discuss how Joey Bosa and Melvin Ingram carried the load, the improvement of the offensive line, some new players stepping up plus they discuss head coach Anthony Lynn’s decision to go for it on 4th down late in the game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Chargers lose three in a row and fumble Sunday’s game away to the Tennessee Titans. Before the guys breakdown some storylines from the game they talk about the upcoming return of the Chargers Left Tackle Russell Okung. They then move on to recap last Sunday’s game and discuss why the team keeps making things complicated offensively, some players that made a positive impact, how the defensive tackles looked while down two starters and of course the Melvin Gordon fumble that cost them the game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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The Chargers lose an ugly one against the Denver Broncos and the guys scrap the format and take questions for the majority of the podcast. Before all that, they discuss the ramifications of the team sending center Mike Pouncey to the IR and how Forrest Lamp will finally get his shot. The questions they answer include: If Rivers might retire after this season, grading OC Ken Whisenhunt and DC Gus Bradley so far this year, Jerry Tillery’s development and who on the BFTB staff would win the combine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices