Bolts From The Blue

The Chargers get their second win of the season against the Miami Dolphins which is their first win in Miami since 1981. The Chargers shuffled a lot of players in and out of the lineup on Sunday. Some player got starters minutes out of necessity while others were used to tinker with some new looks. The guys cover how the new players played against the Dolphins and how the team will look with all the injuries that have occurred over the last few weeks.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This is Episode #17 of the Score More podcast! Garrett is breaking down the Chargers upcoming opponent and this week it is the Miami Dolphins. We will go through both injury reports and talk about the effect it will have for the game on Sunday. Garrett then goes through important players and matchups on both sides of the ball and talks about where the Chargers have advantages and disadvantages. To wrap it all up, he gives a prediction of what he thinks the score will be and why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Chargers drop their second game in a row  to the Houston Texans. The guys give a brief overview of some of the same mistakes the team made this week. They move right onto some of the comments head coach Anthony Lynn made earlier this week. Is it all just “coachspeak?” They address the remarks about how Rayshawn Jenkins is “elite”, how Travis Benjamin should “get the ball more” and why it appears the team has no plan for their second round picks: Nasir Adderely and Forrest Lamp. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Chargers get their first loss of the young 2019 season on the road against the Detroit Lions. Before the guys breakdown some storylines from the game they answer a question about the Chargers pass rushers, the newly signed veteran Tight End and of course the possibility of the Chargers trading for Jaguars star corner Jalen Ramsey. They then move on to recap last Sunday’s game and discuss the team’s self inflected wounds, some players that are showing some good signs early on and how the defense is showing some bad signs as well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Chargers get their first win to start the season since 2015 and the first of Anthony Lynn’s heading coaching tenure.  Garrett and Jamie are here to discuss three important storylines from their win against the Colts on Sunday. They talk about the run game sans Melvin Gordon, the Chargers run defense and how the offensive line had some good and bad moments.  They discuss Ty Long’s big contribution, how some rookies flashed on special teams and how some new players at new positions fared in their first game action.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This is Episode #16 of the Score More podcast! Garrett is breaking down the Chargers upcoming opponent and this week it is the Indianapolis Colts. We will go through both injury reports and talk about the effect it will have for the game on Sunday. Garrett then goes through important players and matchups on both sides of the ball and talks about where the Chargers have advantages and disadvantages. To wrap it all up, he gives a prediction of what he thinks the score will be and why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The team announced the 53-man roster heading into the 2019 season and Garrett and Jamie are here to review the Chargers roster. After running through the depth chart heading into Week 1 the guys make some season predictions including: Chargers MVP Chargers Defensive Player of the Year Chargers Offensive Player of the Year Chargers Breakout Player of the Year Chargers Comeback Player of the Year Chargers Rookie of the Year After forecasting some  future awards for the upcoming season they go game-by-game to accumulate the team’s 2019 record and whether they make the playoffs this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Chargers just wrapped up their dress rehearsal with the Seattle Seahawks and Garrett and Jamie are ready to predict who will make the team’s 53-man roster. There are discussions about how many quarterbacks they should carry and which ones, if Troymaine Pope should be in over Detrez Newsome and a conversation about Head Coach Anthony Lynn’s comments on the status of the Offensive Line heading into the regular season. Defensively, they go back and forth on how many Defensive Tackles to carry, who should be the forth Defensive End and if there should be an extra Safety.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Chargers lose their second preseason game in a row falling to the New Orleans Saint 19-17. The guys discuss Derwin James’ injury and his upcoming replacement, the release of the Chargers long time long snapper Mike Windt and the new addition of the old veteran Dotrelle Inman to the wide receiver group. They discuss the highs and lows from the team’s second preseason game against the Saints: Garrett covers the Chargers defense and special teams and Jamie reviews the Offense.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Chargers lost their preseason opener 17-13 to the Arizona Cardinals. The guys mix up the format a little bit and each of them break down different sides of the ball: Garrett takes the Chargers offense and Jamie reviews the defense and special teams. Jamie shares his thoughts on the defensive tackle group, the linebacker rotation and who has a leg up on the punting competition. Garrett covers the running back group without Melvin Gordon, how the offensive line held up and how the rookie quarterback was the star of the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jamie and Garrett got to see the Chargers take on the Rams in joint practice on Thursday and they have an update from training camp. They talk about the important battles that took place on the field and how some things are already starting to take shape among the Chargers depth chart. The guys talk about important storylines including Melvin Gordon’s recent trade request, the competition at Left Guard and the players fighting for that third and forth wide receiver spots. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Lightning Round Podcast completes their Training Camp preview breaking down position group battles for the ChargersCornerbacks, Safeties and Special Teams. Before they sift through all the current Defensive Backs, Long Snappers, Kickers and Punters on the roster, they answer some questions . The guys discuss all things Melvin Gordon including who’s wrong in this situation, how much each would be willing to pay Gordon and possible trades for Offensive Lineman. This is Part 4 of the four part series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This is Episode #15 of the Score More podcast! The Chargers running back Melvin Gordon is currently amid a potential contract hold up with the team and could request for a trade. Garrett explores three potential player trades for Melvin Gordon. He announces each trade and why it makes sense for both teams involved while also giving arguments on how it would improve both sides.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Lightning Round Podcast continues their Training Camp preview breaking down position group battles for the Chargers on the Defensive Line and Linebackers. They sift through all the current Defensive Tackles, Defensive Ends and Linebackers on the roster. The guys cover the competitions on the D-Line giving insight on the depth chart and some interesting battles that will play out into the preseason. They also separate the Linebackers depth chart by MIKE, WILL and SAM (OTTO). Garrett and Jamie also give you some names to watch for, some players that could be on the bubble as well as some possible cuts. This is Part 3 of the four part series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This is Episode #14 of the Score More podcast! It’s the offseason still so Garrett is taking questions about the Chargers and otherwise. He answers inquires about the Chargers cornerback spot behind Casey Hayward and his personal evaluation process. Garrett goes on to give his take on the state of punk music, the BFTB staffer with the hottest takes and the greatest first person shooter game of all time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Lightning Round Podcast continues their Training Camp preview breaking down position group battles for the Chargers on the Offensive Line. They sift through all the current Offensive Tackles, Guards and Centers on the roster. The guys cover the competitions on the O-Line 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. This is Part 2 of the four part series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With Training Camp looming the Lightning Round Podcast is getting you ready for camp by breaking down position group battles for the Chargers. The groups mentioned are: Quarterbacks, Running Backs/Fullbacks, Tight Ends and Wide Receivers. The guys cover the competitions on Offense 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. This is Part 1 of the four part series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Garrett and Jamie talk about all seven selections made by the Chargers during the 2019 NFL Draft.  The picks in order were: 1. DT Jerry Tillery, Notre Dame 2. FS Nas Adderley, Delaware 3. OT Trey Pipkins, Sioux Falls 4. LB Drue Tranquill, Notre Dame 5. QB Easton Stick, North Dakota State 6. LB Emeke Egbule, Houston 7. DT Cortez Broughton, Cincinnati 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On Thursday night, Garrett Sisti, Daniel Stebbins, Matthew Stanley, and I went live while streaming the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft to give you all a different, possibly more casual (and fun!) option to follow along with apart from the usual ESPN or NFL Network commentary. It was an interesting night, to say the least. There was a plethora of head-scratching picks (looking at you Dave Gettleman) and almost as many A+ selections with a handful of top prospects falling all throughout the evening. This was the longest amount of time that Chargers fans have had to wait for their first round pick in quite some time but that’s the trade-off when your team makes the playoffs and doesn’t lose in the opening round. Throughout the stream, we all became more and more enthralled with the possibility that top offensive tackles such as Cody Ford or Jawaan Taylor could fall all the way to #28 a la Derwin James last year. Both those players were available when the Bolts were finally on the clock and, to our great surpr

SB Nation pulled all of its top NFL bloggers together to help create a mock draft and predict what might happen at the 2019 NFL Draft. Listen to hear where college football’s top stars could end up! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices