t’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:

Unrestricted Free Agents

• Inside Linebacker Drue Tranquill
• Right Tackle Trey Pipkins III
• Free Safety Nasir Adderley
• Linebacker Kyle Van Noy
• Cornerback Bryce Callahan
• Defensive Lineman Morgan Fox
• Wide Receiver DeAndre Carter
• Linebacker Troy Reeder
• Quarterback Chase Daniel
• Quarterback Easton Stick
• Center Will Clapp
• Punter JK Scott
• Defensive Tackle Christian Covington
• Tight End Richard Rodgers
• Defensive Lineman Tyeler Davison

Restricted Free Agents

• Tight End Donald Parham Jr.
• Wide Receiver Jalen Guyton
• Defensive Tackle Breiden Fehoko
• Offensive Tackle Storm Norton
• Defensive Lineman Joe Gaziano
• EDGE Derrek Tuszka

Exclusive Rights Free Agents

• Kicker Cameron Dicker
• Wide Receiver Michael Bandy
• Offensive Tackle Foster Sarell
• Cornerback Kemon Hall
• Defensive Tackle Forrest Merrill

That and more is all on the Lightning Round Podcast: After Hours!

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The Chargers 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.

That and more is all on the Lightning Round Podcast: After Hours!

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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):

• Former Dallas Cowboys Offensive Coordinator Kellen Moore
• Los Angeles Rams passing game coordinator/QBs coach Zac Robinson
• Los Angeles Rams senior offensive assistant Greg Olson
• Minnesota Vikings assistant QBs coach Jerrod Johnson
• Los Angeles Rams assistant head coach/TEs coach Thomas Brown
• Tennessee Titans TEs coach Luke Steckel
• Buffalo Bills QB Coach Joe Brady
• San Francisco 49ers passing game coordinator Bobby Slowik
• Georgia OC Todd Monken
• Philadelphia Eagles QB Coach Brian Johnson

That and more is all on the Lightning Round Podcast: After Hours!

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Garrett and Jamie recap the Chargers playoff loss to the 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.e.

That and more is all on the Lightning Round Podcast: After Hours!

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