Bolts From The Blue

Garrett, Jamie and Craig review the Chargers entire 2023 draft class, offer insight on each pick, choose their favorite/least favorite pick and draft the whole 2023 class. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"I Got 5 On It" with Craig Smith Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Garrett is joined by Anthony North who covers TCU to talk about the players the Chargers drafted. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Chargers select TCU wide receiver Quentin Johnston. Garrett talks about the player & the fit for the Chargers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Call Sheet on Fans First Sports Network returns with 3-time championship winning coach and NFL fan K.T. Smith. Join K.T. in sharing his coaching perspective and how it translates to the NFL game. On this episode, Coach Smith sheds light on a trend at No. 13 and talks to FFSN's Dan Burnham from This is the Jet Life about the Aaron Rodgers deal from Green Bay to New York. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The NFL Draft is this Thursday so Garrett, Craig and Jamie play Chargers General Manager on TWO mock drafts. They walk through a joint mock draft of how they would attack the draft then it goes off the rails on the second mock. The second mock draft is what they think Telesco would do and it slowly turns into a worse case scenario. Listen and prepare yourselves for the NFL draft starting Thursday. Join the Lightning Round Podcast Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Garrett jumps on to break down round by round how he would attack the Chargers draft by position group. He lists his favorite four from each position group and where he believes there is the most value by each pick. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The NFL team at Fans First Sports Network banded together for a comprehensive mock draft of the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft. Who did your favorite team select? Join FFSN's K.T. Smith amd Steel Curtain Network's Bryan Anthony Davis for all the hot takes, cool picks and big surprises. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Lightning Round draft podcast is back with Garrett, Jamie and Craig to share their NFL Draft profiles and on this show the guys cover the Wide Receivers in the 2023 draft class. They go over some of the top prospects, list their personal top guys, also give some sleepers and possible fits for the Chargers including what round they begin looking for these positions in the draft. The Wide Receivers they cover on this show are: Jaxon Smith-Njigba – Ohio St. Jordan Addison – USC Zay Flowers – Boston College Quentin Johnston – TCU Jalin Hyatt – Tennessee Josh Downs – North Carolina Join the Lightning Round Podcast Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"I Got 5 On It" with Craig Smith Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Lightning Round draft podcast is back with Garrett, Jamie and Craig to share their NFL Draft profiles and on this show the guys cover the Linebackers and Edge Rushers in the 2023 draft class. They go over some of the top prospects, list their personal top guys, also give some sleepers and possible fits for the Chargers including what round they begin looking for these positions in the draft. The Linebackers they cover on this show are: Trenton Simpson – Clemson Drew Sanders – Arkansas Jack Campbell – Iowa The Edge Rushers they cover are: Will Anderson Jr. – Alabama Nolan Smith – Georgia Tyree Wilson – Texas Tech Join the Lightning Round Podcast Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Lightning Round draft podcast is back with Garrett, Jamie and Craig to share their NFL Draft profiles and on this show the guys cover the Running Backs and Tight Ends in the 2023 draft class. They go over some of the top prospects, list their personal top guys, also give some sleepers and possible fits for the Chargers including what round they begin looking for these positions in the draft. The Running Backs they cover on this show are: Bijan Robinson – Texas Zach Charbonnet – UCLA Jahmyr Gibbs – Alabama The Tight Ends they cover are: Michael Mayer – Notre Dame Dalton Kincaid – Utah Darnell Washington – Georgia Join the Lightning Round Podcast Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new one from Craig Smith. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After almost nine years on Bolts from the Blue this will be our last Lightning Round Podcast on the website. We will continue recording content but it will not be a part of this network. Before we get to the details of what’s next Jamie & I would like to thank everyone who has helped support the podcast and grow it to what it is today. Even if you listened for a few seconds and turned it off, the fact that you gave us some of your time means a lot to us. To those how have continued to watch/listen to us, we are forever indebted to you. We made some amazing memories and some even better friends. It’s been a hell of a ride. So what’s next? We’ve moved networks but everything else will stay the same. For all the details, listen to the podcast but just know this is not goodbye, “we’ll just see you next time.” If you’d like to support the Lightning Round Podcast and stay up to date on what’s happening next you can: Join the Patreon Subscribe on Youtube Subscribe to the Podcast on Apple, Spotify or Google Podcas

The Lightning Round draft podcast is back with Garrett, Jamie and Craig to share their NFL draft profiles and on this show the guys cover the Interior Defensive Line in the 2023 draft class. They go over some of the top prospects, list their personal top guys, also give some sleepers and possible fits for the Chargers including what round they begin looking for these positions in the draft. The Defensive Tackles they cover on this show are: Jalen Carter – Georgia Bryan Bresee – Clemson Calijah Kancey - Pitt Siaki Ika – Baylor Mazi Smith – Michigan Adetomiwa Adebawore - Northwestern Join the Lightning Round Podcast Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Lightning Round draft podcast is back with Garrett, Jamie and the new addition Craig Smith to share their NFL draft profiles and on this show the guys cover the Offensive Line in the 2023 draft class. They go over some of the top prospects, list their personal top guys, also give some sleepers and possible fits for the Chargers including what round they begin looking for these positions in the draft. The Offensive Tackles they cover on this show are: Paris Johnson Jr. – Ohio State Peter Skoronski – Northwestern Broderick Jones – Georgia Dawand Jones – Ohio St. Darnell Wright – Tennessee Cody Mauch – North Dakota St. The Interior Offensive Lineman they cover on this show are: O’Cyrus Torrence – Florida Steve Avila – TCU John Michael Schmitz – Minnesota Joe Tippmann – Wisconsin Join the Lightning Round Podcast Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Lightning Round draft podcasts returns with the NFL draft profiles and on this show the guys cover the cornerbacks and safeties in the 2023 draft class. Before they get to the draft profiles they break down the Trey Pipkins contract, how it was the right timing to cut Matt Feiler then the Morgan Fox news breaks. Fox re-signed with the Chargers for two more years. Once the give their live reaction they talk about the tenders to kicker Cameron Dicker and offensive tackle Foster Sarrell. Then they move to the draft and go over some of the top prospects, list their personal Top 5, also give some sleepers and possible fits for the Chargers including what round they begin looking for these positions in the draft. The cornerbacks they cover on this show are: Christian Gonzalez – Oregon Devon Witherspoon – Illinois Joey Porter Jr. – Penn St. Cam Smith – South Carolina Kelee Ringo – Georgia Sleeper: Clark Phillips – Utah The safeties they cover on this show are: Brian Branch – Alabama Ji’Ayir Brown - Penn St. Chr

The Lightning Round Podcast breaks down the first day of Free Agency. The guys map out how the Chargers attacked the Linebacker market and why they pivoted to the veteran linebacker Eric Kendricks. They explain how Kendricks fits into the Chargers system and how improves this defense. They then shift to moves the Chargers want to make and if they are still interested in re-signing either Linebacker Drue Tranquill or Right Tackle Trey Pipkins. They even talk about an edge rusher they missed out on yesterday in Free Agency. Garrett and Jamie finish it up with the news about Austin Ekeler demanding a trade and even the offer the Chargers made before Free Agency. They talk about both sides perspectives on this standoff and Ekeler’s market in terms of a trade. Join the Lightning Round Podcast Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Chargers open up Free Agency by re-signing their former 5th round pick out of North Dakota State quarterback Easton Stick. The back-up quarterback signed a one year deal worth $1.647 million, including a $152,500 signing bonus and $1 million of that fully guaranteed. Garrett talks about what that means for the Chargers quarterback room now and heading into the 2023 NFL Draft. The Chargers also could not come to an agreement with defensive lineman Breiden Fehoko and tight end Donald Parham. Garrett discusses whether that was a smart move for the Chargers and if it’s possible to see either player return to the team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Chargers made four contract restructures last week with a pair of edge rushers (Khalil Mack and Joey Bosa) as well as a pair of wide receivers (Keenan Allen and Mike Williams). While the money the team saves is important Jamie dives deep into what the numbers mean, how it is spread out over the deration of the players contract and what it might mean for the players future with the Chargers. Join the Lightning Round Podcast Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices