Bolts From The Blue

Just a few short day ago the Chargers restructured a pair of wide receivers contracts and now they restructure the contracts of a pair of their edge rushers. The Chargers created almost $26M in cap space by restructuring the contracts of edge rushers Joey Bosa and Khalil Mack. Jamie gives all the details on the contract restructure and breaks down where the Chargers stand now. After he breaks down all the numbers Jamie suggests some possible cuts that could still come before they need to be cap compliant prior to the March 17th deadline. For reference: before these contract restructures, the Lightning Round Podcast broke down their estimates on possible restructures, cuts and extensions on a previous podcast and the numbers aligned with the actual moves made this week. Join the Lightning Round Podcast Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Chargers created $14.3M in cap space by restructuring the contracts of wide receivers Keenan Allen and Mike Williams. The team now sits just over $8.6M over the cap. Jamie gives all the details on the contract restructure and breaks down where the Chargers stand now. After he breaks down all the numbers Jamie suggests some possible cuts that could still come before they need to be cap compliant prior to the March 17th deadline. Join the Lightning Round Podcast Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Lightning Round Podcast continues it’s offseason coverage with just a couple more days before Free Agency; on this episode they cover outside free agents that could improve the Chargers roster. The guys go bargain shopping and cover some of the Chargers biggest needs and provide some players in their price range that the team could sign to improve their roster. They breakdown why the players would be good fits for the roster, comparable contracts to each player and how long they’d sign them for. In order, they cover free agent edge rushers, linebackers, cornerbacks, free safeties, wide receivers, tight ends, centers and back up quarterbacks. That and more is all on the Lightning Round Podcast: After Hours! Join the Lightning Round Podcast Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’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

The Charger 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

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! Join the Lightning Round

Garrett and Jamie recap the Chargers playoff loss to the Jacksonville 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

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The Lightning Round Podcast previews the upcoming playoff matchup against the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Jaguars finished the season on a five game winning streak, capping it off with a win-and-get in victory over the Tennessee Titans. The Jags and Chargers played once this season in Week 3 where the Jaguars absolutely stomped the Chargers 38-10 at home. During that game the Chargers were without some of their star players including Joey Bosa, Keenan Allen, Corey Linsley and Justin Herbert was fresh off his rib injury. This time it’s a different matchup. Trevor Lawrence has got some weapons at his disposal including speedster Christian Kirk, the possession receiver Zay Jones, both of which scored a touchdown during their Week 3 game, and the tight end Evan Engram who is having a career year. Defensively, Jacksonville is fast and versatile. Their pass rush can get to the quarterback. Josh Allen demolished Storm Norton in their first matchup, Allen had four QB hits and a pass deflection. Rookie pass rusher and f

Garrett is joined by Craig Smith to recap the Chargers losing the regular season finale to the Denver Broncos 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 uncharacteristically gave up a lot of big plays through the air. The biggest beneficiary was Jerry Jeudy who caught five passes for 154 yards including a 57-yard bomb down the sideline. Russell Wilson finished with 283 passing yards and three touchdowns. The Broncos had 205 yards on the ground led by running back Latavius Murray who had 103 yards and a rushing touchdown. Justin Herbert was solid again today despite the result. Herbert was 25 of 37 with 273 passing yards and two touchdowns. Keenan Allen doubled his receiving touchdowns on the season with two today, one from Justin Herbert and one late in the fourth quarter from Chase Daniel. The Chargers had six receivers with over 30 yards receiving yards but Allen l

Garrett and Jamie recap the Chargers Week 17 win over the Los Angeles Rams on the Lightning Round Podcast: After Hours. They live streamed their reactions regarding how the Chargers won and some of the major turning points in the game. Defensively, the Chargers held the Rams to ten total points but struggled stopping the run. The Rams had 166 yards on the ground led by running back Cam Akers who had 123 yards and a long 42-yard run down the sideline that setup a field goal and the Rams first and only lead of the game. The interior guys for the Chargers struggled against the run but got to Baker Mayfield who was sacked three times including a strip sack, fumble recovery by Kyle Van Noy. The defense held their own despite the run game, only giving up 132 yards through the air to Baker Mayfield and the Rams offense. Justin Herbert got back on track highlighted by two red zone touchdowns to his tight ends Gerald Everett and Donald Parham. Austin Ekeler had another two TD day which was highlighted by a 72 yard foo

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Garrett and Jamie recap the Chargers Week 16 win over the Indianapolis Colts to clinch a playoff spot on the Lightning Round Podcast: After Hours. They live streamed their reactions regarding how the Chargers won and some of the major turning points in the game. Defensively, the Chargers shut down Colts quarterback Nick Foles and held the Indianapolis offense to three points on Monday. The Chargers third down defense was locked in, the Colts didn't convert a single third down all game long and went 0-10 on the game. As an offense, the Colts had 173 total yards. The Bolts defense got seven sacks, three interceptions and three consecutive 4th down stops to end the game. Justin Herbert and the offense had their moments but struggled again. Herbert finished with two turnovers (an interception and a fumble) zero passing touchdowns and was sacked four times. Keenan Allen led all receivers with 10 catches for 104 yards. It was the run game that sealed it for the Chargers behind two rushing touchdowns from Austin Eke

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Garrett and Jamie recap the Chargers Week 15 win over the Tennessee Titans on the Lightning Round Podcast: After Hours. They live streamed their reactions regarding how the Chargers won and some of the major turning points in the game. Defensively the Chargers kept the Tennessee Offense in check giving up 14 total points and under 300 yards of total offense. The Chargers third down defense was particularly sharp holding the Titans offense to 2 of 10 on third downs on the game and at one point made seven straight stops on third down up until that last drive of the game for Tennessee. The bolts got some timely sacks from guys like Drue Tranquill, Kyle Van Noy and Chris Rumph, who’s sack pushed the Titans back for a long field goal attempt that Randy Bullock eventually missed. Justin Herbert had a rough day. He had two turnovers, made some bad decisions and ran into a few sacks but with the game on the line Herbert delivered. Herbert redeemed himself much like wide receiver Mike Williams who was the intended tar

Garrett and Jamie recap the Chargers Week 14 win over the Miami Dolphins on the Lightning Round Podcast: After Hours. They live streamed their reactions regarding how the Chargers won and some of the major turning points in the game. Defensively the Chargers locked Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa down, Tua finished 10/28 with 145 yards passing and one touchdown. Almost half of Tua’s total yards came on one play which was a 60 yard pass to Tyreek Hill down the sideline while Chargers cornerback Michael Davis fell down in coverage for the walk in touchdown. Outside the one big play to Hill and some extra yards at the end of the game when the Chargers were playing prevent to try to make sure the Dolphins didn’t score a touchdown, the Dolphins offense could not get going. In fact, in the first half Tua was 3/15 for 25 yards with only three first downs. He had a 20% completion percentage in the first half which was the lowest of any quarterback this season. Justin Herbert was a wizard again. Herbert was 39/51

Garrett and Jamie recap the Chargers Week 13 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders 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 began the game strong holding Josh Jacobs to under 40 yards rushing in the first quarter but then the flood gates opened and Jacobs finished with 144 yards and a touchdown. The Chargers got two quick turnovers, a fumble caused by Chargers linebacker Kenneth Murray on Josh Jacobs and Asante Samuel Jr. tipped a pass in the air that cornerback Bryce Callahan returned for a touchdown. Right after that, the Raiders scored on five of their next seven possessions gaining the lead that won them the game despite two chances for Justin Herbert to come back from behind to win. Offensively, Justin Herbert and company only scored one touchdown off an incredible 4th down throw from Herbert to Keenan Allen in the end zone. For the seventh game in a row the Chargers o

Garrett and Jamie recap the Chargers win over the Arizona Cardinals 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 got ran over to start the game with the Cardinals rushing for 72 yards in just the first quarter. Arizona jumped out to a quick 10-0 lead off a 33-yard Kyler Murray dart over the middle to DeAndre Hopkins who caught it and shrugged off a poor tackle attempt from rookie free safety JT Woods. While they later gave up touchdowns to James Connor through the air and Kyler Murray on the ground, they were able to clamp down late to give the offense a chance to win it late forcing three 3-and-outs to end the game. Offensively, Justin Herbert and company got off to another slow start gaining only 11 yards on 12 plays resulting in three straight punts. On their next three possessions (not including the kneel down going into halftime) the Chargers scored seventeen point

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Garrett and Jamie recap the Chargers Sunday night loss over the Kansas City Chiefs 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 just could not get off the field on third down and Travis Kelce burnt them for 115 yards and three touchdowns. Even with the early success of matching Derwin James on Kelce, in the end it was that matchup that won the game for the Chiefs. After an admirable job last week, the defensive line took a step back in stopping the run giving up 163 yards on the ground behind 107 yards from rookie running back Isiah Pacheco. The defense had a chance to win the game with a stop but Patrick Mahomes went six plays for 75 yards in just 1:15 to put the Chiefs ahead for the win. Offensively, the Chargers jumped out to any early lead and a seven point lead heading into halftime but hit the snooze button in the third quarter running only eight plays for a total