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We’ve just released Episode 100 of the Thunder Down Under Chargers Podcast.
Our synopsis for Episode 100 is below:
The Chargers suffer a heartbreaking loss to the 11-1 Chiefs on Sunday Night Football at Arrowhead Stadium. Despite leading late into the fourth quarter, Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs capitalized on costly errors to secure a game-winning field goal and clinch their ninth consecutive AFC West title. Join the Thunder Down Under Chargers Podcast for our milestone 100th episode! We break down all the action, analyze key moments, answer your burning questions from the #TDUMailbag, and revisit our preseason award predictions. Tune in for the latest Chargers news, insights, and analysis. Don’t miss it!
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Hope you enjoy the episode! Thanks so much for listening 
Alister (@TDU_Alister)
Jack took over #TDUFilm this week and posted a handful of fun clips from the Chiefs game:
Clip #1: https://twitter.com/TDU_Chargers/status/1866349164097061231
Clip #2: https://twitter.com/TDU_Chargers/status/1866350305786617901
Clip #3: https://twitter.com/TDU_Chargers/status/1866351556347789324
Clip #4: https://twitter.com/TDU_Chargers/status/1866353422443954499
I ask that you guys never do a nude podcast. Now I know why you named the podcast Thunder Down Under! 😂
I loved QJ’s tough catch in traffic on the play when Herbie was hurt. It unfortunately didn’t count because of the holding penalty.
@unclejammsarmy Good shoutout. It was easy to forget that catch. QJ definitely deserves credit for playing with heart out there and making some plays.
I’d feel better if I thought he could work through some of the play strength issues over time (eg, nearly fumbling the ball in Q1, some issues separating downfield, and catching of 1 of 3 contested targets). Maybe he will, but I just don’t think that’s his game. And if all he’s good for in the future is catching drags, curls and crossers, then it will have been a poor use of a first round pick. He can still contribute with that skillset. But that’s not what I’m looking for in the first round of the Draft.
As Buck says though, while he’s a Charger, I will be rooting for him.
@alisterlloyd Yeah he’s kind of like a worse version of Tyrell Williams – who was an UDFA. Can be productive, but far from being worth a 1st round pick.
Just watched….another good one, fellas, and congrats again on the 100 milestone.
I like what Jack said re:expectations for next year. I believe this team with a top 10 offense can finally wrest the AFCW title back from KC and really make some postseason noise.
@buck-melanoma Thanks Buck! Hope we did your questions justice. Loved both Jack and Andy’s responses. Top 10 Scoring Offense. And if not? Let’s see if Harbaugh is professional enough to sever a deep friendship for the good of the team.
Oh, and regarding the Herbert hit and Kyle D’s response? Herbert took a lot of weight on a fully extended leg….could have easily hyperextended it and blown tendons. I can certainly understand why it took a moment for him to pull it together and walk off. Just thankful it wasn’t worse. 🙏
@buck-melanoma He certainly had me convinced at one point that he’d never see a football field again!
“It’s only a flesh wound.”
@buck-melanoma Thanks for having my back, Buck!
I’ll eat heaps of crow for that one, assuming he’s as healthy as they are claiming. I’ve belabored this a bit and won’t go heavily into it… but man am I thankful he seems to be OK. The way he landed at that angle, went down, had his flexion tested on the field, and his body language all pointed to one answer for me.
Sorry for the false alarms guys, I don’t mean to be an alarmist. That just looked UGLY from my perspective.
@kylededi happy to be wrong!! but I could easily see what you did and Herbert’s reaction was frightening.
Since we’re spending some time here talking Herbie’s injury, gonna put this here. I disagree with what Harbaugh has to say in the beginning. Maybe it’s just “coach speak”. I think it’s reckless to just say the player knows best. Injuries need to be treated properly. Yes, listen to what the player is saying about how his body feels, but don’t just accept that they know best. That’s a good way to cause an injury to get worse or at the least linger.
The coach says what praises, inspires or lifts a player not necessarily what is happening while they have a medical trainer and staff who have the last saying and clearance on a player to resume training.
Congrats on the podcast’s century mark by number of episodes. Thunder D/U has become a must listen-to/watch podcast, biased or not.
Good eye by Jack on the video clicks. The throw by Herbert to Palmer was an insane one, but the one to QJ on a rope for 40 yds from the spot with his feet in the air while being hit was ridiculous, the play where Justin was hurt. I wonder how many non-Bolts fans that just tune in to Bolts games just to watch Herbert throw some ridiculous passes like those. Henley on the other end is by far the best Bolts defender this year. How well he plays downhill at the line has been very impressive and more than I had anticipated. His coverage prowess is elite, something I thought he had the skill to be but I wasn’t sure about his physicality at the line until now. If Junior Colson becomes who we thought he would be, this unit would be top 3 in the league next year IMO.
QJ: I think QJ’s improvement under coach Sanjay Lal continues on an ascending trajectory. His talent is unquestionable while the mental part of his game is being worked on. While it’s a good point on how QJ should be used, I think he should still run the post and corner routes if he can turn to the ball. Anything contested or back-shoulder, he might not be option for it, but rather at more interchanging roles with McConkey at the Slot and Z for shallow and intermediate route concepts. But what do I know, I was tackling people, not running routes. :-))
Herbert: Interesting take/insight on Herbert w/ his back to the defense in play action pass situation from under-center. I’m not sure I would completely agree on this take. I don’t believe there is any QB who prefers being under center over from the shotgun formation. You need to be able to run it from both play-action under center and from shotgun formation to keep the defense honest. If you have a solid IOL of which this offense does not have to protect the QB for quick throws from the front of the pocket to quick slants & crosses, it’s an advantage. When the QB is under center, the defense has to response accordingly if you can run it at will or have a good tendency to run the ball of which Roman’s offense is known for. It’s something the passing offense can exploit, which is something opposing defenses so far this season have ceded and dared the offense to throw it on them instead. Being under center for play action does opens it up for the passing plays and affects the coverage formations otherwise we have already ceased to see anymore under-center formation.
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