Hour 2: Overreaction Tuesday, Chargers are Legit, plus FOX Sports’ Mark Schlereth

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1:41Earlier on the show, Packers quarterback Jordan Love. Coming up, three-time Super Bowl champion Mark Schlereth. Actor Adam Devine. And now, it's Rich Eisen.

1:56Rich Eisen:hour number two of day number two of this week the day after week number two in the national football it's very sesame street like way to open up this uh second hour of the program brought to you by the number two uh here on espn radio presented by progressive insurance we're also thrilled to be streaming every single day now 12 to 3 eastern on disney plus and the espn app everywhere. We also say hello to those listening on SiriusXM Channel 80. I am loving looking down and seeing all of our phone lines lit. I'm assuming Adam, our call screener, is as well. Be gentle with him. He still thinks Tyson Bajan's around the corner for his Chicago Bears.

2:34Rich Eisen:844-204-RICH is the number to dial. Overreaction Monday on a Tuesday coming up in this hour. We'll also hit on the Chargers win over the Raiders, as well as some injury news going around the National Football League. We've seen a ton of backup quarterbacks all of a sudden in just week number three. And the very funny and talented Adam Devine will be coming here in hour number three to chat about his new commercial with Marshawn Lynch. I think a lot of people are seeing out there. But joining us right now, one of our favorites to tell us what he thinks about the National Football League, three-time Super Bowl champion and NFL on Fox analyst, ladies and gentlemen, Mark Schlereth back on the program.

3:14Rich Eisen:What's up, Bud? How are you, sir? How are you? I'm good, man. How are you, Rich? Always good to be with you, buddy. Right back at you. Your thoughts on the Monday night doubleheader. I'll give you the floor on anything that jumps out at you about last night's two-pack to end week two. Baker Mayfield's all balls. How about that? I mean, that guy is, talk about incredible. And I love, like, I love the journey. I love the process, right? Going from Cleveland, going to the playoffs, and then going eight and nine the next year, getting dumped, going to Carolina. At one point, I remember showing pictures on a broadcast of Baker Mayfield running scout team defensive end, and then he gets cut from Carolina, signs with the Rams, has that game.

3:59I think it's a Christmas Day game against the Broncos where he hangs like 50 on them, which ended Nathaniel Hackett's head coaching tenure with Denver. And what he's done in Tampa Bay, gambling on himself, like just to watch this journey to watch the guy grow up to watch what he did at the end of the game fourth down and 10 scrambles you got a free runner out of me makes a miss and then scrambles for that 10 yard and leads them to a touchdown drive that that dude like that is a guy when you're a player in this league that you want to play with that's a dude you want on your team that's a dude that everybody hates that plays against you and everybody in your locker room absolutely loves.

4:41And I'd tell you what, I can't say enough good things about Baker Mayfield. Bucky Irvin is unbelievable what a football player that guy is. But both their starting tackles are down. Like, both starting tackles are out. And they find a way to win that game. My former teammate, Todd Bowles, the head coach, touche 2-0 for the, what, the fifth or sixth straight year they started the season 2-0. Good for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

5:06Rich Eisen:Well, again, not to compare, and I love Baker, but not to compare him to John Elway. The only reason why I bring him up is you blocked for a guy who was first overall who would play all, as you just pointed out, and put his body on the line and do things like helicoptering and Super Bowls and stuff like that. When Baker does what we've just been talking about, what's it like for an offensive lineman to welcome him back to the huddle? What is that like? How does that put a charge in that huddle, Mark? Listen, man, I go back to kind of probably the signature play in Broncos history. In Elway's history, you mentioned it, the helicopter.

5:44And, you know, that's a third down and sixth play. And we had 100%. It was 100 % the Green Bay Packers were going to play out of this formation on that position in the field. They would play this particular defense 100 % of the time. and John had asked coach Shanahan and goes well what if they don't well it's 100 they're going to play it well of course what happens in the Super Bowl they don't play it and so the play we called is no good against the defense we called so John scrambles to his right takes off it's a third down six gets hit by simultaneously by three Green Bay Packers you know does the whirly bird and we're all running down there to try to hoist him up but at that point as you're walking back to the huddle rich you just like a you just are like there is no freaking way he's 37 years old he's sacrificing his body there is no freaking way the green bay packers are going to beat us today it's almost like a herb brooks thing right not today you know if we play them 10 times they'll beat us nine times but not today boys and that's what it felt like man it's awesome yeah i bet i

6:53Rich Eisen:bet man and and and the bucks being 2-0 but the chargers are 2-0 as well and you want to talk Talk about a tackle being out. Rashawn Slater, that would normally sink a team, but it's so great to have a fifth overall pick and Joe Alt right there. And he's making it look easy and not against any pikers either. I mean, against the Chiefs and the Raiders, your assessment of what the charges have looked like after two weeks, Mark? I love the philosophy of Jim Harbaugh. When they drafted Alt, he said, hey, man, that's an offensive weapon, tip of the spear. and it is so hard to move from the right side to the left side.

7:32It is a really difficult thing to do. I know it doesn't sound hard, but it really is hard. And, you know, you make it akin to all of a sudden writing a turn paper with your left hand if you're right-handed. It's hard to do. And everything turns backwards. You know, your feet are backwards. Your hand is different. Hand is on the ground. As a matter of fact, you know, in my playing days, there were three guys. when I switched from right guard in Washington to left guard in Denver, I messed a whole year with my stance, trying to feel comfortable coming off the ball. And I tried going left-handed.

8:06I tried doing all that stuff. And what convinced me not to is two of the best players in the national football league at that time as offensive linemen, both played in the AFC and both played left guard with their hand down and their right hand down. And that was Bruce Matthews. And that was Steve was new ski. and so I was like screw it man I'm not changing my stance I'm playing with my right hand down and um and and that's the way it's going to be because I couldn't switch over and then to see alt just jump over there and have no issues with it um absolutely incredible and you think about this they play the Broncos this weekend so the Chargers I've never seen this before Rich and and I'm sure it's it's happened before in the past but I don't remember it and I've never seen it they start and open up a Friday night with Kansas City.

8:55Then they play on a Monday night against the Vegas Raiders. And now they're going to play Sunday against the Broncos. Three divisional opponents in a row. You think about this. If the Chargers are able to beat the Broncos in SoFi, I mean, how big a lock do you have on the division right now in the first three weeks of the season? It's incredible.

9:18Rich Eisen:Yeah, they'd have a game and a half lead on the Broncos, right? Or two and a half game lead on the Broncos. They could make the Broncos one and two with one in their pocket against them. The Raiders, they've already beaten. And the Chiefs, they're up currently right now two and a half games on the nine times in a row AFC West winners. And they've been looking, I mean, dominant. Dominant, certainly on defense. They've been looking absolutely dominant over the first eight quarters. And as you pointed out, one more thing, they play on every different day of the week. They play on a Friday, on a Monday, on a Sunday.

9:56Rich Eisen:They play in the Southern Hemisphere. They'll play in the Northern Hemisphere. They'll play in Nevada. They'll play at home. I mean, it's just like a Dr. Seuss rhyme. They don't care where they would have to do it. They're just ready to dominate. Yeah. I used to have a coach in college say, we'll drive to Sam in Idaho and play in the parking lot. We don't give a rip. and you know and that's that's part of the deal now they lost Khalil Mack I don't know how long he is I haven't read the reports this morning how long he'll be out but it looked bad so that that is never a good thing but man I tell you defense and being able to dominate line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball that stuff travels there is no question about it and as a public service announcement to all your wonderful fans because I know you have a ton of them thank I just want to let you guys know that I checked and the Chiefs are still in last place.

10:46Rich Eisen:Look at you, man. Look at the PSA troll job from Mark Slareth. All right, let's jump into there. I mean, the Chiefs lose in Brazil, although they had a chance to win it at the end if Chris Jones didn't take the path that he took on third and 14 at Justin Herbert. And then this past week as well, a lack of a connection between Mahomes and Kelsey, what they could normally do in their sleep, leads to a quick turnaround in a game that they still had a chance to win. I mean, 0-2 against the Chargers and the Eagles, they might play in the Super Bowl against each other. So how dire do you think things are for the Chiefs, Mark?

11:27No, I don't think they're dire. I think the Chiefs are still a damn good football team. I just, you know, it's just been so long. It's been like just a long, dry walk through the desert, especially if you're an AFC West fan of anybody other than the Chiefs. So it's just good old-fashioned sports hate, and I have a lot of it for the Chiefs. I have a ton of respect for them and what they've been able to accomplish. They're going to get players back. Rasheed Rice will come back eventually. I love what they did in the draft. Like the Josh Smith or Josh Simmons kid, he was my favorite player coming out, like my favorite offensive lineman of all the guys I studied.

12:09I think he's incredibly gifted. I know he had the patella tendon issue coming out and toward at Ohio State. But that kid is so freaking talented. He's so good. I don't know when worthy, what the report on worthy is when he'll be back. but you know the demise of the chiefs i think is is greatly over exaggerated rated i think they'll be fine you know they will they will eventually win a game and uh and at the end of the year i believe they'll be right back in the thick of things but uh it couldn't have started any better for those of us who uh are a little bit like we're a little bit triggered by the chiefs and we're a little bit uh you know just just sick of the chiefs and and their winning ways yeah well i mean people

12:53Rich Eisen:were beginning to feel that way about the tush push too coming out of that game where it was a clear um a clear false start on the eagles at one point a ball comes loose too you can't tell it can't officiate it can't replay it you know your colleague and my former colleague at the nfl uh network in the nfl and dean blandino says i'm over it like he's but i mean we're we're i keep i feel like i ask you every time you come on where do you stand on this issue now any change what do Yeah. No, not really. I mean, like, I think it's, you know, it is a football play. I know it's hard to officiate. They always look like they're off sides a hundred percent of the time when they run it.

13:30Um, you know, there are a lot of, there are a lot of things, um, that, you know, people complain about in regards to that. My biggest issue. And the reason I said I would ban it is not because I don't think it's a football play and not because the, the, I don't want the Philadelphia the Eagles to have that advantage. I was part of the league in a time where we'd line up on special teams, PAT field goal, and you'd have a dude that would be, for me, it was in Washington with Mike Tice. I would be standing behind Mike Tice, shoving him through the A-gap between the guard and the center, trying to get elevation and penetration so that he could block a six-foot-seven, so he could block a PT or a field goal.

14:12And eventually, the league made that illegal. You can't aid a rusher. So wait a minute. It's illegal on special teams, but it's not illegal on offense. How is that congruent? The answer is it's not. And so that's the only thing that really bothers me is that what's good for the goose is not good for the gander. You should be able to do that on the other side of the ball then. And if it's illegal on the other side of the ball, then it should be illegal on the offensive side of the ball as well.

14:43Rich Eisen:Mark Schler, a few minutes left with the NFL on Fox analyst right here on the Rich Eyes and Show. You have Raiders commanders this week, correct? Is that your next? Yes, that is correct. OK, when do you normally zoom with staffs or quarterbacks? When does that normally happen for you? I don't zoom with anybody. I go to practice. Look at you. I like to go in the building and then I go to I go to the team hotel when the team comes in. So I will be Friday. I will be at the commander's facility, you know, stealing. They've got a big tray of beef jerky out there. So I always load my bag up before, you know, as I walk back in from practice, they got like drinks and they got things for the players.

15:25And, you know, I feel like I'm a former player. So once a Redskin, always a Redskin. So I grab a bunch of jerky and I shove it in my bag. And so I'll be there Friday and then Saturday morning, bright and early, I will head over to the Raiders team hotel and meet with Chip Kelly and Pete Carroll and and Gino and Max.

15:45Rich Eisen:All right. Two things from what you just said. One, you'll know this. I guess new ownership there is upgraded. It used to be just jerky there. Now it's beef jerky. Secondly, I noticed you mentioned a starting quarterback that you're going to visit with the Raiders, but you didn't with the commanders. and that is because yeah well jay daniels has no man like right what that would be monumental there's just no with all due respect to marcus mariota but monumental monumental um it'll be interesting too because we the the breakdown with those guys was it was mariota the the text that you know we're on this text thread with the organizations so it was mariota or jayden daniels depending on what the situation, what the status is on Friday.

16:32So, yeah, that's what we've got there. I will say this. You know, we talk about sophomore slumps. We talk about some of those things. I think that Jaden, having watched both games and really broken down both games, you know, from the coach's tape, a lot of errant throws, a lot of throws behind players, a lot of off-target throws so far early in the season. First game, they really did a good job running the football. They had some really, they're very tricky in their run game. A lot of misdirection stuff. Obviously, Jaden Daniels is so good at holding the backside edge because he can run and all those things.

17:10Second game against Green Bay, not so much. And you got to tip your cap to the Green Bay Packers. I think ultimately I've watched pretty much every play of every game so far this year, Rich. And I thought the Green Bay Packers on tape are the best team in the National Football League that I've seen through the first two weeks.

17:27Rich Eisen:Well, I guess the Lions and commanders would agree with you, right? And we just had Jordan Love in our number one, and you saw what the Lions did when they weren't playing Green Bay. Again, I understand week one is different from week two. Road is clearly different from home. And, you know, there was that extra juice in the building because of the narrative that the Lions aren't going to be the same because Ben Johnson is gone and Ben Johnson was there and thus a 50-burger was served up. I understand all that. but I guess if Jaden Daniels is as healthy as they hope he can be to take on the Raiders we'll see what the commanders look like when not taking on the Packers and then there's a Raiders team last night that the the Chargers kind of toyed around with on defense so I guess that's my way of transitioning to what you saw from the Raiders on Monday night going into this game on a short week on the road early window too that's not easy for a West Coast team to do yeah yeah for sure I I thought that I thought in week one, I thought the Raiders against New England played really well.

18:28I thought play action wise, Gino was really sharp. He did throw one interception in that particular game, but I thought he was really sharp. I am just waiting for Ashton Gentry. And, you know, like my Kansas City Chiefs take, he played for Boise State, which makes me want to vomit. But the kid is unbelievable. He is a breakout run ready, just waiting to happen. He's going to have one of those 60 yarders. I mean, this kid is dynamic. He is special. I just thought discipline-wise, now, you know, the Raiders turned it over. Geno threw three picks. Second half, you know, it wasn't very good. But I thought their week one performance was pretty good, and I thought they had fixed a lot of things that weren't very good from last year.

19:14I thought their offensive line, their scheme was better. I thought they protected better. and defensively they're playing with unbelievable effort and that was really that for me has been really cool to watch them like Max Crosby one of my notes was Max Crosby will ruin a game without compiling one statistic he is one of those guys that may he may not have a tackle he may not have a sack he may not have a pressure and he'll completely ruin your game it is unreal to watch the guy play, the effort with which he gives, and the understanding when he sees certain formations, you can tell that on tape, you can tell that he just knows what they're running.

20:00It's like, oh, I'm in their playbook. And he's a lot of fun to watch, a lot of fun to talk to. And his style of play, I think, is infectious for that whole Raiders organization. So they're a much improved, last night notwithstanding, I believe they're a much improved football team.

20:16Rich Eisen:And then lastly for you, Mark, you said you've seen pretty much every snap of every game so far through the first two weeks. That's so, you know, we could do the math for you. That's that's 32 games. So you mentioned that the Packers are the best team that you've seen so far. What about the AFC? We can talk bills. You could talk about the Chargers. Obviously, you've got yourself the Colts at 2-0 as well. You've got, you know, the Cincinnati Bengals at 2-0. but without Burrow now? I mean, who's the best team in the AFC that you've seen? Mark, could be the Ravens too. What do you got? Yeah, the Ravens, obviously, what the Bills have done, you know, the Bills are just, the Bills are really good because they're so balanced on the offensive side of the ball.

21:01And, you know, they gave up 40 points to Baltimore, but Baltimore will do that to a lot of people because their scheme is so hard to defend. I love what the Chargers are doing because they're winning both lines of scrimmage. They're just beating people up. So I think they're a really good football team as well. And so they've been fun for me to watch. I'm telling you, the Indianapolis Colts, and I'm not going to call them the best team, but maybe one of the coolest stories. Because what Daniel Jones did to a Broncos defense that we all assume was going to be the best defense in the National Football League, what they did, Shane Steichen, from a game planning standpoint, you know, running the bootkeep game, running the quick game, running the – if they're going to drop back and take a seven-step or it's going to be off a play pass with a two-man route, the way they ran, they attacked the sea gaps.

21:53They attacked smaller defensive edge players in that game, and they just set plays up, and they attacked coverages, and they attacked players in open spaces. And I just thought it was an incredible game plan. I thought it was an incredible execution. I thought their offensive line, when they had one-on-ones, they won all their one-on-ones. So I just thought from a physical standpoint, and then Danny Jones, Danny Dimes, who, let's face it, was a disappointment in New York and really never kind of achieved what they thought he could achieve. Danny Dimes is playing as good as anybody in the league right now.

22:30So it's a really tip of the cap to Stike in the Colts. And Danny Dimes, who continues, you know, I mean, like we kind of wrote him off. and didn't think he was going to be worth a crap. And through two games, man, the guy has played his butt off.

22:45Rich Eisen:Yeah, we're calling him Danny Dimes if he keeps playing that way. Danny Dimes, there you go, or Indiana Jones. Yeah, Danny Dimes, it's not valuable enough the way he's playing. Mark, thanks for the time. Love chatting with you, man, always. Absolutely, Rich. Take care, brother. Enjoy the beef jerky, sir. I will. Words I've never said to another man, but I think it worked. Mark Schlereth right here. Check him out on Fox. Raiders Commanders early window on Fox. 844-204-RICH. Let's take a break. Phone calls and overreaction Monday on a Tuesday. Coming up.

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