by Eric Smith & Cory Kennedy
Below are three takeaways from Chargers Head Coach Bandon Staley, security Derwin James, Jr. and heart Corey Linsley’s media availability earlier than apply on Wednesday:
Rumph to Fill In for Bosa, Who Was Placed on IR
The Bolts had extra damage updates Wednesday, as Chargers Head Coach Brandon Staley introduced that exterior linebacker Joey Bosa is headed to Injured Reserve with a torn groin.
Bosa suffered the damage within the first quarter of Week 3 towards the Jaguars.
“Joey is going to have surgery. We expect him to return this season. It’s going to be a ways, but we expect him to come back,” Staley mentioned. “I know that he’s optimistic and ready to attack it. He’s in a really good frame of mind.
“It’s by no means simple when you’ve gotten an damage like that as a result of he was enjoying so nicely, however we obtained good news on that entrance, that it would not be a season-ender and that we will get him again later within the season,” Staley added.
Bosa had 1.5 sacks and a forced fumble through three games, and was also among the top run defenders on the Chargers defense.
Staley said he is disappointed for Bosa, especially since he was pairing well with Khalil Mack, but noted that overcoming injuries are simply part of the NFL.
“That’s only a film script. That’s not the NFL,” Staley said of any team having an injury-free year. “Those guys have been enjoying so nicely collectively, in order that’s that half is hard. That goes for the entire teams on our group.
“The good news is that we’re going to get [Bosa] back at some point this year,” Staley continued. “. “The good news is that we do have Khalil Mack. That’s the factor about constructing a group, you need to construct a group that may face up to the NFL as a result of that is a part of it.
“Our team is going to rally together,” Staley added. “We’re going to have to make some adjustments, but I think we definitely have the guys to make adjustments with.”
Chris Rumph II will now assume a beginning function, because the second-year exterior linebacker had been a rotational participant by the primary three video games of 2022.
“It’s next man up,” Rumph mentioned. “The standard doesn’t drop at all. Same things you expect out of Joey I expect out of myself. So that’s the same things I expect out of myself as well.”
He later added that he is discovered a ton from Bosa and Mack to this point.
“Yeah, I mean those are two Hall of Famers,” Rumph mentioned. “Anytime I’m in the meeting room, we’re in a team meeting, I’m always picking their mind.
“When they’re speaking about themselves, I’m all the time proper behind them,” Rumph added. “Just selecting up little issues that I can apply to my very own recreation. I’m not anticipating to be Joey or Khalil, however there’s sure issues I can take from every one among them and apply to my very own recreation.”
Rumph has played 61 defensive snaps this season, including 43 in Week 3 after Bosa exited. He had a sack while playing in 16 games as a rookie.
Staley said Rumph has made strides in his game, and added that veteran Kyle Van Noy could also be in the mix at edge rusher, too.
“For you guys that the place right here final yr, you have seen how a lot he has improved as a participant,” Staley said of Rumph. “He’s prepared, he is able to play on the sting.
“We’re fortunate that we have [OLB] Kyle Van Noy. That was a big motive for us, bringing Kyle in here to give us that flexibility, but we think that Chris is ready to be out there,” Staley added. “I definitely feel confident in those guys.”
Rumph mentioned: “It’s an opportunity. First of all, we all want Joey back, [his absence] is nothing anybody wants. But I look at it as an opportunity to establish myself, show these coaches they can count on me, when things like these happen, it’s the NFL, guys are going to get hurt. Like you said, next man up, the standards do not drop at all.”
The Chargers additionally added exterior linebacker Derrek Tuszka to the energetic roster Tuesday. Tuszka had a pair of sacks with the Steelers in 2021 and spent the 2020 season with the Broncos.
Bolts flip the web page to Texans, Week 4
With 14 common season video games left on the Chargers 2022 schedule, the Bolts had no time to dwell on their Week 3 loss towards Jacksonville as a brand new week and new opponent lies simply forward.
Wednesday marked the beginning of a brand new week and an opportunity to concentrate on beating the Houston Texans on the highway for his or her Week 4 matchup.
As one of many group’s eight captains, security Derwin James, Jr. talked about what the Bolts have to do to this week to maneuver on from their Week 3 loss and have success towards Houston.
“Just take it day by day and control what you can control. I think that is the main thing,” James mentioned.
“Showing up to work with another week, a new challenge in Houston coming into this week. We can’t think too much about the past and Jacksonville and what happened in past games. We just have to look forward to Sunday to get a win,” James added.
The Texans selected LSU cornerback with the Derek Stingley, Jr. with the third total choose within the 2022 NFL Draft. Staley attended Stingley’s Pro Day, so he was in a position to see the younger nook’s skills in individual forward of the draft. Staley, who mentioned Wednesday was all about specializing in Houston, defined what makes Stingley a proficient nook three video games into his NFL profession.
“He’s a very complete corner,” Staley mentioned. “He has man-to-man cover ability, bump [coverage], off in slot. He can judge the ball deep, outstanding at judging the ball deep. Instincts, open-field tackling. You saw him cover a lot of the premier receivers in the game, and then on his own team.
“Outstanding prospect. I believe that he is off to begin. They’re having him journey with the premier guys, so that they clearly have the arrogance in him to do this, as a rookie. I loved scouting him. Good participant,” Staley added.
Corey Linsley, a captain and veteran leader on offense talked about the confidence the team has moving forward and how important it is to take the NFL season one week at a time.
“We’re targeted on us…all we are able to management is us, all we are able to management is the opponent, who we’re enjoying that week. We cannot look ahead, cannot look behind,” Linsley said. “There is a way of urgency the place it is a race to get higher, it is a race to enhance. It’s a race to determine issues out and I really feel like we have now that angle. We have that dedication…and we have now numerous confidence transferring ahead.”
Staley seeing improvement from Spiller
Despite being in the mix to be the second running back on the depth chart during training camp, rookie running back Isaiah Spiller has been inactive in all three of the Bolts games.
Staley gave an update on how the Bolts fourth-round draft pick in the 2022 NFL Draft has performed the past few weeks at practice and talked about the improvement he’s seeing from Spiller as he continues to earn a spot on the active roster on gamedays.
“Isaiah is doing job,” Staley said. “He’s undoubtedly in that class of competing for a spot. Quite a lot of it’ll be decided by how he does within the kicking recreation, too. We actually like what [RB] Josh Kelley is giving us proper now within the kicking recreation. He’s going to must beat a kind of two out, [RB] Sony [Michel] or Josh [Kelley]. We’re nonetheless at first levels, however Isaiah [Spiller] is bettering. He’s wholesome, absolutely wholesome, and competing.”
During Staley’s media availability on Monday he mentioned the importance of getting the rushing attack “again on monitor” heading into their Week 4 matchup.
“That’s going to be a giant emphasis going into this subsequent ballgame, simply attempting to get that again on monitor. Trying to suit the run recreation by who’s on the market,” Staley said. “As you guys know, we will must make some changes with our entrance and ensuring that we match it to these new guys.”
The Texans run protection ranks thirty second within the NFL in web dashing yards allowed per recreation with 202.3 yards allowed per recreation establishing one other alternative for the Bolts operating backs to placed on a efficiency on the highway.
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