Derwin & Khalil On Prep For Mahomes & Chiefs | LA Chargers

Derwin & Khalil On Prep For Mahomes & Chiefs | LA Chargers

Chiefs week, you you guys have the opportunity to eliminate them from playoff contention. What would you say the mindset is for you guys coming up to Sunday? I mean, the mindset is the same has been the past like two, three weeks. Um, just knowing this, uh, playoff playoff season and so, uh, we got playoff style football coming up and so, um, this game is no different. um knowing that these games count for two and so uh it’s going to be important for us to go into this game with that that same mindset of win or go home. How have you seen the different styles of play like of you, Tobi, Bud and Odaf like kind of play with each other on the field at different times? You say how do I see it? What you mean like different skill sets affecting the game? Uh I feel like the different skill sets are the different skill sets. how they affect the game is how they affect the game. Um, but all in all, that’s what you want to do. You want to affect the game and um, just knowing who we have in our room and um, it’s important for us to go out and um, put the game on our shoulders and try to make the most impact off the edge. And so, uh, that’s that’s what we’ve been trying to do. And, um, last week was it was cool, but Monday was cool, but um, yeah, we want to do a lot more, man. And so, um, that’s just the home. It speaks to the hunger of the group and um yeah, man, just looking forward to the next opportunity to go out there together. How are you guys uh approaching it? There’s this narrative out there that the Chiefs are done, they’re cooked, that their invincible aura is over, that you know, you buying any of that? Absolutely not. Absolutely not, man. They still have uh one of the best quarterbacks in the league, man. Um he does everything he can to will them to win. And so, uh, I know Sunday not going to be any different for him. And so, uh, we got to do everything we can to to stop him. You looking forward to that? I’m always looking forward. Yeah. Yeah. You always look forward to going against the great the great quarterbacks, man. And so, um, going against Pat Mahomes has been pretty fun. Um, even though we’ve been on more sides of of the losses, but, uh, yeah, just looking forward to to adding a win to the Is it fun to play there? It’s noisy. The crowd’s like right on the field. Yeah. One of the best one of the best atmospheres in in the NFL, man. And so, uh, yeah, we looking forward to it, man. Another challenge and looking forward to it. Always the when these teams go at it, I mean, they’re having a down season compared to what they’ve done in the past, but what is your mindset going into a game like this? Uh, get to one and0. Our mindset every week to get to one and0. Uh, make it about us and, uh, go out there and compete. When it comes to that environment, do you get excited playing in a place that gets as loud as that stadium? Yes, I love playing there. Uh, I love playing there a lot. Uh, I don’t know something about the war chant there. I love playing it. Being a Florida State guy, so I definitely love playing there. Supposed to be a little bit cold on Sunday. Do you look forward to that, too? Yeah, I definitely look forward to it. I feel like December football, that’s what you grow up on watching it on TV, you know, get some of the cold games. I lived in Florida my whole life, so I’m like, man, I just always grew up just wanting to watching, playing those games, like a snow game, big game. So, just go out there and compete, man. I mean, the team against the Eagles on Monday, I mean, the secondary had had a great game. To see Cam and Tony kind of combined for that last play. What was going through your mind? I feel like if anybody deserve it, uh, those two guys, man, the most unselfish guys we got on our team, Cam will do whatever for the team. TJ Jeff willing to do any role. And that’s that’s the type of team we have here. That’s the type of guys, coaches, everybody we have, no matter who numbers call, man, they’re ready to make the play. And uh, that’s all you can ask for, bro. What does it say about Cam? like he gave before that play, he gave up a a completion, but then he bounced back. So withdrawn. Uh DB, you got to have a short memory, man. Um I gave up a pass, too, in the game. So it’s like, bro, you’re going to give up a pass. It’s about what you do on the next one. Uh what are you are you constantly getting beat? Are you making the next one? So I feel like sometimes DBs, you don’t want them to catch nothing on you, period. That’s the mindset. But sometimes DB, you got to get back in the huddle, man. They made a good catch, good throw. So get back in the huddle and keep playing, man. Short memory. Darwin, uh, Chiefs are under 500 and basically a loss away from being knocked out of playoff contention. Do you think they’re going to come into this game with a level of desperation and how do you sort of prepare for for this version of the Chiefs? I feel like uh, man, those guys have won a Super Bowl, they know what it takes to win a Super Bowl. So, anytime you know what it take, anytime you put your jersey on, anytime you put your uniform, I feel like you going to go out there and give it your best. So, I feel like if those guys out there, we we can expect their best and um we we’ll be ready to go. Do you expect an extra level of desperation from them? I expect every time you go out there, everybody going to play desperate to win cuz they just want to win. You know, no matter the team, no matter the record. I feel like if you if you nine and four and you ain’t playing it like you desperate, then you’re in trouble, too. So, like we desperate, they desperate. So, let’s go out there and play. What do you think of uh Philip signing with Oh, man. I told y’all know Phil, my guy. I love Phil a lot, man. I got a lot of respect for him. Uh, hope he go out there, do his thing, and uh, man, stay healthy and go ball, man. Shoot. What? Not git. Is that what he say? Do not do it. Shoot. Have you seen that? There’s clips all over social media. Yeah. Yeah. Ke was talking about actually Phil. Phil. Yeah, we love Phil, man. A lot of respect for Phil. So, uh, I’m excited for him, man. Honestly.

LA Chargers outside linebacker Khalil Mack and safety Derwin James Jr. speak to the media ahead of the Week 15 matchup against Patrick Mahomes & the Kansas City Chiefs. James discusses the team’s mindset going into the game, & Mack reflects on the impact of different skill sets in the edge room.

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