Offensive Coordinator Frank Smith
On being back in LA after being run game coordinator and offensive line coach in 2021:
“Yeah, I love LA, man. I loved living here in Newport Beach, California. It was awesome. I was fortunate enough – Brandon (Staley) is a good friend, so is Joe (Lombardi). Very fortunate for my time there. As far as my input on stuff, I may have familiarity with the scheme and stuff like that but there’s a lot of new players. So I don’t know as far as my impact. It’s just certain conversations I’m going to have. But overall, what we were doing last year and what they’re doing this year, obviously there’s some differences. So, ultimately we just have to line up and play and execute our fundamentals and techniques.”
On what surprised him about Herbert in his time with the Chargers:
“Man, what surprised me about Justin? How competitive he is. So he’s extremely competitive. He’s one of those guys that I think whatever you do, he’s trying to win because he’s kind of – I wouldn’t say quiet but he listens very well. So when his competitive side comes out, that was something really cool to be a part of. You get to see like when the game is on the line and how he focuses and how he’s really trying to compete with his teammates. That was awesome. But what a great guy. Just fortunate to spend a year and really get to know him.”
On an example of Herbert being competitive:
“Oh, just, I mean, when I raced him one time, he had to beat me. (laughter) No, I’m not racing him. He’s fast. No, it’s just overall like with him, just you can see his attention to detail in a walkthrough. When we were in two-minute drills, you could see he wanted to always be on it because he’s always trying to learn. Just everything with him. And I heard with his teammates, he’s extremely competitive, too. Just overall, he has that focus. You could just see it in his eyes when he’s in that moment and that’s what I enjoyed about him. But I mean, the great thing is, is that Tua has that…
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