danmclellan's Podcast

Episode 27: San Diego Sports Talk: Buick Invitational and USD Mens Basketball

Dan McLellan — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 20:53:35 GMT

First Segment: Dan talks about his experience of walking with Phil Mickelson for six holes at Torrey Pines on Wednesday. You will also her an interview Dan had with Mike Uptgraff who played with Mickelson in the Pro Am Second Segment: Dan talks about the USD men’s basketball loss to Santa Clara last night. You will also here an interview Dan had with Toreros Head Coach Bill Grier.

Episode 26 Things I hate About NFL Football

Dan McLellan — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 22:16:47 GMT

In the first segment Dan talks about some of the projects he is working on and includes sound clips from his interview with the San Diego Sockers Head Coach Phil Savagio and the interview he had this week with Lake Elsinore Storm’s hitting coach Shane Spencer. In the second Segment Dan rants about the things he hates about NFL football. Topics include the following: 1.Poor time management 2.A team that protects the football and stops trying to score points 3.Players who score a touchdown and act like they have been their before. 4.Stupid Fane 5.The Price of Concessions 6.Using Chains to measure first downs 7.Half the distance to the goal penalties 8.Automatic first down penalties 9.A play being dead because of a whistle.

Episode 25: A Look at the Charger’s Salary Cap

Dan McLellan — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 01:40:44 GMT

Episode 25 is broken down into three segments. In the first segment, Dan talks about some of the opportunities that he is getting through writing at SanDiego.com and what that means for the Podcast. In this segment Dan also has a huge announcement regarding the San Diego Sockers. In the second segment, Dan takes a detailed look at the Chargers salary cap and what he thinks it means for AJ Smith and the Chargers. In this segment, Dan also proposes that the Chargers go after Julius Peppers. In the third segment Dan talks briefly about the Super Bowl

Episode 24: The San Diego Chargers Talk: Chargers loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers 24-36

Dan McLellan — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:14:45 GMT

Dan has four interview clips in the first segment. The first three are of Charger fans that came down to Murphy Canyon to welcome the team home last night. The fourth is a clip of Dan’s interview with San Diego Chargers’ linebacker Antwan Applewhite, for SanDiego.com. Dan also talks about what his plans are for the podcast and sports writing now that the Chargers’ season is over. In the second segment, Dan recaps the Chargers playoff loss to the Steelers

Episode 23:The San Diego Chargers Talk: Chargers win over the Indianapolis Colts 17-23

Dan McLellan — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:48:57 GMT

In this episode Dan talks about all the key factors that went into the Chargers victory against the Colts including all the things the Chargers had to overcome. You will also hear the crowd noise from inside the stadium immediately following the victory. In the second segment, Dan looks forward to next weeks game against the Pittsburgh Steelers in the second round of the NFL playoffs. A matchup that features a classic high powered Chargers’ offense against a classic stingy Steelers’ defense. Briefly, Dan also discusses the Titans vs. Ravens game which will determine where the AFC Championship game is played.

Episode 22: The San Diego Chargers Talk: Chargers win over Denver 21-52

Dan McLellan — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 07:10:39 GMT

In this episode Dan talks about the Chargers’ fantastic win over the Denver Broncos to secure the 2008 AFC West Division Championship. Regarding this win, Dan has had three publications currently published or about to be published at SanDiego.com. He gives a preview to these articles and mentions an interview he had today with the Chargers’ minority owner George Pernicano. To preview the upcoming playoff game against the Colts, Dan gives a detailed comparison between Rivers & Manning’s 2008 stats. He illustrates that the Chargers should not be afraid of Manning because, in many cases, Rivers’ stats are better than his. Dan also gives his thoughts regarding the firing of the Broncos’ head coach Mike Shanahan.

Episode 21: The San Diego Chargers Talk: Chargers win over Tampa Bay 41-24

Dan McLellan — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:18:12 GMT

The San Diego Chargers are still alive for the playoffs. After beating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Denver Broncos losing to the Buffalo Bills, the Chargers’ game against Denver next Sunday means the winner wins the AFC West and the loser goes home. This week Dan recaps the Tampa Bay game. Dan also compares the numbers that Philip Rivers has put up this season to that of Dan Fouts and records seating San Diego QB’s to arguer that Philip Rivers and this Charger team is comparable to the Dan Fouts lead team of 1979-1981

Episode 20: The San Diego Chargers Talk: Chargers win over KC 22-21

Dan McLellan — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 22:59:50 GMT

The Chargers pulled out a “Do You Believe in Miracles” win in KC. Dan discusses the game in detail. Despite the win Dan is still critical of the teams play in KC. He also points all the things that the Chargers got lucky on to accomplish the win. Dan also looks at the Chargers current playoff picture. To do so, he brings back to the Buffalo Bills fanatic Jeff Menaker to look at Denver’s game against Buffalo this Sunday.

Episode 19: San Diego Charger Podcast: How To Calculate an NFL QB Passer Rating

Dan McLellan — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 22:17:05 GMT

This is an interactive Podcast that teaches you how to calculate an NFL Quarter Back Passer Rating. In a podcast experiment, Dan combines the magic of a podcast and the power of Mathematica, to bring you an interactive educational experience. Dan’s fiancée, Abby Brown, created and published an NFL QB Passer Rating demonstration on the Wolfram Institute Demonstrations’ site (The Creators of Mathematica). If you choose to do so, this demonstration can be used by you the listener while listening to the podcast, so that you have a better understanding of how the quarterback passer rating is calculated. You can also choose not to use the demonstration and learn by just listening. After the lesson, Dan explains why he believes this is not an accurate or effective way to rate a quarterbacks performance.

Episode 18: San Diego Charger Talk: Chargers Win over the Oakland Raider 34 to 7

Dan McLellan — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 22:41:52 GMT

The Case for LT Dan not only looks at last nights impressive victory for the San Diego Chargers over the Oakland Raiders, he looks at the stats in total over this 11 game win streak over the Raiders. In doing so, he finds something reveling, which really leads to The Case for LT. Although dim, with the win the Chargers playoff hopes still flicker. With that in mind, Dan takes a detailed look at what would have to happen for the Chargers to still win the AFC West this year

Episode 17: San Diego Charger Podcast: Loss to the Falcons 22 to 16

Dan McLellan — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:53:51 GMT

Despite actually getting all the breaks the Chargers manage to loose another game. The playoff picture is now extremely bleak as the Chargers are now 3 games behind the Bronco’s with 4 to play. Dan also looks forward to the Raider game on Thursday. A game in which he admittedly has no idea what Charger or Raider well show up to play.

Episode 16:San Diego Charger's Podcast: Loss to the Colts 23 to 20

Dan McLellan — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 21:47:58 GMT

Because it’s Thanksgiving, Dan tries to find something positive in Sunday’s loss to the Colts, which he does in the play of Jacob Hester. However, the reality is the Chargers loss yet another close game and some of the blame in that loss can be attributed to Norv Turner’s poor clock management in the 4th quarter. That being the case, Dan’s spends a great deal of time berating Norv’s skills at play clock management. Despite the Charger’s loss to the Colts, with Denver’s loss to Oakland, Dan is still die hard in his belief the Chargers can make the playoffs. That being the case, he lays out what he believes is a realistic scenario for the Chargers to win the AFC west championship this year.

Episode 15: Giving Thank's !

Dan McLellan — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:14:25 GMT

The Giving Thanks Episode is a tribute to Thanks Giving. The focal point of this show is the many different ways that we the fans, through the San Diego Chargers have to give back to our community in this upcoming Thanks Giving Day week. These opportunities include the annual Chargers’ food & blood drives. New this year is Antonio Cromartie’s raffle through the Pro Player Foundation. This raffle supports at risk Children of Camp Hope, which was destroyed by last years Witch Fires. In addition this raffle also supports families affected by the many San Diego wild fires that have plagued us in recent years. To talk about the raffle, you will hear an interview from one of Cromartie’s marketing managers, Kristen Kuliga of, K Sports and Entertainment. In the spirit of Thanks Giving, on a serious note, Dan also gives thanks for some of the many things that he is personally thankful for, as well as, in a light hearted look, what we the Charger fans should be thankful for despite our 4 and 6 record. Note: Kristen Kuliga was the first female agent to negotiate a NFL QB’s contract when she negotiated Doug Flutie’s original 33 million dollar contract with the San Diego Chargers.

Episode 14: San Diego Charger Talk: Week 10 Loss to Pittsburgh 11 to 10

Dan McLellan — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:04:08 GMT

Dan looks back at the frustrating loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers and all the different things that happened throughout the game that could have lead to a Charger Victory. Dan then looks ahead to our Prime Time Sunday night critical matchup up against Indianapolis Colts. A game which is neat must when game for the Chargers.

Episode 13:San Diego Charger Talk: Chargers Win over the Kansas City Chiefs, 20 to 19

Dan McLellan — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:35:16 GMT

This week's show reviews the Charger's victory over the Kansas City Chiefs, 20 to 19. It also looks forward to the two critical games in the NFL's schedule this week for the Chargers. Which are the Charger's game against the Pittsburgh Steelers as well as Denver's game against Atlanta. Dan, also analyzes the Charger's accusation of RB Michael Bennett and release of LB Derek Smith.

Episode 12: San Diego Charger Talk: Second Half Preview and KC Preview

Dan McLellan — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 21:12:17 GMT

Dan looks at the second half of the season for our Chargers and the Denver Broncos an effort to create a road map of how the Chargers can still win the AFC West in 2008. He also previews this week’s game against Kansas City.

Episode 11: San Diego Charger Talk: Week 8 Loss to New Orleans 37 to 32 & Ron Rivera Replaces Ted Cottrell

Dan McLellan — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 22:43:09 GMT

This episode focuses more on the Chargers replacing Ted Cottreell with Ron Rivera than the Chargers loss to New Orleans Saints in London. Dan explains why he believes this move is not only a good thing, but could be difference maker in salvaging the season. Dan does spend some time on last week’s game. He also attempts to find some positives that the Chargers can build upon for the second half of the season.

Episode 10: San Diego Charger Talk: Week 7 Loss to Buffalo Bills 23 to 14

Dan McLellan — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 06:49:02 GMT

In two interviews with Jeff Menaker and Tony Reed, Dan recaps yesterday’s debacle as the Chargers loss to the Buffalo Bills in a game that was mostly blocked out due to an electrical failure in Buffalo. Despite the loss, Dan remains positive as Denver shows it has the worst defense in the NFL, as they were blown out tonight on Monday night football.

Episode 9: San Diego Chargers Talk: Bills Preview

Dan McLellan — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 00:48:49 GMT

To preview tomorrow’s matchup between the Buffalo Bills and the San Diego Chargers, Dan interviews Bill’s #1 fan, Jeff Menaker. Surprisingly, Jeff picks the Chargers to win.

Episode 8: San Diego Charger Talk: Chargers Win over the Patriots 30 to 10

Dan McLellan — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:03:38 GMT

Dan recaps all the things that went well in yesterday’s 30 to 10 victory over the New England Patriots. He also reviews the things that did not go well for the Chargers. Such as, the four drives that stalled out and resulted in only field goal attempts and not touchdowns. This leads to an interview with Tony Reed, where Dan and Tony extensively discuss their perspectives on last night’s convincing Chargers’ victory. Finally, Dan will look ahead toward next week’s game against the Buffalo Bills.

Episode 7: San Diego Charger Talk: Week 5 Loss to Miami Dolphins

Dan McLellan — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:58:53 GMT

Dan recaps all the things that went well, but mostly not so well in yesterday’s 17 to 10 loss to the Miami Dolphins. He also talks about whether this years’ team is going to be defined by; “would of, could of, should of excuses” or if they will find away to overcome and turn things around. Dan will also look ahead to next week’s game against the New England Patriots as he confidently predicts a victory for our Chargers in this key Sunday night game.

Episode 6: San Diego Charger Talk: Chargers Win Over the Raiders 28 to 18

Dan McLellan — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 23:05:19 GMT

Dan recaps all the things that went well in yesterday’s 28 to 18 victory over the Oakland Raiders. He also takes a look at the things that did not go so well for the Chargers. In particular, some miscues on special teams and the team’s failure to score any points in the first half. This leads to an interview with Tony Reed, where Dan and Tony discuss the Chargers’ trend of only playing half of a football game, even in the games that they win. Finally, Dan will look ahead at next week’s game against the Miami Dolphins and the possibilities that this game could fall into the classic “trap” scenario for the Chargers.

Episode 5: San Diego Charger Talk: Why We Hate the Raiders!

Dan McLellan — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 19:15:42 GMT

This episode takes a look at why we, the fans of the San Diego Chargers, hate the Oakland Raiders and their fans so much. To accomplish this, Dan will review the history of the rivalry between the two teams in an effort to find that moment in time when you as a Charger fan first realized that you had a true hatred for the Raiders Nation. Then the attention will turn to the Raiders fans as Dan interviews Tony Reed and they discuss two ugly incidents that they were a part of at Qualcomm Stadium. Finally, the show will end on a positive note as Tony and Dan remember their favorite memories in the rivalry and Dan makes a bold prediction for a Charger-dominating win over the Raiders in tomorrow’s game at the Black Hole in Oakland.

Episode 4: Week 3 Win Against New York Jets on Monday Night

Dan McLellan — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 22:48:52 GMT

This episode looks at the San Diego Chargers impressive win against Bret Favre and the New York Jets on Monday night football. We will look at things that went will this week which include the play of the offence, defense and the team as a whole committing few penalties. We will also take one final (hopefully) look back at the game against Denver and the broken replay equipment with regards to the NFL reaction to it. Finally we will take a look forward to this Sunday’s game against the Oakland Raiders in the Black Hole.

Episode 3: San Diego Chargers Talk: MNF Preview

Dan McLellan — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:04:48 GMT

This episode features an in-depth interview with New York sports expert Jeff Menaker. Jeff and Dan discuss in detail tonight’s Monday Night Football matchup between the San Diego Charger and Bret Favre and the New York Jets. Also they look at the rest of the AFC and how it is shaking out in 3 week of the season.

Episode 2: San Diego Charger Talk: Week 2 Loss to Denver Broncos

Dan McLellan — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:01:06 GMT

It came to my attention that there was a repeated section in this show. If you have already listened, please accept my apologies for the repeated section. I have taken that section out and reposted the show. San Diego Charger Talk: Week 2 Loss to Denver Broncos This week your DAM Good host Daniel Anthony McLellan, will discuss the following topics. 1.What the Chargers could have done better to win the game despite the horrible officiating. 2.Discus in detail the review system not working in the first quarter and Ed Hochuli’s botched call in the 4th quarter 3.Look at whether or not Head Coaches should have the right to play a game in protest link in the MLB and NBA. 4.Discuss the Unfair acts policy that allows the commissioner to overturn the outcome of a game and whether or not it should be applied to this game. 5.Look forward to next Monday night’s game against the Jets.

San Diego Charger Talk: Week 1 Loss to Carolina Panthers

Dan McLellan — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:57:26 GMT

This first week show; looks at the psychological effects of the loss against the Panther, what the Chargers should do to move forward with out Shawn Merriman, the unintelligent Charger fan and what the Chargers need to do to beat Denver on Sunday.