Head Coach Norv Turner:
On what the team gains the most from practicing with another team:
“The best thing about today is that we see different people in all three phases. Once you practice with each other for a month you get to know each other very well. Just seeing some different styles is a great experience for our guys and it’s another chance for us to get experience without having players at risk.”
On the 
“Philip is one of the guys that needs the reps obviously, but if you put him on a scale of guys that need the reps, he doesn’t need it quite as much. He fits in for this in a great way but I think other guys benefit more than him.”
On whether he expects wide receiver
“I’m hopeful and we don’t have to make a decision about that at this time. We’ll see how his recovery goes and we’ll see what happens over the next few weeks in terms of our football team.”
On the production of the Chargers receivers today against the Dallas defense:
“You go out and you work. [Robert] Meachem had an outstanding day. He and Philip Rivers got hooked up a number of times.
On the possibility of wide receiver
“Eddie Royal will hopefully start practicing Wednedsday.”
On the depth fullback Le’Ron McClain gives as a running back:
“Le’Ron is an outstanding runner. We said that when we signed him. He’s a powerful guy and he probably had six or eight carries today in practice. I think he adds a physical presence to what we’re doing. I anticipate using him in that role.”
On running back
“He has a little bit of a strain coming out of the game. I think he will practice in the next couple of days.”
On the improvement shown by defensive end Corey Luiget:
“I think his ability to diagnose. He’s playing faster and lower and we’re moving him more. We’re using his strengths. I think our whole defensive line is benefitting from the fact that we are moving him more. We’re going to be a very quick defense and we have to take advantage of their quickness.”
On the business-like tone of today’s practice with the Cowboys:
“We have a great working relationship with the Cowboys. [Head coach] Jason Garrett and I talked yesterday about what we’re trying to accomplish. We both talked to our teams. We don’t want to come out here and have scuffles or fights. We just want to work. I think the players were very respectful in terms of making sure that we took care of each other and still competed but got something out of the work we did today.”
Quarterback Philip Rivers
On the joint practice with the Dallas Cowboys:
“It was good. All of the guys probably got 30 or more reps against another defense, and that makes it more game-like. It was good for us.”
On the production of the receivers in today’s practice:
“It was good. For all the people that are quick to jump on
On whether a joint practice is more beneficial to a younger player or veteran:
“I think it’s less about getting juices going and less about spirit. It’s about getting ready to go play a good team. That [Cowboys] defensive team and that defensive front is big and fast. They showed multiple looks in the secondary, different than what our guys play. They have good corners. It’s just rep after rep and they put it all on tape and learn from it.”
On studying film from Saturday’s game:
“There are some things that I’m going to continue to work on in the pocket. I was moving around a little bit too much, and on that one ball I just went back and underthrew it. My footwork is what got me in trouble. That’s the best thing about preseason; you get better every game. The preseason games count, because they count towards us getting better. But as far as our record, it doesn’t. The attitude in the locker room is that we need to improve, and we came out here and got started on some of that today. We’re going to have things in week 16 that we’ll need to improve. Things aren’t perfect, and they never will be.”
On facing Cowboys cornerback Brandon Carr:
“He’s a solid corner. We know him well from Kansas City. He does well both in off coverage and press. He’s great when he walks up in press. He has a knack for getting his hands on you.”
Linebacker
On having a joint practice with the Dallas Cowboys:
“It’s good. You get so much in a routine practicing against your teammates all the time, so it’s good to get another team out here and get different looks, a different offense, and different personnel so you really find out more things that you need to work on.”
On the linebackers as a whole compared to last season:
“I think we’re better. To this date right here compared to the last day of the season last year against Oakland, we’re better as a linebacking corps and we’re better defensively as well. We still have some ways to go, but we’re making progress and that’s the good thing.”
On what the defense took away from the second preseason game:
“There was some things we did well, some things we did not do as good. It’s the nature of the beast. If we go out there and do everything well, why should we even be practicing in preseason? I’m happy about the strides that we’re making. I think everybody understands the concept of what we’re trying to do.”
On practicing against the Cowboys after playing a game against them:
“Yeah it’s odd. It’s the first time I’ve ever done that. It’s odd, but it’s a good check from a mental standpoint, because [if you have joint practices before a game] you build up throughout the week and you may even build up personal beefs and during the game you may want to take it out on the next man. But with it being reversed, a lot of times when you play the game and you know you’re breaking camp the next week, it’s hard to muster up something, so to come out here and face the opposing team like that, you don’t want to become embarrassed. There’s the accountability factor that you have to the next man beside you, you don’t want to let him down and let the team down, so it’s good. It’s productive.”
On if there was more energy in this practice than a normal practice:
“Oh yeah, it is, kust because it’s somebody new. They may get you on a play, I may get them, but my motto is that as long as I get them more than they get me, I’m going to be okay.”
On if the defense was able to apply lessons from the game film to practice:
“Yeah, because a lot of times when you go against our offense, against certain blitzes or against certain things, I know what they’re going to do. When you go against a different team like Dallas, you have to understand that that’s the reality part of it. Because most teams do not run their offense like we run ours here, so it was good for us.”
On how different the Dallas offense is from the Chargers offense:
“Very different. Very different. And their offense is way different from Green Bay’s offense. That’s the beautiful thing about this league. You can’t hang your hat just from one week to another, you always have to go out and earn it.”
Running Back Ronnie Brown
On the energy in practice today:
“It’s a little upbeat, because you’ve got different guys from a different team so it’s easy to get going and that competitive side comes out a little more knowing that it’s not your guy that you’re going up against. So it’s helpful.”
On if it’s helpful to get different looks against the Cowboys defense:
“I think so, especially after being two or three weeks in camp and you’ve seen the same guys over and over and you’ve kind of gotten used to them. So to be able to switch it up and see a guy from a different team that when they substitute they may have a few different moves or they line up differently or their tendency is a little bit different, it gives us something else to work on. I’m sure those guys get amped about it as well.”
On if any rivalry persisted through the game into today’s practice:
“Nah, it was pretty cool. Everybody came out here willing to work and put all that stuff aside, and make sure that everybody out here’s trying to get better and compete and try to get the job done.”
On the running game’s performance in Saturday’s game against the Cowboys:
“I feel like we have a lot of work to do, we’re still learning and in the process. Myself and the offensive line, we’re all trying to get on the same page. That’s the beautiful thing about it, you see things in the preseason that you need to work on. For me, I watch the game maybe three or four times and I’m trying to see what to do to help those guys out and be better. That’s the goal – to work and take advantage of this time when you’re able to work against these guys now. It’s a little different playing those guys on Saturday and then coming to play against them for two days, but you get a chance to correct those things that you didn’t get right and try and correct those mistakes.”
