Quick Thoughts on Chargers Thumping of Faiders-Postgame

[Heatmiser]

I also liked that the chargers did not turtle up when they had the lead. Lot more aggressive. Ditto throwing from 5 deep to Williams.

[Panamamike]

or the right coach...

HuH??? If you would rather still have McCoy i feel sorry for you. I dont think Lynn has been bad at all. the team plays hard. Has he made mistakes? Yes. He is also only 20 games into his career as a HC, went through a shit show first offseason, 0-4 crazy start to have a shot at the playoffs. now a 3-2 start with a very banged up squad. They no longer play soft. i'll take the growing pains myself.

[Panamamike]

Perhpas because their ouside D is shit? There is more than one variable to analyzing how to break down the other teams D. We did a good job after a slow start on 3rd downs.

[ETicket]

HuH??? If you would rather still have McCoy i feel sorry for you. I dont think Lynn has been bad at all. the team plays hard. Has he made mistakes? Yes. He is also only 20 games into his career as a HC, went through a shit show first offseason, 0-4 crazy start to have a shot at the playoffs. now a 3-2 start with a very banged up squad. They no longer play soft. i'll take the growing pains myself.

I'm fairly certain he was referring to the special teams coach

[richpjr]

People should be very careful judging coaches 21 games into their careers. Mike McCoy had a better record than Lynn and won a playoff game after his first 21 games, with arguably less talent. We know how that turned out.

[Chargerville]

People should be very careful judging coaches 21 games into their careers. Mike McCoy had a better record than Lynn and won a playoff game after his first 21 games, with arguably less talent. We know how that turned out.

I say the same thing

[foreigner]

HuH??? If you would rather still have McCoy i feel sorry for you. I dont think Lynn has been bad at all. the team plays hard. Has he made mistakes? Yes. He is also only 20 games into his career as a HC, went through a shit show first offseason, 0-4 crazy start to have a shot at the playoffs. now a 3-2 start with a very banged up squad. They no longer play soft. i'll take the growing pains myself.

I was referring to Stewart...

[foreigner]

I'm fairly certain he was referring to the special teams coach

Thank you

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Published: Oct. 11, 2018 at 01:04 p.m.
Updated: Oct. 11, 2018 at 04:31 p.m.

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Gregg Rosenthal
Around The NFL Editor


Anthony Lynn has seen the light: Philip Rivers must be maximized


I nearly yelped in appreciation while watching Game Pass this week after a particular fourth-quarter play call by the Chargers. It was not a close game. Los Angeles dominated the Raiders in total yardage and won the turnover battle. Special teams even made a few plays, as rare at the StubHub Center as a home-field advantage. It was the type of complete performance that can make the remaining few stranded survivors on Chargers Island begin to think irrational thoughts.

The score was 26-10 Chargers, with 5:10 left in the game. Philip Rivers threw to the outside on first down (and the third-down conversion to follow).

This should not be remarkable, but Chargers coach Anthony Lynn would have been calling for a run in that spot at this time a year ago, just like Lynn's coaching mentor Rex Ryan once would have. Even CBS analyst Greg Gumbel expressed surprise in his voice at the modestly aggressive decision. Lynn has fully embraced the reality that the Bolts' passing game is the best part of his team. The running backs still provide the bedrock of L.A.'s offense, but it's Melvin Gordon and Austin Ekeler's role in the passing game that has this duo on a record-setting pace.

In a league increasingly divided between organizations ready to seek offensive innovation and everyone else, Lynn is closer to another former boss in Bill Parcells. He knows the safest approach in today's NFL is to keep attacking. Rivers and the harmonious Chargers offense wound up running out the clock Sunday with an 11-play drive that ended in kneeldowns on the doorstep of the end zone.

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