Panthers @ Chargers Game Day Thread (Wk 3)

[Boltnut]

Funny, we were told over and over again, quite emphatically by a few here, how it was Rivers fault we lost games like this.

Rivers tossed his 400th TD today.

[ChargersPowderBlue]

No one mentions the 4 points the special teams gave up due to the silly penalty on the field goal attempt.

Losing by 4 points, that ended up being huge.


Its a good thing the special teams coach is tight with the head coach. He'll harp on the 1 interception Herbert threw.

Square is garbage. Lynn and Bradley haven't learned that.

[like54ninjas]

No one mentions the 4 points the special teams gave up due to the silly penalty on the field goal attempt.

Losing by 4 points, that ended up being huge.


Its a good thing the special teams coach is tight with the head coach. He'll harp on the 1 interception Herbert threw.

AL will point to the 3 first half turnovers that put us in a deep hole against a team we should have beat without those mistakes.

I’ll say it again for all those that refuse to see that turnovers decide games.
We commit them on O and get none on D. Recipe for losing!

[Velo]

No reason to think we will either. I think 9 is tops for us....with some luck. Injuries, rookie QB...who is playing pretty well but still gonna be some growing pains like there was today. OL looks bad when we have injuries. Depth not great though better than last year.

I don't know if 9 wins is tops, but I think they can win nine. Not having Mike Williams really hurt the deep passing game, as there are not experienced WRs who are deep threats. Reed is barely on the field and Guyton is still an inexperienced player.

[richpjr]

No reason to think we will either. I think 9 is tops for us....with some luck. Injuries, rookie QB...who is playing pretty well but still gonna be some growing pains like there was today. OL looks bad when we have injuries. Depth not great though better than last year.

I thought 8 or 9 games was our ceiling with everyone healthy. Seeing as we are already wiped out on the O line and the D, this is looking like a 5 or 6 win season - especially when Taylor is inserted back as our starting QB. The turnovers will go down and so will the offensive production.

[bolthead123]

Herbert looked good, but he's a rook. I think this team has a shot at .500.

[wu-dai clan]

I am excited for Herbert's future, but a lot of us just pointed out how Rivers took all the heat from some here and it's pretty obvious he wasn't close to the only problem with this team.

True.

[Boltjolt]

Every team has injuries. You just need 8-8 to get in. Look at the schedule. 8 wins is not hard to find. Herbert will get better every week and the team could improve to. If KC loses to Balt Monday the Chargers are one game back and almost beat KC. No reason for doom and gloom.

You have to be a fan for 30-40 years to understand our pain and reason for the glass being half empty.
I would however be rejuvenated and fired up with new ownership.

[richpjr]

Every team has injuries. You just need 8-8 to get in. Look at the schedule. 8 wins is not hard to find. Herbert will get better every week and the team could improve to. If KC loses to Balt Monday the Chargers are one game back and almost beat KC. No reason for doom and gloom.

If Taylor starts next week is that a reason for doom and gloom?

[Caslon]

The O-line penalized for hands to the face, twice...Pipkins jumping too soon on the last drive with no stadium noise. Very amateur-ish, undisciplined. 8 penalties, some leading to score. Numerous dropped passes. Not much pressure on their QB. Lousy pass coverage. 4 turnovers. Home game. Ridiculous.

[like54ninjas]

You think the first turnover when the defender ran right by Bulaga is Herbert's fault? Rooks gonna make mistakes. Even the best ones. That's how they grow. Kelley and Herbert are going to help this team win a lot more games than they cause to lose. I am confident of that.

I believe they will as well.
Just not today. Today they took some lumps and had some moments.

I said it in another thread.......”Cheers and cringes.“

[Boltjolt]

Rivers tossed his 400th TD today.

And i think 60,000 yards reached?