2021 Official Chargers Season Discusssion

[sonorajim]

My hope hope is that Storm continues to improve and earns a new contract. Having a proven OST will be a luxury we haven’t had in quite some time.
There is a deep class of OT prospects that will be available in 2022. Continuing to invest in protection for JH10 is a must.

Keeping OL in the pipeline is always a good idea. Drafting with a high pick is a maybe. Depends on the quality of all positions- on the team and in the draft. It's a balancing act.

[Bearded14YourPleasure]

Keeping OL in the pipeline is always a good idea. Drafting with a high pick is a maybe. Depends on the quality of all positions- on the team and in the draft. It's a balancing act.

Give me minimum 1 OL and 1 pass rusher every single draft. Neither of which come in round 7. Also a RB every 2-3 years.

[Formula 21]

I’m becoming a fan of the O rushing up to the line, setting and snapping quickly before the defense can figure out the best defensive alignment to use over the old motion before the snap philosophy which allows the O to see what defense the D is using.

Attacking an unsettled D seems more effective than hunting for a weak spot in a coordinated D.

[equivocation]

I’m becoming a fan of the O rushing up to the line, setting and snapping quickly before the defense can figure out the best defensive alignment to use over the old motion before the snap philosophy which allows the O to see what defense the D is using.

Attacking an unsettled D seems more effective than hunting for a weak spot in a coordinated D.

Why not both?

[equivocation]

Perhaps. Buffalo had a big leap last year and I don't think they lost many, if any, assistant coaches and coordinators.

Won't happen year 1 but eventually.

[Boltjolt]

We will not get him that cheap now.

True, he is a bargain now. I was ok paying him the 15 mil and wanted us to sign him long term but many here wanted us to trade him for OBJ plus give THEM a pick :whistlin:

[Formula 21]

Why not both?

True, but I do like the hurry up and snap concepts.

[Xenos]

Pass rushing update through week 5.

[dmac_bolt]

I wouldn't say he is our best. Got benched last week and only got an INT the week before because he was in the wrong place.

You don’t have to say it. Its just, like, my opinion. I’m hoping to hear more about the benching …

[Xenos]

Some more Charger love:

https://theathletic.com/2882431/2021/10/12/bills-unleash-josh-allen-chargers-dont-coach-scared-bengals-do-and-do-browns-trust-baker-nfl-week-5-reality-check/

Spicy take I believe: The Los Angeles Chargers can win the Super Bowl


This escalated quickly, huh? But it is time to reconsider their ceiling after a 47-42 win against the Cleveland Browns.

There are two sequences from that game that stood out. The first came with the Chargers down 27-13 and facing a fourth-and-2 from their own 24 with 10:34 left in the third quarter. Brandon Staley opted to go for it. Austin Ekeler carried for 9 yards. And the Chargers scored on a 14-play, 84-yard drive.

Staley has established himself as one of the NFL’s most aggressive coaches. He recognizes that his not-so-secret weapon is Justin Herbert, and he’s going to make decisions that give Herbert as many chances as possible to win games. How many coaches would have gone for it like that so early in the second half? How many would have done so without burning a timeout to think about it? That’s the beauty of the Chargers. Five games in to Staley’s tenure, they have already established an identity. There’s no hesitation with guys looking around at each other in those key spots. Everyone knows how they’re going to play.

The second sequence was in the fourth quarter with the Chargers down 27-21. Herbert escaped pressure to his left and fired a dart to Jalen Guyton for 14 yards on third-and-5. On the next play, Herbert found Mike Williams for a 42-yard touchdown on a designed bootleg. The first play was a supremely talented quarterback using his superpowers. The second was a beautifully schemed-up play. The marriage of the two led to the second-best offensive performance of any team this season, according to EPA per play.

So the answer is yes. The Chargers can win the Super Bowl. They’re not perfect, we’re only five weeks in, and their defense got gashed vs. the Browns. That was really a coin-flip game.

But the point is they have a formula that offers a high ceiling and a chance to beat anyone: an elite quarterback playing in a scheme that puts him in position to succeed, and a head coach who makes decisions that maximize the team’s chances for winning. The Chargers are a must-watch every week, and at 4-1, they sit alone atop the AFC West and are tied for the best record in the conference.

[Bolt Dude]

True, but I do like the hurry up and snap concepts.

Didn’t Staley call it something like “blitzing the defense”? Whatever he calls it, it’s a pretty cool concept and it seems to be working.

But I imagine that, like blitzing the offense, there’s a countermove, so mixing it up and keeping the defense guessing creates the advantage.

[Formula 21]

Some more Charger love:

https://theathletic.com/2882431/2021/10/12/bills-unleash-josh-allen-chargers-dont-coach-scared-bengals-do-and-do-browns-trust-baker-nfl-week-5-reality-check/

Narrative that died: The Baltimore Ravens aren’t built to play from behind


John Harbaugh called Lamar Jackson’s performance Monday night one of the greatest he’s ever seen. That’s not hyperbole. Jackson threw for 442 yards and completed 86 percent of his passes against the Indianapolis Colts. No quarterback in NFL history has ever thrown for 400-plus yards and produced a completion percentage that high. Oh, by the way, Jackson also ran for 62 yards.

The Ravens were down 25-9 in the fourth quarter. Then Jackson took over. And suddenly they looked unstoppable. Baltimore scored touchdowns on its final four possessions and somehow escaped with a 31-25 overtime victory.

In the past, the Ravens have been dinged for their inability to play from behind because they were so reliant on their run game. But already this season, they’ve notched come-from-behind wins against the Kansas City Chiefs and Colts. Jackson is completing 67.1 percent of his passes and averaging 9.1 yards per attempt (YPA). He’s eighth in Next Gen Stats’ completion percentage above expectation and fourth in Expected Points Added (EPA) per pass play.

The Ravens can’t always count on comebacks like that, but with Jackson playing like this, they’re as well-equipped as just about any team to play from behind.