2021 Official Chargers Season Discusssion

[Caslon]

Feels like this season can be summed up as “almost”.

Some of this is on Staley if it turns out that way. He was the one who brought in Lombardi. Buddy buddies.

[ChargersPowderBlue]

Agreed.Lombardi go and bring back TBilly.

The team needs to get him back while he's still available. Herbert should lobby for him to come back, because he was part of his ROTY success.

Did TJ do something that BS didn't like?

[Topcat]

Last year, when under pressure, he dropped deep to avoid the pressure and threw deep. This year he stays in pocket, gets pressured and throws shallow. It’s all coaching.

Yep...opposing teams have figured out how to stack the box and mostly take away the short and perimeter passes...they will NOT drop those safeties back until we can PROVE we can chuck the long ball, repeatedly and successfully. If fans like us can figure this out, what good is an OC like Lackluster Lombo who fails to make these types of adjustments?

[Topcat]

The team needs to get him back while he's still available. Herbert should lobby for him to come back, because he was part of his ROTY success.

Did TJ do something that BS didn't like?

Aside from not playing ST's, the only thing I can think of that may have hurt T-Billy is that unsportsmanlike penalty he got in the pre-season...Johnson was really jawing at an opposing player and had to be calmed down by players/coaches...on the other hand, I've seen KA and Adderley do the same thing...I guess if yer at the low end of the depth chart, be careful what u say...

[Bolt4Knob]

The team needs to get him back while he's still available. Herbert should lobby for him to come back, because he was part of his ROTY success.

Did TJ do something that BS didn't like?

Popper thinks at best he will be signed to the practice squad if he clears waivers.

[Riverwalk]

Last year, when under pressure, he dropped deep to avoid the pressure and threw deep. This year he stays in pocket, gets pressured and throws shallow. It’s all coaching.

It may not have dawned on Lombardi he doesn’t have slow and immobile Drew Brees who needed to stay in the pocket. Herbert is quick and elusive with his long strides and youthful legs. He should be getting more designed out of the pocket plays which frustrate defenses and keep them guessing.

There’s two types of coaches. One that forces players to fit their scheme and the other that builds the scheme to suit the players strength.

Which is Lombardy?

[Boltjolt]

Yep...opposing teams have figured out how to stack the box and mostly take away the short and perimeter passes...they will NOT drop those safeties back until we can PROVE we can chuck the long ball, repeatedly and successfully. If fans like us can figure this out, what good is an OC like Lackluster Lombo who fails to make these types of adjustments?

This don't make sense. If they are stacking the box for those short routes and aren't dropping the safeties back, we should be throwing deep.
I Think we have shown we can chuck the long ball. Just haven't.

[Bolt4Knob]

This don't make sense. If they are stacking the box for those short routes and aren't dropping the safeties back, we should be throwing deep.
I Think we have shown we can chuck the long ball. Just haven't.

I wouldn't mind going max protect, three guys in the pattern and chuck it deep to Guyton or Williams with KA underneath trying to take coverage away

[Xenos]

Looking at results, I’d say this team goes as Mike Williams goes. He does well, we win. He doesn’t, we lose.

I would replace MW with Herbert’s name instead.

[Xenos]

Last year, when under pressure, he dropped deep to avoid the pressure and threw deep. This year he stays in pocket, gets pressured and throws shallow. It’s all coaching.

Technically speaking he should be staying in the pocket though and making plays from there.

[Xenos]

The team needs to get him back while he's still available. Herbert should lobby for him to come back, because he was part of his ROTY success.

Did TJ do something that BS didn't like?

I mean he was just the odd man out in the receiver group.

[CivilBolt]

Some of this is on Staley if it turns out that way. He was the one who brought in Lombardi. Buddy buddies.

Not as bad as Lynn to Stewart, but yeah.