Why the Chargers had No Chance in 2020

[Velo]

The Bucs seemed to have everyone available for the Super Bowl.
KC the year before also had everyone, save Thornhill, available for the Super Bowl.

Its hard to believe as a Chargers fan that some teams don't have season ending injuries to starters.
Chargers get hit early and often.
:smh:

Yes, analysis has shown over and over that teams who go to the Super Bowl generally had good injury luck (fewer) that season.

[FoutsFan]

The Bucs seemed to have everyone available for the Super Bowl.
KC the year before also had everyone, save Thornhill, available for the Super Bowl.

Its hard to believe as a Chargers fan that some teams don't have season ending injuries to starters.
Chargers get hit early and often.
:smh:

Its like an annual ritual to see which bunch of starters get knocked out for the year and ruin the season before it starts.

[AK47]

I will say that as a fan I've "won" many championships. I'll hope to add to the collective mojo. Chargers...Bolt up. Is that how to say it? (Still getting my Chargers sea legs)

Tesla...sought electricity.

Einstein...the Theory of Everything.

Ancient Alien theorists... actual aliens.

AK47...How to convert Lakers' 17 championships mojo to 1 Chargers Lombardi.

[foreigner]

1. Lynn.
2. FO

[foreigner]

Tesla...sought electricity.

Einstein...the Theory of Everything.

Ancient Alien theorists... actual aliens.

AK47...How to convert Lakers' 17 championships mojo to 1 Chargers Lombardi.

Sorry If I interrupt.... by selling the team to someone else.

[Charge!]

What do these 2020 NFL Teams have in common in 2020?
49ers
Patriots
Eagles
Jets
Cowboys
Chargers
Broncos
Giants

All of them had losing records, true. What else?

This is the list of the top 8 teams in AGL. What is AGL you ask? Adjusted Games Lost. It's not a list you want to be high on! It's a ranking of how many games your key players lost to injuries and Covid.

It's pretty simple: if you can't put your talented players on the field...you can't win.

Who graded lowest in AGL? The Tampa Bay Bucs, of course.

What say you? I'll be following up with more thoughts in subsequent posts.

availability is a huge ability.....but its not just about the numbers..... its about who you lose...... if you lose ONLY one player, like Manning, Rivers, Fouts, ...etc it can totally reverse your chances to win from winning 10 or more to winning 6 or less.......even losing a Kicker can mess up a team. which teams lost all pros?..... or mostly backups?....

[BoltBacker]

It is not only how many injuries but who they happened to. Derwin James and the O-line were killers. I would argue Drue Tranquill was also big because it left Kenneth Murray alone going through rookie growing pains.
A good injury in hindsight was Tyrod, have to look at all sides of the coin with analyzing analytics.

[DragonIce]

AK47...How to convert Lakers' 17 championships mojo to 1 Chargers Lombardi.

Bro I hear that. We've got to cook up a formula.

[DragonIce]

It is not only how many injuries but who they happened to. Derwin James and the O-line were killers. I would argue Drue Tranquill was also big because it left Kenneth Murray alone going through rookie growing pains.
A good injury in hindsight was Tyrod, have to look at all sides of the coin with analyzing analytics.

AGL includes this kind of thing.

Quoting from Football Outsiders, the creators of the score:

"As you likely intuit, a starting offensive tackle matters more to his team than a special teams player. Adjusted games lost captures that distinction with separate weightings of starters, replacement starters, situational players, and bench players. In addition, the metric adjusts the weightings of active players who appeared on their teams' injury reports prior to playing to account for an anticipated decrease in effectiveness while playing hurt."

[DragonIce]

If you remove Covid here were the most impacted teams by games lost:
SF 166.6
PHI 128.1
DAL 118.5
NYJ 123.9
LAC 109.1
WAS 97.0
SEA 88.3
CIN 88.8
DEN 108.4
NYG 104.4

[DragonIce]

2019 most afflicted:

NYJ 160.1
WAS 131.0
LAC 103.0
JAX 100.2
MIA 100.0

Again, a stack of the worst teams.

Leadership really needs to look at all factors. This needs to end.

[PR#1]

It seems that Chargers have been one of the most injury prone teams ever which is strange since they used to play on natural grass.