Coach Staley Discussion - Fired

[jamrock]

People can’t be happy. They don’t like a conservative coach like Lynn yet they criticize a coach who is aggressive.


The analytics says go for it. What do you expect. Out the damn game away by going for it.

It’s not question of conservative or aggressive to me. It’s dumb and smart. Wasn’t a smart decision by Staley. If they had made it there wouldn’t be a difference in how I felt about it or whether it made sense. It was an unnecessary gamble. Risk outweighed reward

[wu-dai clan]

I will put it this way.
To fire Staley now would be to condemn the Chargers to another decade or two of chargering.
Many are missing the big picture--transforming the Charger football culture.
They are so busy playing amateur Xs and Os guy and amateur personnel guy.

[Velo]

He did start Gilman over Adderley. Alohi got an extremely important Redzone Int to help get this win. Any credit for that adjustment?

Biggest BALLS of any HC Chargers ever and you want to turtle up and go back to Martyball. LOL.

Weak sauce with extra pansy juice poll.
Good job Charger fans.

You need to post more often Critty. Where've you been?

[Air Coryell 84]

The Chargers have more wins than losses, and are just one game out in the competition for not only the division lead but for the No. 1 seed. Those of you calling for coaches to be fired right now are way out of line. If the Chargers falter in the weeks ahead and fail to make the playoffs, then your belly aching will be justified. But right now the team is winning and you are whining. It defies belief.

you're ok with his play calling? I like the aggressive nature of his 4th down calls (when they work) but it seems he never weighs the risk/reward on some which to me is obvious and kind of odd as he seems to weigh analytics but his 4th down completion% isn't great and he should consider it. How ,any games have we lost because of his failed 4th down conversions?

[richpjr]

It’s not question of conservative or aggressive to me. It’s dumb and smart. Wasn’t a smart decision by Staley. If they had made it there wouldn’t be a difference in how I felt about it or whether it made sense. It was an unnecessary gamble. Risk outweighed reward

If the analytics say it increased the chances of winning vs punting, did the risk really outweigh the reward?

[Velo]

you're ok with his play calling? I like the aggressive nature of his 4th down calls (when they work) but it seems he never weighs the risk/reward on some which to me is obvious and kind of odd as he seems to weigh analytics but his 4th down completion% isn't great and he should consider it. How ,any games have we lost because of his failed 4th down conversions?

What is about being 3-2, one game out first in the division, one game out of the conference lead, running for 200+ yards today, a red zone INT by a new starter at safety, and the emergence of a really good OL makes you so unhappy?

[Boltx]

What is about being 3-2, one game out first in the division, one game out of the conference lead, running for 200+ yards today, a red zone INT by a new starter at safety, and the emergence of a really good OL makes you so unhappy?

Living on borrowed time.

The defense alone is what will hold this team back from the postseason, much less the bizarro calls by the HC.

[kgbpasha]

We could win the SuperBowl this year with Staley and there will still be "fans" on this forum
biatching about Staley and Lombardi or (insert anything not perfectly executed by any Chargers here).

Must suck to live like that.

#boltup

[Stinky Wizzleteats+]

Since we fired 14-2 Marty Schottenheimer, how many head coaches have we had? I suggest a moratorium on firing Head coaches with a winning record. Stop the insanity!

[Velo]

We could win the SuperBowl this year with Staley and there will still be "fans" on this forum
biatching about Staley and Lombardi or (insert anything not perfectly executed by any Chargers here).

Must suck to live like that.

#boltup

The Chargers could win the SB, but the "fans" you refer to will still complain that everything didn't go perfectly and the Chargers should've won by three more touchdowns.

[wu-dai clan]

As Staley has referenced, it took a while for Fangio's concepts to take hold in Chicago.

We will adjust, and play slightly better D, more consistently.

Slayer will come back.

The run game will continue to trend up.

Herbert will lead.

Monsters of the Midway unnecessary.

[northerner]

You're assuming Staley will actually start making logical, high-percentage game-day decisions...can a tiger change his stripes? Can Staley change? After last season and this season so far, not much evidence of this...

he had been very tame this season, almost passive - then he went full berserk today.