Seahawks @ Chargers Game Day Thread | Post Game Meltdown (Week 7)

[powderblueboy]

Just some counterpoints, Sir.

the lion offense improved substantially once lombo was fired:
one win with him, 6 wins without.

[wu-dai clan]

Saints offense regressed once Lombo was gone.



BTW Herbert has a rib injury.

[QSmokey]

The LAC are the factory of pain west. CLE is the east.

And DET the north. And ATL in the south.

[Bolt4Knob]

First aftermath post....

Herbert isnt 100 percent...injuries to himself and WR corp and conservative scheme all contribute....He will have to buckle up and put this team on his shoulders the rest of the year...and Staley needs to be coaching him to do that.

Nobody wants to hear this, but the injuries have been too much to overcome. LT, best DE, Best WR, #3 WR, #1 corner( though he was slow coming along) #2 RB, #2 TE, and the RT and QB not 100 percent....most of our best players, along with some key contributors, arent on the field, or are playing knicked up....and now #2 WR MW is gonna be missing time.

Chargers have a choice. They play the season out, and see who they have, and what they have to do for next season....or they go balls out and try to turn this thing around.

For option 2, they need to do 3 things.

1. Let Herbie loose. Give him green light to take more shots downfield...and start scrambling for first downs. Rest of the season should be 2 minute drill.

2. WR room is a mess...go get a playmaker. Got no choice if you want to save THIS season.

3. Related to 1 and 2, gotta get aggressive, almost reckless on O ...this comes down to coaching. What we have been doing isnt working, and it sure isnt going to work going forward with our best players out or knicked up...this is where good coaches win.

Ball is in your hands, Staley...Im a fan....prove me right.

I agree about WR being a priority. It is obvious they need somebody who can make plays. Allen - who knows how he will be the rest of the season health wise. Plus even if healthy, he is not fast. Granted, a healthy KA helps the team

But Telesco needs to be a bit bolder and use some of that draft capital and get a WR. Names I have heard mentioned
Schefter mentioned Hamler and Jeudy if things continue to go down in Denver
Elijah Moore though the Jets say he is not on the market
DJ Moore
Claypool

I have thought if the Broncos lose Sunday - wonder what it would cost to get Chubb and Hamler. Probably way too much for a division team

It is just glaring that the Chargers do not have a player that keeps the DC up at night at a skiled position.

[QSmokey]

Dislocated kneecap is painful as hell, but if there's no other damage, recovery is a matter of how long it takes the patellar tendons to tighten up.

If there's other damage, too? That's a whole other story. He'll be out a while for certain, but good news if the ACL, MCL and LCL ligaments are okay.

Not saying I'm happy with an injury to any player, but getting JC Gaither back doesn't exactly give me any hope that the defense will get even a little bit better. I think he's this year's poster child for Free Agent Bust. There's at least one every season. We signed him this year, unfortunately for us. I say minimize losses and just cut the guy. In fact, I'd start rolling heads today. Get the (next) rebuild started ASAP.

[richpjr]

Not saying I'm happy with an injury to any player, but getting JC Gaither back doesn't exactly give me any hope that the defense will get even a little bit better. I think he's this year's poster child for Free Agent Bust. There's at least one every season. We signed him this year, unfortunately for us. I say minimize losses and just cut the guy. In fact, I'd start rolling heads today. Get the (next) rebuild started ASAP.

JC was clearly struggling but the comparisons to Gaither are not faintly close to accurate. Everyone on the entire team knew Gaither was loafing and lazy - none of that faintly describes anything we have heard about JC. The knee jerk reaction like cutting guys is exactly what the team should not do.

[electricgold]

Herbert didn't play well! Falcons, 49ers and Chiefs are our next 3. Hope we are not at 500 or worse after we play these next teams. It seems like coach Staley wants the team to rest and come back from the bye ready for the 2nd half of the season.

We need to win 2 of the next 3 games! Hope Herbert comes back healthy and the oline gets it together.

[La Costa Boy]

And DET the north. And ATL in the south.

Atlanta will hand us our ass if we show up like we have the last 3 weeks.

[Critty]

Meachum was not much of a receiver - Norv didn't mind speed.
Easy to bring in a Meachem type player.

Ekeler has speed and is better than Bush,

Shockey ran a 4.58 combine 40 and spent his first 6 years on the giants:
Everett is faster than New Orlean's shockey.

So it basically comes down to Henderson,
whose production was comparable to Guyton's, save the super bowl year.

Every single player I listed is faster than the Chargers player at the same position. That was the point. So if they are going to be like those new Orleans teams they need more speed at all the skill positions.

[Caslon]

Allen out for 5 games…non contact. JC out indefinitely with a dislocated knee cap…non contact. Hopkins kick a field goal and hears his leg pop. So many other key injuries piling up. Manifestation of spreading subconscious spookyness of some kind. Who’s next I wonder? Is Staley unintentionally projecting some kinda weird vibe? Bring in a priest or witch doctor (cue in Unsolved Mysteries show theme music). “Perhaps YOU can help solve a mystery.” (Robert Stack was cool).

[Xenos]

This so much this. :toyou:

Honestly that KC game was the worst thing that could have happened to us.

[Xenos]

Not saying I'm happy with an injury to any player, but getting JC Gaither back doesn't exactly give me any hope that the defense will get even a little bit better. I think he's this year's poster child for Free Agent Bust. There's at least one every season. We signed him this year, unfortunately for us. I say minimize losses and just cut the guy. In fact, I'd start rolling heads today. Get the (next) rebuild started ASAP.

Comparing JC to Gaither is kind of messed up.