Chargers @ Falcons Pre Game Thread (Week 9)

[MagicMamba88]

[QSmokey]

There are people on here who don't want to hear this, but I suspect TT and Staley are inked in for a third year.

Telesco is the ultimate no-backbone yes man, which is why he's stuck around for so many failed seasons. No accountability. Same with Staley. "We've got to do better, starting with me". Week after week. And nothing ever gets better. Total loser culture. Incompetence from the top down.

[JOJAX85]

This one is only about 3 & 1/2 hours from my house and I imagine tickets would be fairly easy to get as neither team is exactly lighting it up,. I just don't enjoy going to the games like I used to anymore. I like enjoying a beer as much as the next man, but being around thousands of obnoxious power drinkers ready to throw hands because the ref didn't throw a PI flag is not my idea of a good time.

[Bolt4Knob]

Popper's thoughts on it:

If they make the playoffs - maybe a one year extension for TT
if they do not make the playoffs, he should be fired.

[21&500]

Did I hear right that Telesco's contract end after this season?

[jamrock]

If we had a group of reliable WRs I’d feel better about this game. Also, we are at the bottom of the nfl in run defense and Atlanta is a run heavy team. It’s a strength against weakness game and what should be our strength in the passing game is heavily muted.

[La Costa Boy]

I just happened to turn on the TV yesterday and the local news had their Falcons report on. They showed Patterson practicing for the first time in awhile and said he may be back Sunday. He has to be licking his chops when looking at film of our run D. Just what we didn't need.

[Formula 21]

couple of fluke wins against bad teams.

still don't believe in this team yet.

The offensive line play sucks, even though we have talent there.

Coaching? Absolutely.

[Bolt4Knob]

The offensive line play sucks, even though we have talent there.

Coaching? Absolutely.

Frank Smith must have been a pretty good OL coach

I am just speculating but maybe he was better at making in-game adjustments perhaps

[Formula 21]

Everyone bitches about the RBs and the WRs. But we are losing our games at the line of scrimmage. Period.

[Bolt4Knob]

Everyone bitches about the RBs and the WRs. But we are losing our games at the line of scrimmage. Period.

At least on offense, that comes down to scheme and game planning. Maybe they need to have a bit more max protection. Less 5 wides. Keep a blocker or two in.

Against Seattle, I think it was Seattle. It was the initial 4th down drive - where they went fast to try to get Seattle unprepared. Well they had three WRs in the game, Allen, Carter and MW and bunched them

So
1) they bunched the formation to show basically a run
2) they didnt have good blockers in the game

If you have KA, MW and Carter in - spread them wide to give the threat of the passing game on 4th down

[Xenos]

Which makes no sense to me. This "light boxes" defensive scheme clearly isn't working. But Staley's married to it. Believes in it so much that he's unwilling to craft his D to match his personnel.

As much as Gus Bradley drove me bonkers (oh those 3rd and 15+ conversions), he at least had the wherewithal to scheme a totally new D during the playoffs. That playoff win against the Ravens was so unique and out-of-the-box that it caught them (and us fans) off-guard. And it was wonderful. A truly Belichick-type moment.

And I've not seen anything like it from our D under Staley. And this fact (when you have Derwin James) is a crime.

Staley adjusted his scheme last season post bye. He played less lighter boxes and more heavy front. He may need to do that again this year.