Chargers @ Raiders Game Day Thread | Post Game Reaction (Wk 13)

[Bolt4Knob]

No mercy for Chargers and their fans

i mean even Austin Johnson and SJD are both gone for the season now

What practice squad player will Tommy Telesco sign this week

[ghost]

[Riverwalk]

Yeah, and we don't commit to running the football because our team-building philosophy is to have a great quarterback and make him win games by throwing it 45-50 times, even when he isn't protected.

LOL. When Lombardi was calling first down runs for no gains, everybody was crucifying him for not calling pass plays.

The real problem is how shitty the OL is. They can’t run block and open a gap to save their lives. Same with pass blocking. They are dominated at the LOS by every other team, especially when Linsley is out.

With Slater, Linsley, and Pipkins out on OL, this team simply can’t compete. With Johnson, Bosa, and now SJD out on DL, they can’t mount a pass rush or run defend.

Trenches are the worst I’ve ever seen them and Telesco should have brought in reinforcements before the trade deadline. Instead they hung Herbert, Mack, James, and fans out to dry by waiving the white flag of CHEAPNESS.

even if everyone comes back healthy next year, Telesco still needs to build more stout OL and DL. I’m tired of seeing them dominated for the past 10 years.

For Gods sakes, the last time we had dominant trenches was when Merriman was playing decades ago. How many more years of neglect and malpractice by John boy do we have to suffer through?

[Velo]

SJD are both gone for the season now

Has this been reported?

[Riverwalk]

Nice defensive scheming by our genius HC!

[Kellyb72601]

The team is a COMPLETE mess right now. They have nothing left. Just playing out the string. Hopefully all losses, with the result being a total house cleaning.

Hard decisions will have to be made regarding player personnel, too. Mack, Linsley, KA...all aging and probably not part of any winning culture of the future. There isn't one area of this team, save starting QB, that does NOT need to be addressed.

The next 2-3 years are probably going to be difficult to watch as the roster is torn down and rebuilt. Not a quick fix type situation. Contracts will have to be restructured and, failing that, some surprise veteran cuts will have to be made. There are maybe 10-15 'untouchables' currently on the roster; everyone else is expendable.

This is more true than a lot of people realize. The fact is this team just isn't very good. They're VERY soft on both sides of the ball. It's a bad football team. Can't stop the run, can't stop the pass, can't run the ball, can't protect the QB. To be a legit defense they need at minimum 5 starters on that side of the ball.

[wu-dai clan]

The 2023 season starts in 9 months.

Get in early, to appear smart.

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[lightsout42]

This is more true than a lot of people realize. The fact is this team just isn't very good. They're VERY soft on both sides of the ball. It's a bad football team. Can't stop the run, can't stop the pass, can't run the ball, can't protect the QB. To be a legit defense they need at minimum 5 starters on that side of the ball.

To start they had SJD, Mack, Tranquill, K9, Callahan, ASJ, Davis, James, Adderley yesterday. All of those players are starters.

They were missing AJ, Ogbonnia, Cov, JC, and Bosa.

AJ was such a key piece of the D line, quietly having an outstanding season. We know what Bosa does—when he’s able to play. (Perhaps someone can do an availability analysis; I’d be curious what that shows.)

[Boltx]

This is more true than a lot of people realize. The fact is this team just isn't very good. They're VERY soft on both sides of the ball. It's a bad football team. Can't stop the run, can't stop the pass, can't run the ball, can't protect the QB. To be a legit defense they need at minimum 5 starters on that side of the ball.

I've been as hard as anybody in this team...but you simply can't ignore the injuries. If we even only had HALF the number of injuries, this team would look/play much differently.

Not sure how you address that other than replacing the guy who finds the players. 10 years is enough. Staley I could go either way with. Especially now that Payton seems like he is off the table for us anyway.

[Riverwalk]

To start they had SJD, Mack, Tranquill, K9, Callahan, ASJ, Davis, James, Adderley yesterday. All of those players are starters.

They were missing AJ, Ogbonnia, Cov, JC, and Bosa.

AJ was such a key piece of the D line, quietly having an outstanding season. We know what Bosa does—when he’s able to play. (Perhaps someone can do an availability analysis; I’d be curious what that shows.)

Defense looked good at the start of season and injuries have indeed decimated the pass rush and run stop capability.

Rather than yapping about quality players like Allen and Bosa that we should trade just because they got injured, I think the focus should be on replacing the players that always sucked like K9, Rumph, and some others.

[ghost]

The 2023 season starts in 9 months.

Get in early, to appear smart.

OK. Did you post this about next year to appear smart? :thumbsup:

[TexanBeerlover]

The 2023 season starts in 9 months.

Get in early, to appear smart.

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Or let the apathy sink in :smoking: