Chargers at Colts Game Day Thread | Post Game Reaction (Wk 16)

[Charge!]

Victories are successes forever. They always have been and always will be. This was a decisive dominant win, and its not their best. They will have to play better against the best, completely agree.

Very true! But clearly we will have to play much better 3 weeks from now...... so now we essentially have 2 meaningless games left...... how do we use them? who do we rest..., Ekler, James, MW, Mack? Do we just play them some of the games? Do we add more aggressive plays and test them on the rams and donkeys defenses???

[Formula 21]

Classic not-Vince route combinations.

[Cdn Bolt]

Good win and good play. We still didn't run the ball or stop the run that well though. Hopefully we can do enough when we face a real top level team. I think we can hang w CIN, maybe win but most likely a loss.

Hope I'm wrong but just staying grounded

If we could get to the #5 seed though, we have enough to beat JAX.

[Lone Bolt]

I wonder if Rivers is watching.

Lol...lotta Rivers jerseys...one guy joked he was wearing neutral colors...

A couple a little ways in front of us had on #59 jerseys and hat...Derrick Tuszka...my kid and I were thinking "huh?"...then we realized they were probably family, lol....

Great experience...Colts fans were great...even when me and my kid were yelling about the refs, lol

Even the Colts fans were shocked at the ejection...at least around us...but they only replayed one angle at the stadium...have to watch the replay when I get home.

Overall take...still got work to do on redzone offense. Left too many points on the field...but D was stone cold, again.

[Charge!]

Staley goes for it on 4th and 3.
A few plays later he says never mind,
gimme the 15 yard Figgie.

Then, in the ultimate power move,
Staley gives Deano a game ball,
squelching Sean Payton rumors forever.

This is genius level stuff.

Do not be surprised when you see Lombardi hoist the Lombardi,
a few chapters later in our story.

BTW,
I did give you the answers to the final exam,
a month ago to the day.

true..... lol

[AK47]

Very true! But clearly we will have to play much better 3 weeks from now...... so now we essentially have 2 meaningless games left...... how do we use them? who do we rest..., Ekler, James, MW, Mack? Do we just play them some of the games? Do we add more aggressive plays and test them on the rams and donkeys defenses???

I think a heavy dose of Kelly and Zander in the run game and lots of dink/dunking.

Allows Eckler to rest.
Allows less hits on Herbert thus more time to heal.
Allows our run game to mature.
Allows Lombardi to rest his head from coming up with super imaginative plays.

[Fouts2herbert]

Very true! But clearly we will have to play much better 3 weeks from now...... so now we essentially have 2 meaningless games left...... how do we use them? who do we rest..., Ekler, James, MW, Mack? Do we just play them some of the games? Do we add more aggressive plays and test them on the rams and donkeys defenses???

I think you start them but then give them the second half off and let the young guys get some reps…

I think it’s worth mentioning that kris rumph seems to be blossoming right before our eyes in the last two weeks, he’s playing faster more decisive and with better technique…

[Charge!]

Lol...lotta Rivers jerseys...one guy joked he was wearing neutral colors...

A couple a little ways in front of us had on #59 jerseys and hat...Derrick Tuszka...my kid and I were thinking "huh?"...then we realized they were probably family, lol....

Great experience...Colts fans were great...even when me and my kid were yelling about the refs, lol

Even the Colts fans were shocked at the ejection...at least around us...but they only replayed one angle at the stadium...have to watch the replay when I get home.

Overall take...still got work to do on redzone offense. Left too many points on the field...but D was stone cold, again.

cooll... there are good fans outside of oakland and philly.... lol

James says he used his shoulder, but he is in concussion protocal because he lead with the crown of his helmet...... if we had to win next week, that unnecessary hit would have hurt us....

[Xenos]

So do we play 2nd/3rd stringers the last two games or risk injuring our starters for nothing?

If we rest, it should only be the last game.

[Boltjolt]

3 games in a row our D looks better with Alohi over James

Just saying

Don't agree. Derwin had the pressure on the QB to force the first INT and made the 2nd INT on a great play. Alohi has improved a lot but he isn't Derwin.

[wu-dai clan]

Herbert threw the ball 30 times tonight, instead of 50.

Ekeler and Kelley averaged 3.7 yards per carry,
with a lot of ball control stuff.

We are rope-a-doping the National Football League.

It is time to get out the extra fine sandpaper,
to give it all a nice, nice finish.

[powderblueboy]

I think you start them but then give them the second half off and let the young guys get some reps…

I think it’s worth mentioning that kris rumph seems to be blossoming right before our eyes in the last two weeks, he’s playing faster more decisive and with better technique…

It would be huge if Rumph is taking the proverbial step up;

they can come after frog boy in waves with Mack, Bosa, Rumph, Fox, Van Noy - and keep it coming.
Tranquil is more than just a shoot the gap type blitzer, he's disengaging from blockers getting after the qb.