Official Charger Season Discussion - News - Roster Moves - Injuries

[Duck of Death]

We need to finish drives
We need to get off the field on 3rd down
They've got good players too
We came out a little flat
We've got to hold onto the ball
We need to secure the ball
...
we really could go on forever.

THEY ARE WHO WE THEY THOUGHT THEY ARE!
PLAYOFFS, PLAYOFFS???

Someone here has the ultimate quote in their sig: "we have a good team, you saw how we played for 3 quarters"

[OG619FrightninLightnin]

Oh snap!

[CanadianBoltFan]

A Dolphins fan acquaintance informs me because the Dolphins' offense is practicing against Fangio defenses Staley won't be able shut down Tua like he did in last season's game.

Might if Armstead is out and he gets crushed

[FoutsFan]

A Dolphins fan acquaintance informs me because the Dolphins' offense is practicing against Fangio defenses Staley won't be able shut down Tua like he did in last season's game.

Well that settles it. We have no chance.

[chargeroo]

A Dolphins fan acquaintance informs me because the Dolphins' offense is practicing against Fangio defenses Staley won't be able shut down Tua like he did in last season's game.

Here's a thought for him - Herbert practices against that Fangio defense every day too.

[colorado]

Well that settles it. We have no chance.

Lol, Say whaaatttt!!!!????

Happiness is being a DOT INNOVATOR

[YAC]

Timeless coaching cliches used all the time:

- "...one game at a time."

- "We need to play 60 minutes of good football."

- "There are no easy games in this league."

- "We can't afford to look past this team."

After a practice:

- "I liked what I saw today."

- "I'm happy with the way that our guys performed today."

- "There was great [insert adjective here - excitement, enthusiasm, energy, swagger, etc.] today at practice."

- "We have a long way to go" or "We're not where we need to be yet, but we're getting closer."

- "We have to focus on the fundamentals."


Halftime / sideline comments:

- "We need to play more consistently if we want to win this one."

- "We have to get more stops on defense."

- Some form or variation of "We need to score more points."

- "Offensively, we need more explosive plays" or "We need to be more efficient with the ball."

- "We need to do a better job of stopping the run," or "We need to do a better job of pressuring the quarterback."

- "We have to play how we're capable of playing."

- "We have to control the tempo."

After a game:

- "I'm really proud of our guys [and how they played, battled, etc.]."

- "Our guys gave it everything they had" or "they left everything they had out on the field"

- "Turnovers were the story in this one," or "Field position really played a big role in this one."

- "We didn't make enough plays to win this one."

- "You have to give our opponent credit," or "We beat a very good team today."

- "Both teams were playing at a high level."

- "The game was really a lot closer than the final score would indicate."

- "This team showed a lot of [pride , poise, character, heart, etc.] today."

- "We didn't execute today."

https://footballscoop.com/news/25-ov...otball-coaches

I guess I'm getting old but I can barely / rarely even make myself listen to coaches or players answer media questions. Only thing I typically want to hear is injury updates or transactions.

[SuperCharged]

I'm a little worried for JCJ. I don't think he's going to make week 1.

[Formula 21]

The Chargers are favored in their first five games v Miami, @Tenn, @Minn, v Las Vegans, v Cowboys. The first game they are not favored is week 7 @KC.

https://www.vegasinsider.com/nfl/odds/las-vegas/

[OG619FrightninLightnin]

We need to finish drives
We need to get off the field on 3rd down
They've got good players too
We came out a little flat
We've got to hold onto the ball
We need to secure the ball
...
we really could go on forever.

THEY ARE WHO WE THEY THOUGHT THEY ARE!
PLAYOFFS, PLAYOFFS???

Someone here has the ultimate quote in their sig: "we have a good team, you saw how we played for 3 quarters"

"It is what it is"

[gzubeck]

The Chargers are favored in their first five games v Miami, @Tenn, @Minn, v Las Vegans, v Cowboys. The first game they are not favored is week 7 @KC.

https://www.vegasinsider.com/nfl/odds/las-vegas/

Quite possibly no Chris Jones in week 7 if he actually holds out. That is a big defensive player not available to them like no Bosa. With that we should be favored there as well in week 6.

[Ghost of Quacksaw]

I guess I'm getting old but I can barely are rarely even make myself listen to coaches or players answer media questions. Only thing I typically want to hear is injury updates or transactions.

Totally, 100% concur.

Sports journalism-- or more specifically, journalists interviewing athletes-- is an endeavor that has NOT improved even ONE iota in the half century that I've been paying attention to sports. It's the same set of empty, meaningless questions that fail to draw anything of substance from the athlete, and the same questions that you can't expect any degree of honesty about in a player's response. For example: "Do you agree with the call coach made on that 4th down play you failed to convert?" Or one of my all time favorites, "With as disappointing a season as it's been, do you think the coaching staff will be retained?"

IMO, sports journalists frequently do very sloppy, unprofessional work. There's a mental laziness in their interviewing that I've never encountered in any other line of work I've ever been involved in.