Chargers at Raiders Pre-Game Discussion (Week 18)

[dmac_bolt]

Chargers were trailing by either 7, possibly 14
Chargers had the ball inside the 10, if not the 5
Fouts threw an out in the flat, maybe to Joiner or Chandler, possibly Jefferson
Louis Breeden, #34 picked it off and went the distance - 100 yards
Ball. Game!!

Fouts throwing INTs in playoff games was sort of his signature move …

[cmplxgal]

[jamrock]

Must want to rest Salyer for the playoffs

[richpjr]

Must want to rest Salyer for the playoffs

The fact that Salyer can't beat out Pipkins and is only used in short running situations shows exactly what the coaching staff sees in him. He's just a guy.

[Bolt4Knob]

Fouts throwing INTs in playoff games was sort of his signature move …

Sorry - my mistake
The play I mentioned was from teh regular season game Jamrock mentioned

The game was in San Diego

I think the Chargers lost like 34-10 or 34-17 - the Bengals smoked them pretty good at the Murph

The game in Cincy, the cold game was 27-7 Bengals I believe.

[La Costa Boy]

Why all the Charger jerseys? Aren't u going to wear just one? Or are u going to sell a few at the game?

We're gonna be there for 4 days. Gotta rep the boys everyday!!! McConkey is the game day jersey though while the wife wears a Derwin.

[Scharnhorst43]

Gotta agree with Sonora here, Mr. Scharnhorst. Funny, I just watched a 30 min vid about the Freezer Bowl from the Bengals' perspective, interviews with former Bengals who played in the game. They said they were better prepared for the game than the Chargers, but even they were not experienced in playing in cold that extreme. The previous week the Chargers had played in the most epic playoff game of all time in Miami, in heat/humidity so extreme players were cramping up. They were physically and emotionally exhausted. Then they had to travel to Cinn and play in the coldest game ever recorded and deal with Pete Johnson. It may have appeared the Chargers mailed it in, but the reality is they were just spent.

Point well taken, and my use of the term " mailed it in" wasn't appropriate. its true that the Bolts had nothing left to give after that mentally and physically exhausting game in Florida the week before the freeze bowl. We were all so proud of our players......Kellen Winslow getting an IV on the sidelines, then being sent in to block a miami field goal!!! Now if a guy gets a paper cut they hold him out for a play
Anyway my original point is this.....the big guns know how important EVERY SINGLE GAME is. As evidenced by their records...Buffalo 13-3, KC 15-1, Detroit 14-2. These guys want home field advantage in early September and play like it, while others don't seem to consider it until late in the season. By then they don't control their own destiny and are at the mercy of who they play, and WHERE.
I'm glad we are in the playoffs, but i don't like playing in their crib. Here's to a 13 win record next season with many played in SOFI.

[Bolt-O]

[21&500]

Really need perryman if we play Baltimore at some point.

[Charge!]

Fouts throwing INTs in playoff games was sort of his signature move …

NOT really..... He won clutch playoff games against Miami and Buffalo

[jamrock]

Sorry - my mistake
The play I mentioned was from teh regular season game Jamrock mentioned

The game was in San Diego

I think the Chargers lost like 34-10 or 34-17 - the Bengals smoked them pretty good at the Murph

The game in Cincy, the cold game was 27-7 Bengals I believe.

40-17.

The real tragedy of the Coryell/Fouts era was losing to the Raiders at home in the AFCCG. That was the year they should have been in the SB and beat Ron Jaworski and the Eagles which the Raiders ended up doing.

[sonorajim]

Point well taken, and my use of the term " mailed it in" wasn't appropriate. its true that the Bolts had nothing left to give after that mentally and physically exhausting game in Florida the week before the freeze bowl. We were all so proud of our players......Kellen Winslow getting an IV on the sidelines, then being sent in to block a miami field goal!!! Now if a guy gets a paper cut they hold him out for a play
Anyway my original point is this.....the big guns know how important EVERY SINGLE GAME is. As evidenced by their records...Buffalo 13-3, KC 15-1, Detroit 14-2. These guys want home field advantage in early September and play like it, while others don't seem to consider it until late in the season. By then they don't control their own destiny and are at the mercy of who they play, and WHERE.
I'm glad we are in the playoffs, but i don't like playing in their crib. Here's to a 13 win record next season with many played in SOFI.

...Or go 14-2, skip wild card weekend and screw up multiple times vs Pats, refuse to win at home to knock ourselves out of the playoffs.

Not that I believe this team would pull that crap. Our players are all about team with Jim Harbaugh. Marty's players were worried about personal goals.