Chargers at Texans Pre-Game Discussion (Wild Card Round)

[jamrock]

Ryans is a smart defensive coach. He'll attack our weakness in the IOL.

[21&500]

The Slater update is killing me. I need to know what is happening.

[Bolts0503]

What concerns me most during this run to the playoffs is that, outside of the Patriots, we still haven't played 4 solid quarters of football in a game. If not for the defense against the Raiders, we go into halftime behind. And we all know the stories against Cincy and Denver. We got away with playing some mediocre football for long stretches. We need that NE game to repeat itself. Four quarters with points. We can't forget Houston found a way to beat the Bills. It took QJ only 33 games to figure things out. Ladd has become Keenan. Could it be QJ has finally become Williams?

[Bolt4Knob]

If it comes down to having to play at KC or at Baltimore or at Buffalo I would prefer at KC

No doubt about it. Familiarity is huge

[Bolt4Knob]

?? They have a bye

I think they meant that the Chiefs are locked in to play the Saturday of the Divisional week end

Can't say the same for the Lions - who also have a bye but could also be playing the Rams/Vikes - who play on Monday Night so that would mean the Lions plays on Sunday

[sonorajim]

Its the playoffs, so I saying "it isn't going to be easy" is pretty silly. I think the Texans defense is good. Really good. They will cause some problems -- problems that will worsen if Slater is not playing. The Chargers offense continues to improve and finished respectfully ranked in the NFL -- despite what I still think is a relatively shallow talent pool. The Chargers defense is good, but as we have seen, it is not quite as good as folks thought. But the Texans offense is pretty poor too. I think the Chargers win. I'm not going to give a score because I expect it will be a pretty close one -- decided by less than 7 points.

10-7 Hou is kinda erratic. They beat Buf wk5.Lost by 3 to Det wk10. Their last 3 L to KC 19 - 27 duh, totally dominated by Bal 2 - 31, W at Ten 23-16.
Stroud throws more picks than Herbert, 11- 3 and their D gives up more points, 21.9 to 17.7 on avg.
It's a single L tourney and they know it. We can expect their best.

[Bolt4Knob]

Ryans is a smart defensive coach. He'll attack our weakness in the IOL.

Every team knows to attack the Chargers IOL.

It is a weakness to be sure. Maybe move Herbert a little more around the pocket to counter it

Texans are a good team. Started strong - finished a little shakey. But injuries no doubt have hurt.

They will play with a chip to be sure

[Formula 21]

Every team knows to attack the Chargers IOL.

It is a weakness to be sure. Maybe move Herbert a little more around the pocket to counter it

Texans are a good team. Started strong - finished a little shakey. But injuries no doubt have hurt.

They will play with a chip to be sure

The play action and screen games have made a huge difference in our offense. The blitzing and stunting have drastically been reduced. We are so much better now.

[OG619FrightninLightnin]

The Slater update is killing me. I need to know what is happening.

Expect 5 more days of gamesmanship from LA

[OG619FrightninLightnin]

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[ChargingBolts]

?? They have a bye

We'd have 6 days off not 7 if KC was playing the following Sunday against us

[Boltinloudguy]

What concerns me most during this run to the playoffs is that, outside of the Patriots, we still haven't played 4 solid quarters of football in a game. If not for the defense against the Raiders, we go into halftime behind. And we all know the stories against Cincy and Denver. We got away with playing some mediocre football for long stretches. We need that NE game to repeat itself. Four quarters with points. We can't forget Houston found a way to beat the Bills. It took QJ only 33 games to figure things out. Ladd has become Keenan. Could it be QJ has finally become Williams?

I would say QJ has finally become himself and nobody else. I think McConkey has the ability to become better than Allen. Conk is just as quick, faster, just doesn’t have the size. QJ is a completely different player than Williams. QJ’s game is slowly developing. Let’s hope this last game is a springboard for the future. But it doesn’t mean that they can’t add another legitimate weapon on the outside.

A team I would call is the Bears and see what the want for DJ Moore. I love Moore’s game! Moore, Conk, QJ, a legit TE1 and a Legit RB1 could do some real damage.