Chargers @ Jaguars Game Day Thread (Week 11) | Post Game Discussion

[Chargers8491]

You helped a lot. Really did. Thanks.

You're welcome!

[Whydachargers?]

I can't answer that question other than maybe Minter was asking too much of his d-line. I also don't think they have the Dline guys to run the complete D he wants to run.

With that said, that is one of the major adjustments they made over the bye. They played more cover 0 against the Raiders then they have all season. I expect they will continue this the rest of the year has they have to if they are going to stop the run and get pressure on the opposing QBs.

You helped a lot. Really did. Thanks.

[Chargers8491]

This message is for everyone...

I really thought that Chargers coaches were trying to lose the Jaguars game this year. I must admit my reasoning behind it was due to the frequent d-line alignment that opened obvious holes in what I assume was a response to an unbalanced o-line (maybe two OT's employed on one side of their center OR simply a TE lined up on one side) used by Jacksonville. I really did not notice how Jacksonville was lined up on either side of the center. But I did notice that we were aligning our d-line heavy towards the right side of J'villes' o-line - thereby creating obvious vacancies through our right side of our d-line. And J-Ville ran the ball repeatedly with success through that vacated space. I also noticed one d-line formation we employed near our goal-line that left our entire middle vacated that Jags' QB Trevor Lawrence ran through with ease for a three-yard TD.

My question for anyone who knows...Why would our coaches continue using "unbalanced" d-lines when they were continuously exploited by the Jags offense to our detriment? Why not go back to a regular alignment if our unbalanced d-line is not working AT ALL during the game? And that was the case on November 16, 2025 as far as what I could tell.

It kind of shocked me that we continued with this strategy because they were killing us by simply running towards wherever our vacated d-line was exposed at. It really frustrated me to a high degree. I couldn't watch most of the second half because of it. So I may have missed some/lots of plays where we lined up in a more conventional formation. Was that the case? I'm hoping someone can tell me yes or no. Anyhow, I don't want to assume our coaches are "in on the fix" (until I have clear-cut substantiated evidence at least) because it leaves me with quite a dirty taste in my mouth whenever watching other games. It taints what I'm watching! I want to enjoy football. And NOT suspect based on no substantiated evidence that major "game-fixing" is being employed by elements within NFL teams (coaches/players?) and/or game referees/umpires.

Anyways, if you can help with why we used our unbalanced d-line so much to utter futility in that Jags game,please do.

Thank you,

Fred

I can't answer that question other than maybe Minter was asking too much of his d-line. I also don't think they have the Dline guys to run the complete D he wants to run.

With that said, that is one of the major adjustments they made over the bye. They played more cover 0 against the Raiders then they have all season. I expect they will continue this the rest of the year has they have to if they are going to stop the run and get pressure on the opposing QBs.

[sonorajim]

How do you cope with not having any answers?

Move on. We're 8-4 going for 9-4

[jamrock]

How do you cope with not having any answers?

Be a stoic

[Whydachargers?]

I have the same questions. Sorry. No help from me.

How do you cope with not having any answers?

[sonorajim]

This message is for everyone...

I really thought that Chargers coaches were trying to lose the Jaguars game this year. I must admit my reasoning behind it was due to the frequent d-line alignment that opened obvious holes in what I assume was a response to an unbalanced o-line (maybe two OT's employed on one side of their center OR simply a TE lined up on one side) used by Jacksonville. I really did not notice how Jacksonville was lined up on either side of the center. But I did notice that we were aligning our d-line heavy towards the right side of J'villes' o-line - thereby creating obvious vacancies through our right side of our d-line. And J-Ville ran the ball repeatedly with success through that vacated space. I also noticed one d-line formation we employed near our goal-line that left our entire middle vacated that Jags' QB Trevor Lawrence ran through with ease for a three-yard TD.

My question for anyone who knows...Why would our coaches continue using "unbalanced" d-lines when they were continuously exploited by the Jags offense to our detriment? Why not go back to a regular alignment if our unbalanced d-line is not working AT ALL during the game? And that was the case on November 16, 2025 as far as what I could tell.

It kind of shocked me that we continued with this strategy because they were killing us by simply running towards wherever our vacated d-line was exposed at. It really frustrated me to a high degree. I couldn't watch most of the second half because of it. So I may have missed some/lots of plays where we lined up in a more conventional formation. Was that the case? I'm hoping someone can tell me yes or no. Anyhow, I don't want to assume our coaches are "in on the fix" (until I have clear-cut substantiated evidence at least) because it leaves me with quite a dirty taste in my mouth whenever watching other games. It taints what I'm watching! I want to enjoy football. And NOT suspect based on no substantiated evidence that major "game-fixing" is being employed by elements within NFL teams (coaches/players?) and/or game referees/umpires.

Anyways, if you can help with why we used our unbalanced d-line so much to utter futility in that Jags game,please do.

Thank you,

Fred

I have the same questions. Sorry. No help from me.

[Whydachargers?]

This message is for everyone...

I really thought that Chargers coaches were trying to lose the Jaguars game this year. I must admit my reasoning behind it was due to the frequent d-line alignment that opened obvious holes in what I assume was a response to an unbalanced o-line (maybe two OT's employed on one side of their center OR simply a TE lined up on one side) used by Jacksonville. I really did not notice how Jacksonville was lined up on either side of the center. But I did notice that we were aligning our d-line heavy towards the right side of J'villes' o-line - thereby creating obvious vacancies through our right side of our d-line. And J-Ville ran the ball repeatedly with success through that vacated space. I also noticed one d-line formation we employed near our goal-line that left our entire middle vacated that Jags' QB Trevor Lawrence ran through with ease for a three-yard TD.

My question for anyone who knows...Why would our coaches continue using "unbalanced" d-lines when they were continuously exploited by the Jags offense to our detriment? Why not go back to a regular alignment if our unbalanced d-line is not working AT ALL during the game? And that was the case on November 16, 2025 as far as what I could tell.

It kind of shocked me that we continued with this strategy because they were killing us by simply running towards wherever our vacated d-line was exposed at. It really frustrated me to a high degree. I couldn't watch most of the second half because of it. So I may have missed some/lots of plays where we lined up in a more conventional formation. Was that the case? I'm hoping someone can tell me yes or no. Anyhow, I don't want to assume our coaches are "in on the fix" (until I have clear-cut substantiated evidence at least) because it leaves me with quite a dirty taste in my mouth whenever watching other games. It taints what I'm watching! I want to enjoy football. And NOT suspect based on no substantiated evidence that major "game-fixing" is being employed by elements within NFL teams (coaches/players?) and/or game referees/umpires.

Anyways, if you can help with why we used our unbalanced d-line so much to utter futility in that Jags game,please do.

Thank you,

Fred

[dmac_bolt]

Homemade, fresh baked Apple Pie for me. I like sweets in general, some more than others but my #1 is apple pie.

Apple is the King of fruit pies, i agree. with the crumble top.

[OG619FrightninLightnin]

Jahleel Addae does a very good job here of explaining everything that went wrong in Jax and why it went wrong. When asked about why GRo didn't adjust, he tip-toed around it, IMO he didn't want be critical of Gro. He said that when he was playing and a game plan wasn't working the DC would sometimes say, hey were going to go back to what worked for us the previous week. Addae is a bright guy, he knows how to explain the intricacies of pro football to the layman fan.

Evaluating Bolts At The Bye | LA Chargers

Those are employees of the Chargers. They won't be offering heavy criticism

[Riverwalk]

I remember a time when cakes had a full coated frosting, instead of the tiny little sugary filaments running down the middle crevace.

Kind of preferred it that way.

Try a Nothing Bundt cake.

[Factotum]

This thread has certainly jumped the shark