Pagano's skating

[SDFan]

Wade had:

- Merriman in his prime and roided up
- Jamal Williams in his prime
- Young Luis Castillo pre injuries
- Shaun Phillips in his prime
- aging but still making plays Donnie Edwards
- Jammer in his prime
- Igor when he was still effective

Pagano is missing his young defensive stud (Ingram), another prospect (Teo), and his two guys on the DL (Liuget and Reyes) are underperforming. Not to mention our corners can't seem to cover regardless of pressure up front.

Point is, is Pagano simply not calling the right plays or is the personnel letting him down?

yesterday they were missing Butler and Wright too. Not sure why Taylor isn't seeing time at SS yet, but its time to end the Gilchrist experiment since we need him more at CB than S. IF Taylor isn't ready yet (he seemed to be on the verge during TC) then start Stuckey and rotate with Jaleel the way they have been.

[Boltjolt]

Wade had:

- Merriman in his prime and roided up
- Jamal Williams in his prime
- Young Luis Castillo pre injuries
- Shaun Phillips in his prime
- aging but still making plays Donnie Edwards
- Jammer in his prime
- Igor when he was still effective

Pagano is missing his young defensive stud (Ingram), another prospect (Teo), and his two guys on the DL (Liuget and Reyes) are underperforming. Not to mention our corners can't seem to cover regardless of pressure up front.

Point is, is Pagano simply not calling the right plays or is the personnel letting him down?

First , Igor sucked!

But i can agree with this to a point. We dont have teh talent on the defense and i wouldnt call Ingram a stud either. I didnt really like him in college and didnt get the hype and im just hoping he shows what everyone was excited about but i didnt see it last year, though he was a rookie.

Heres to hope.
Im still pissed AJ didnt draft Justin Houston when the second round camea round a couple years ago. I thought he was a first round player and ended up going in the third because of a possitive weed test. He has been good since the middle of his rookie year but is on a division rival.

[Beerman]

Don't forget Steve Williams...

The big issue for me is why Luiget and Reyes aren't playing well? Has Pagano changed dline assignments? It's not like they are making fewer plays, they are making NO plays.Also, moving Weddle like they have has hurt his performance as well.

Pagano moved Liuget and Reyes (LDE -> RDE) this training camp. I assume he did it to cover up for Reyes run defense deficiencies. So far it's a massive failure.

[Guy Lombardo]

Whoa, I hadn't heard about that. So they switched our DE's that played well in their roles last year and put our best DB in the box playing quasi-LB? Hmmm....

[Panama]

Pagano is toast after this season. Good riddance. Was never inspired by that hiring, and I'm somewhat surprised that we even kept him.

Pagano's job is as safe as DJ Fluker's. He will not be scapegoated for the lack of talent/depth on the roster. I'm willing to put my money where my mouth is if you (or anyone) fancy another bet.

[QSmokey]

Pagano's job is as safe as DJ Fluker's. He will not be scapegoated for the lack of talent/depth on the roster. I'm willing to put my money where my mouth is if you (or anyone) fancy another bet.

Conceding already? Trying to recoup your losses?

[Panama]

Conceding already? Trying to recoup your losses?

Did that sound like a concession? I'm saying I'm so sure Pagano's job is safe I'm willing to stake money on it.

[QSmokey]

Did that sound like a concession? I'm saying I'm so sure Pagano's job is safe I'm willing to stake money on it.

Yes, to the first bet (you need 7 wins to collect). Sounds like you're conceding on that one and trying to recoup your losses by attempting to lure me (or anyone) into another bet.

[Panama]

Yes, to the first bet (you need 7 wins to collect). Sounds like you're conceding on that one and trying to recoup your losses by attempting to lure me (or anyone) into another bet.

I don't see how the two are related. I think the Chargers will win 7 games. I don't think Pagano will be fired. I'm still willing to throw money after either of those two propositions. :thumbsup:

[SDFan]

Pagano moved Liuget and Reyes (LDE -> RDE) this training camp. I assume he did it to cover up for Reyes run defense deficiencies. So far it's a massive failure.

Don Johnson is the DL coach, not Pagano (whose specialty was LBs) and I'm sure Johnson has as much or more to do with position assignments as Pagano. I've never been impressed with Johnson, though many here have been, and I'm going to be laying some heavy blame on him for regressions of Luigit, Reyes, and inability to get consistency out of Thomas. Probably had major say on not keeping Franklin, Garay & Martin too.

[Big Dog]

Pagano's job is as safe as DJ Fluker's. He will not be scapegoated for the lack of talent/depth on the roster. I'm willing to put my money where my mouth is if you (or anyone) fancy another bet.

Dude, sucking us into betting with you and taking our lunch money is not a solid retirement income strategy ... Even in Panama ...

[Panama]

Dude, sucking us into betting with you and taking our lunch money is not a solid retirement income strategy ... Even in Panama ...

Alas, the $10 max that Q bets won't stretch very far here in London!