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Happy Bye Week Diehards
at least we are spared from heartbreak today.
This weeks Film Study centers on our 16yr Vet QB Phillip Rivers who is making some head scratching decisions usually reserved for a 1st yr rookie.
Play #1
Dropped INT.
Yes Mathieu dropped what was and easy pick. Yes Rivers got hit as he was throwing. My gripe is Rivers making his decision where to throw pre-snap and not taking what the defense gives him. Rivers never looks at Gordon in flat who would have been 1on1 with LB. Rivers also missed Watt free for easy 5yr gain after his chip block.
Play #2
Bomb INT
Rivers slides well in the pocket to his right. Henry is open for 10yd gain. Ekeler is WIDE open right infront of Rivers. Phil decides to throw the bomb, but the play has developed too long and although the ball flies 50yds in air it is underthrown and the result is INT. I doubt any QB in the league hits Patton in stride near 35yd line on that throw. Bad decision compounded by late throw.
Play #3
The heartbreaker. Game ending INT.
Everybody is covered. So Rivers should have thrown it away. 2nd down 24secs on clock. Live to fight another day. But we know Phil, he is gonna give his all every play. I get that. I get the gunslinger mentality. If thats the way it is, then Henry was the best choice. HH had a small seam and the LB had his back turned. Rivers could have put a high ball in the back on the endzone where HH catches it or nobody does. Instead he throws jump ball to Ekeler which was.....you guessed it.....underthrown.
It seems like Philip Rivers does not trust his team. He doesnt trust his O-line to hold for 3secs. He doesnt trust his TE or RB to make a guy miss. I can sympathize with an aging QB losing arm strength, but their decision making should be top notch. Rivers is showing the opposite and its costing us wins. Easy wins. Yes i count us fans as part of the team. We cheer and support them. They are our team. Without us, they have no paycheck.
at least we are spared from heartbreak today.
This weeks Film Study centers on our 16yr Vet QB Phillip Rivers who is making some head scratching decisions usually reserved for a 1st yr rookie.
Play #1
Dropped INT.
Yes Mathieu dropped what was and easy pick. Yes Rivers got hit as he was throwing. My gripe is Rivers making his decision where to throw pre-snap and not taking what the defense gives him. Rivers never looks at Gordon in flat who would have been 1on1 with LB. Rivers also missed Watt free for easy 5yr gain after his chip block.
Play #2
Bomb INT
Rivers slides well in the pocket to his right. Henry is open for 10yd gain. Ekeler is WIDE open right infront of Rivers. Phil decides to throw the bomb, but the play has developed too long and although the ball flies 50yds in air it is underthrown and the result is INT. I doubt any QB in the league hits Patton in stride near 35yd line on that throw. Bad decision compounded by late throw.
Play #3
The heartbreaker. Game ending INT.
Everybody is covered. So Rivers should have thrown it away. 2nd down 24secs on clock. Live to fight another day. But we know Phil, he is gonna give his all every play. I get that. I get the gunslinger mentality. If thats the way it is, then Henry was the best choice. HH had a small seam and the LB had his back turned. Rivers could have put a high ball in the back on the endzone where HH catches it or nobody does. Instead he throws jump ball to Ekeler which was.....you guessed it.....underthrown.
It seems like Philip Rivers does not trust his team. He doesnt trust his O-line to hold for 3secs. He doesnt trust his TE or RB to make a guy miss. I can sympathize with an aging QB losing arm strength, but their decision making should be top notch. Rivers is showing the opposite and its costing us wins. Easy wins. Yes i count us fans as part of the team. We cheer and support them. They are our team. Without us, they have no paycheck.
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