*** Chargers at Bills Game Day Thread ***

[ArtistFormerlyKnownAsBKR]

That came after Gene Klein gave our defensive line to the 49ers. There were a couple years when we had one of the best defenses in football. Big Hands. Fred Dean. Looooooouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuie.

Those '77-78-79 squads had good defenses. Dean, Johnson, Kelcher, Wilbur Young, Leroy Jones, Woody Lowe, Don Goode, Mike Williams, Mike Fuller, Willie Buchanon, Glen Edwards, Linden King. Ranked #2 in D on points and 5 in yards. 3rd in turnovers, 7th vs the pass, 8th against the run. That '79 team shoulda won the Super Bowl. The biggest flaw in that team was the lack of running game. We were 25th running and #1 in passing. And lost to the fucking Oilers without Earl Campbell, Ken Burrough and Dan Pastorini. We lost to a team with Gifford Neilsen at QB.

[6025]

Those '77-78-79 squads had good defenses. Dean, Johnson, Kelcher, Wilbur Young, Leroy Jones, Woody Lowe, Don Goode, Mike Williams, Mike Fuller, Willie Buchanon, Glen Edwards, Linden King. Ranked #2 in D on points and 5 in yards. 3rd in turnovers, 7th vs the pass, 8th against the run. That '79 team shoulda won the Super Bowl. The biggest flaw in that team was the lack of running game. We were 25th running and #1 in passing. And lost to the fucking Oilers without Earl Campbell, Ken Burrough and Dan Pastorini. We lost to a team with Gifford Neilsen at QB.

Bum outcoached Coryell, he figured out the plays by deciphering the hand signals used to relay plays to Fouts. Fouts got picked off four times by Vernon Perry. The next year they implemented a system to use three people to relay the signal - only one was correct; too little too late.

The Chargers blasted both Super Bowl participants in the regular season too. Yup, 1979 was the year.

[richpjr]

The defense is progressing nicely. We did blow a lead in the first game against the cards (certainly not all on the D) but we did have the defense stop comeback attempts by the other team two weeks in a row.

[floydefisher]

Can't disagree more. The bills defense is top ten. We were on the road, with wind gusts and in a nasty environment. In years past we choked this game away.

I can't say enough of the defensive game strategy of forcing ej to sit in the pocket and make his throws. On numerous occasions I saw two spy linebackers hovering waiting for Ej to leave the pocket.

Its been years since we could sit back and let the defense take over the game.

When has the chargers ever had a top ten offense, defense and coaching staff?

Just because their defense is top 10 means they are a legit team.

Chargers had a top 10 defense when they went 1-15 the sole year Ryan Leaf was the starter.

Like I said, I enjoyed the win, but I'm not exactly making Super Bowl plans off of it.

Keep in mind this same defense two weeks ago made Carson Palmer look like Johnny Unitas in the final minutes of the game, so they still have some work to do. I do however have confidence things will get much, much better by season's end. The talent is there, assembly is still a work in progress.

[Millionaire Wussy]

Those '77-78-79 squads had good defenses. Dean, Johnson, Kelcher, Wilbur Young, Leroy Jones, Woody Lowe, Don Goode, Mike Williams, Mike Fuller, Willie Buchanon, Glen Edwards, Linden King. Ranked #2 in D on points and 5 in yards. 3rd in turnovers, 7th vs the pass, 8th against the run. That '79 team shoulda won the Super Bowl. The biggest flaw in that team was the lack of running game. We were 25th running and #1 in passing. And lost to the fucking Oilers without Earl Campbell, Ken Burrough and Dan Pastorini. We lost to a team with Gifford Neilsen at QB.

Losing to that Houston team in the playoffs (at home no less) was a fireable offense IMO. What a complete joke. Our GM (Younger?) certainly supplied Coryell the firepower to go to the Super Bowl that year.

[ArtistFormerlyKnownAsBKR]

Losing to that Houston team in the playoffs (at home no less) was a fireable offense IMO. What a complete joke. Our GM (Younger?) certainly supplied Coryell the firepower to go to the Super Bowl that year.

Well the point's been made about them stealing signals and Vernon Perry's game. I dont think it was fireable. Keep in mind that it was our first time in the playoffs in a decade. Very, very disappointing, but hardly fireable. Coryell was the guy that got us over the hump to begin with. Gene Klein inexplicably let a great team erode.

[Millionaire Wussy]

Well the point's been made about them stealing signals and Vernon Perry's game. I dont think it was fireable. Keep in mind that it was our first time in the playoffs in a decade. Very, very disappointing, but hardly fireable. Coryell was the guy that got us over the hump to begin with. Gene Klein inexplicably let a great team erode.

We disagree on that. Whose fault was the signal stealing? That's got to be on the Head Coach. Our personnel on the field that day were vastly superior to that of the Oilers. Nauseating.

[6025]

We disagree on that. Whose fault was the signal stealing? That's got to be on the Head Coach. Our personnel on the field that day were vastly superior to that of the Oilers. Nauseating.

Definitely on Coryell but there was no way they were gonna fire him after he resurrected the franchise from the doldrums of Hell. That 79 team was Klein's first real winning squad since he bought the team in 1966. Plus, Coryell put butts in the seats - 1979 started a string of home sell outs that lasted into the 80s. Even with that loss Charger Power had a grip on the city.

[Millionaire Wussy]

Definitely on Coryell but there was no way they were gonna fire him after he resurrected the franchise from the doldrums of Hell. That 79 team was Klein's first real winning squad since he bought the team in 1966. Plus, Coryell put butts in the seats - 1979 started a string of home sell outs that lasted into the 80s. Even with that loss Charger Power had a grip on the city.

I got to let that go!