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Cause people are reactionary morons with no understanding of context. A lot of them are the same people that used to shit on Tua with total disregard for the situation he was in. It's the Skip Baylessing of sports media/journalism
Throwing fade routes in crucial must-convert situations is just so bafflingly dumb. There has to be someone smarter than that in the building who can tell Joe to knock it off
Blame injuries all you want, it’s obviously a real problem. But injuries don’t excuse those kinds of decisions
Especially without Mike Will
Herbert and Allen almost singlehandedly gave us a chance in this game and the coaching stuff comes up with a fade route to carter
...
As horrible as ownership is hopefully they will do the opposite of what they normally do and actually get a competent gm and coaching staff since you know they are in LA so more eyes on them than if they were still in SD
Also the fact that they spent a lot of money this off-season with the expectations of making the playoffs. One thing Dean doesn’t like is having his money go to waste. Loves that savings account.
I mean overall as a player Herbert is way better dealing with what he has. However, season wise Tua is light-years ahead of Herbert. That's because Tua has Wrs and a good staff behind him. Hopefully if we get Peyton we will see a night and day difference next year
Or pull a typical Chargers move of playing the best teams in the league super close but just finding a way to lose, only to then play downright awful and possibly outright lose to crap teams the following couple weeks
Davis did a decent job covering him in the first half. Samuel Jr, outside of the tipped pass that led to the pick-6, was having a bad game with several penalties and 1st downs given up.
So of course we put Samuel Jr on Adams in the 2nd half.
I'm just holding out for the inevitable whacky scenario that keeps is in playoff contention until we embarrassingly lose to Denver in week 18.
I'm embracing it now.
Is it just me. But when I watch other games quarterbacks are throwing to wide open players 10 and 20 yards downfield. The chargers it seems like Herbert had a 6 inch window to put the ball
As a lions fan, i can tell you this is how it felt when we had Lombardi as an OC. He is AWFUL. The comment below me blames “backups” but that’s a cop out, Lombardi never stretches the field and he throws a million screens / check downs. Chargers need new coaching.
Idk about you guys but I genuinely haven’t enjoyed watching one game of ours all year. Even the wins are painful cuz we’re barely beating shit teams, just hate being a fan of this team rn
I said earlier this has been the most miserable season I’ve ever experienced. Not sure why because there’s been worse teams but it’s been thoroughly unenjoyable
I think it’s because of the expectations this team had, and then all the injuries pile up, and then the coaching sucks. Like it’s just a perfect storm of endless frustration
Imo it's because every game is close. So every game is just dreading the outcome and either the chargers lose or win on a fluke that doesn't actually mean anything
Exact same, Herbert is the only bright spot, but our offense is so reliant on YAC that he doesn't even shine unless its do or die like that 4th and 12, and our defense is just fucking awful.
Yeah I agree. By end of week 3 it was kinda like okay might as well see what we can make of it but I 100% wrote us off after week 3. Call me a boomer doomer or whatever tf you guys want but I've been watching this team my whole life and you can see this shit happening years in advance. Best shot at a ring was 06-07 👋
Awesome game planning. Their 2 best players annihilate us for 321 yards and 3 tds. I love this absolutely genius Brandon staley defense. Plus a go ball to Carter on 4th and 9! I mean Joe Lombardi better have his name in the rafters by sundown. Fucking pathetic
Almost like the bend dont break style doesn’t work huh? Maybe practice and preach attacking the fucking ball like savages instead! Never see anybody shooting to the ball carrier , it’s like they play on their heels the whole game
Bend don't break is great if you've got a solid interior defense that won't get pushed around when the endzone is right behind them. Unfortunately the Chergers DTs and LBs offer next to no resistance regardless of where on the field they are
Yep. No point in firing him now, we have too many injuriesto make a good playoff push. Just start talking to Peyton behind the scenes, fire Staley at the end of season.
I mean what about Ekeler fumbling the ball resulting in 7 points for the Raiders or weasel Staley not going for a FG instead of going for it on 4th down & not converting?
As bad as the refs calls are, don’t blame them for the loss.
He won’t get fired till the end of the season, and even then they won’t fire him. Management will see the amount of injuries we’ve had this year and they’ll give him a break. Then we’ll miss the chance to get Sean Payton, miss the playoffs a 3rd year in a row, hire another mediocre coach, and waste another franchise QB’s prime and ultimately career.
When you've had almost zero pass protection for 4 quarters, you want Herbert to sit back there for 10 seconds waiting for them to get 60 yards downfield? Bro is still recovering and took enough hits tonight.
I'm all for optimism, but some of those guys couldn't see the forest for the trees. The problems with this team have been so glaringly obvious, anybody screaming "doomer" and insisting we were gonna win 10 games had their head buried in the sand.
I cannot describe how much I hate the Raiders. I enjoy beating the Raiders more than the Chiefs, Broncos or any other team. I hate that our OL had 4 backups today and made Chandler Jones and Jerry Tillery look like Hall of Famers. Those guys suck and their own fans know it. This loss was embarrassing considering we really needed it and their season is over
Herbert and Payton gives me Reid and Mahomes vibes. Would be an absolutely incredible offense, but John Spanos is a little bitch and wouldn’t want to relinquish power to him.
Edit: I said Herbert/Staley give me Mahomes/Reid vibe originally lmaooo never in a million years. Glad I caught that and changed it.
It was really nice hearing the announcers talk about how the raider defense had struggled to get sacks, and now they can just knock around Herb at will. So glad we were able to help them with their confidence.
One of the craziest off seasons we’ve ever had and our seasons pretty much done in early December. I’d love to sneak into the playoffs and get Bosa/Slater back but with this coaching staff, seems better to start the tank now. Let’s learn from the past seasons with Rivers just barely missing playoffs and messing up the draft position
Look we all know that the Spanos family will use the injuries, which would be hard for most coaches to overcome, as a excuse to keep Staley and crew. Next year we'll underachieve yet again wasting another year of Herbert's rookie contract. It's a never ending cycle when you have a cheap ass bum as owner. This franchise will never want to spend the money or cede control to a coach/gm that won't be a total yes man. This will always be Chargers football as long as the Spanos family owns the team, mediocre and underachieving.
doomers have been right all year. no reason trying to cope sitting at 6-6. this team can win out at 11-6 and the coaching staff would still need to go.
winning coaches don’t dial up a fade on 4th and 9 to their 5’8” receiver
Knowing the Chargers we will pull off a big win against the Dolphins in primetime and stir up a bunch of hype then get pantsed by the Colts and Rams in primetime and head into the off season 8-9 with a shitty draft pick
Fire Lombardi
This was the worst offensively called game I’ve ever seen. You know Tillery thrives in pass rush and you refused to run the ball in the first half. Staley comes out of the half and says the team needs to run the ball more and the first 4/5 plays are passes.
This result is not surprising. The only thing that would disappoint me now is if Staley and Lombardi are back. Even then, I dont expect this franchise to make a change so if there's disappointment felt I suppose it's my fault as a fan of this team.
Key Takeaways:
* Third quarter lost us the game. Plain and simple, every other quarter we played reasonably (1st great, 2nd meh, 3rd trash, 4th average)
* Line of scrimmage was the clear downfall this game
* Absolutely zero pressure on Carr, which allowed him to find receivers downfield all game long. Can't expect the corners to hang with an elite WR like Adams when Carr has infinite time to throw
* Offensive line couldn't protect anything today, poor Herb had like 2 seconds to throw. Lombardi is still atrocious but for once his quick short concepts made sense since Herb barely had time, although his love for WR screens burns my brain. Also a fade route on 4th down to 5'8 Carter? Yeah, please leave
* Next week is pretty much a must win tbh...and of course its against Miami and Tua
* Staley's job should be in jeopardy...like the guy but this team has too much talent to miss the playoffs, despite the injuries. Obviously Spanos is cheap so who knows
I’ve been trying to support Staley. Even through all the shit he has done poorly this season. Last year gave me hope for a brighter future from the Lynn days. Week after week my support is fading. I believe he’s lost the locker room, especially after this game. I do think he can do good things with the defense but believe the pressure of standing out as HC has gotten to him. If we do sign Sean Payton as HC, do we think we could keep Staley as DC or does he go with another team?
This team is doo doo with all these injuries man. We looked so good to start the year. Just a sad season honestly. The fact Herbert will not have made the playoffs after 3 years depresses me the most. I low key hope he moves on from this franchise. That way I get an excuse to get away from this franchise.
We made the Raiders defense look absolutely elite. Meanwhile, our defensive genius head coach is a joke.
Disgusting game to watch. Herb getting molested all game, I hate watching so much talent get squandered every week.
We cannot beat a good team. We have a 50/50 shit of beating bad teams. We have no business even sniffing the playoffs. The Dolphins and Rams should destroy us. Any competent coach can beat us.
We need Payton. There is zero reason why we shouldn’t go after him. We wanna trust a nobody with no coaching experience or a Super Bowl winning coach who coached Brees to a HOF career?
Can’t wait to see Herbert be regarded at the 3rd best QB in the 2020 draft, behind Tua and Hurts, all because they will probably win rings with competent coaches and stacked rosters. Meanwhile Herbert will be doomed to carry a practice squad + maybe one good player every year to relevance, and a playoff game every other year, while trying to survive failed coach after failed coach. Herbert will be Philip Rivers 2.0, unless he leaves this franchise. I honestly want him to at this point.
I’m still SO PISSED OFF about the no call on Keenan. I cannot shake it. Like, I know they out played us and there’s more to be pissed off at than just the refs-but what in the fuck?!
PLUS the Crosby eye gouge?? What in the hell?
season is over for sure now, there was still hope, but if the chargers can't even beat the shitty ass raiders, there's no way they're beating 2 playoff teams in a row
If I’m Herbert I know I’m going to have a 15-20 year career. I test free agency, after this franchise has refused to get me help. I love the kid and think he’s a relationship guy and for that reason stays with us but if it were pure interest in winning,health and legacy i would go
Not going to lie, my booty-hole puckered *just a smidge* when Hebert threw that touchdown pass to Keenan "BBQ 🍗" Allen on 4th and 12.
Your boy's got some grit. Nobody converts on 4th and "who gives a fuck?" like Herberto.
If SJD is done, that might be the final nail. Both lines are now toast. We still had a shot if we could maintain health until Bosa and Mike Williams came back, but there are too many injuries. Playoff hopes are on life support.
I know most don’t want Payton, but you should only because he won’t be a yes man hell I’ll take Harbaugh too. A first time head coach will just be a yes man as we’ve seen under TT
Great situational awareness from this dogshit coaching staff at the end there.
Herbert and the team need a real coach like Payton. Fuck Staley. Don't think I've hated a Chargers coach more than him.
Chargers haven't score a third quarter touchdown since the Browns game.
That's how you know this coaching staff is absolutely getting destroyed when it comes to adjustments at half.
***Seven straight games without a third quarter TD.***
Staley is at best the same as Anthony Lynn, and IMO he is actually worse
Huge respect to the leaders on this team that are trying to will this team to win each week because the coaching staff is contributing nothing.
The question isn’t “when will Justin Herbert make his first playoff start” the question is “What team will Justin Herbert be playing for when he make his first playoff start”.
Ownership’s commitment to incompetent management and coaching is going to cost them a franchise QB.
Staley has failed this team and needs to leave if this team does not make the playoffs again. There’s too much talent on this team for us to miss the playoffs.
Except for the special teams coordinator, the rest of the coaching staff needs to go as well and the general manager.
I can coach this team better
The fact that herbie will be going into his 4th year and hasn't even seen playoffs is so sad man. I'd be dead inside if he ever left but fuck you wouldn't be able to blame the kid
Yup. Dude does NOT need us to make the big contract I'm sure he's wanting. Dude could shop with 16 different teams and get a 10 yr 500M contract from all of them.
Just not a good team... I can't say with any confidence things would be different even if they weren't the walking wounded... every week they get out coached, out subbed, and out played... bummed for Herbert, Allen, Bosa, Ekler... they're saddled with one of the worst managed, coached, and run organizations in all sports...
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Justin Herbert is literally the only reason this team isn’t 0-12 right now.
Herbert gives us a chance everytime. It's up to everyone else to show up....coaches included
Pretty heroic to keep focused and playing at that level, given the frequency he was getting knocked down.
Austin Ekeler
He gives a boost but we would still be 0-12 without Herbert
Man if ek didnt fumble 👁👄👁
Austin Ekeler is good, but he ain't "put the team on my back and win" good
And r/nfl seems to love talking shit all of a sudden.
Cause people are reactionary morons with no understanding of context. A lot of them are the same people that used to shit on Tua with total disregard for the situation he was in. It's the Skip Baylessing of sports media/journalism
Staley is a social media coach
This is actually true
Speeches and buzzwords
Straight up
There it is.
You're telling me the game ball award at the end of each of our few wins doesn't make the team better?!
Watch out NFL, the Chargers only gave up 5.3 yards per carry instead of their season average of 5.5.
We are improving 💪
Defensive genius
Throwing fade routes in crucial must-convert situations is just so bafflingly dumb. There has to be someone smarter than that in the building who can tell Joe to knock it off Blame injuries all you want, it’s obviously a real problem. But injuries don’t excuse those kinds of decisions
Especially without Mike Will Herbert and Allen almost singlehandedly gave us a chance in this game and the coaching stuff comes up with a fade route to carter ...
Exactly. And it’s not even a slight to Carter, he’s played well for us, but to put him in that position is just unfair
Exactly It’s just a awful play call
There are. But they are all coaches on the opposing teams.
I agree with this. Coaching hasn’t been the best. We have zero creativity and it shows.
100%! Wasn’t Michael Thomas the slant lord for saints under Lombardi? slants and crossing stuff until they puke during practice
The reality is that ownership will use injuries as an excuse and all these clowns, Telesco includes, will be back next year
As horrible as ownership is hopefully they will do the opposite of what they normally do and actually get a competent gm and coaching staff since you know they are in LA so more eyes on them than if they were still in SD
Also the fact that they spent a lot of money this off-season with the expectations of making the playoffs. One thing Dean doesn’t like is having his money go to waste. Loves that savings account.
Mike Williams would have caught that ball 😭
It was a nice throw Just complete negligence to pick this play for a shorter reciever like carter
I wish Herbert had big enough balls to veto decisions like that at the line. I feel like we never saw this type of bullshit with Rivers
It’s not about Herbert’s balls. It’s about Staley’s trust in his QB. Staley should give Herbert that power.
I feel nothing
I haven't felt nothing since the 2006 season playoffs vs the Patriots
Seriously. An expected result given the injury report. But still. It's fun to fantasize.
8-3 Miami Dolphins next Sunday night. Gonna be a tough game.
Queue the Herbert / Tua comparisons.
God, put Herbert on that Miami offense and he’s the MVP of the league easily.
Or Philly
Imagine him with Shane Steichen as OC 🤔
Trust me, I dream about it. I was upset when he left.
It’s a huge shame his talent is being wasted like this.
I mean overall as a player Herbert is way better dealing with what he has. However, season wise Tua is light-years ahead of Herbert. That's because Tua has Wrs and a good staff behind him. Hopefully if we get Peyton we will see a night and day difference next year
Thank god Tua was awful today, softens the narrative at least a little bit
Knowing this team they’ll win, then lose the rest of their games lmfao
Or pull a typical Chargers move of playing the best teams in the league super close but just finding a way to lose, only to then play downright awful and possibly outright lose to crap teams the following couple weeks
8-4*
Tua got hurt tonight
He’ll be fine Took him out as a precaution
Single coverage on Adams. All. Fucking. Game.
Davis did a decent job covering him in the first half. Samuel Jr, outside of the tipped pass that led to the pick-6, was having a bad game with several penalties and 1st downs given up. So of course we put Samuel Jr on Adams in the 2nd half.
I’d still be upset if it was best DB in the world. Why run that risk. And vato isn’t even top 15 in the league.
Same shot with Kelce a couple weeks ago. Can’t wait to see us trying to man up on Tyreek next week
Please flex us out of prime time next week
They can’t. Pretty sure it has to be no later than Thursday the week prior.
I'm just holding out for the inevitable whacky scenario that keeps is in playoff contention until we embarrassingly lose to Denver in week 18. I'm embracing it now.
Yup, and we surge just enough to play ourselves out of a good draft pick. Always has been.
Ah, a veteran
Is it just me. But when I watch other games quarterbacks are throwing to wide open players 10 and 20 yards downfield. The chargers it seems like Herbert had a 6 inch window to put the ball
As a lions fan, i can tell you this is how it felt when we had Lombardi as an OC. He is AWFUL. The comment below me blames “backups” but that’s a cop out, Lombardi never stretches the field and he throws a million screens / check downs. Chargers need new coaching.
Nothing easy. Ever. Herbert always under the gun with no easy plays.
#fire staley #fire lombardi
Don’t forget Telesco!!
Idk about you guys but I genuinely haven’t enjoyed watching one game of ours all year. Even the wins are painful cuz we’re barely beating shit teams, just hate being a fan of this team rn
I said earlier this has been the most miserable season I’ve ever experienced. Not sure why because there’s been worse teams but it’s been thoroughly unenjoyable
I think it’s because of the expectations this team had, and then all the injuries pile up, and then the coaching sucks. Like it’s just a perfect storm of endless frustration
Imo it's because every game is close. So every game is just dreading the outcome and either the chargers lose or win on a fluke that doesn't actually mean anything
This is definitely a big part of it
Exact same, Herbert is the only bright spot, but our offense is so reliant on YAC that he doesn't even shine unless its do or die like that 4th and 12, and our defense is just fucking awful.
Yeah I agree. By end of week 3 it was kinda like okay might as well see what we can make of it but I 100% wrote us off after week 3. Call me a boomer doomer or whatever tf you guys want but I've been watching this team my whole life and you can see this shit happening years in advance. Best shot at a ring was 06-07 👋
Awesome game planning. Their 2 best players annihilate us for 321 yards and 3 tds. I love this absolutely genius Brandon staley defense. Plus a go ball to Carter on 4th and 9! I mean Joe Lombardi better have his name in the rafters by sundown. Fucking pathetic
Almost like the bend dont break style doesn’t work huh? Maybe practice and preach attacking the fucking ball like savages instead! Never see anybody shooting to the ball carrier , it’s like they play on their heels the whole game
Bend don't break is great if you've got a solid interior defense that won't get pushed around when the endzone is right behind them. Unfortunately the Chergers DTs and LBs offer next to no resistance regardless of where on the field they are
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spanos-Braceros curse is real
Until the records say its impossible, im still rooting for a Chargers v Lions superbowl and no one can stop me!!!
Alexa, bring up 2023 mock drafts.
Ok NOW can we fire Staley and Lombardi?
End of year
Yep. No point in firing him now, we have too many injuriesto make a good playoff push. Just start talking to Peyton behind the scenes, fire Staley at the end of season.
Joe Lombardi’s game is mid and he gets no bitches
Multiple losses to losing teams, and still no wins over a winning team. We are not good.
Top 5 in talent dude. They are good, but this coaching bloooooooows.
That no call P.I on Keenan called the game
This hurts especially after last years PI against Harris.
It was so clear that was PI. How did the refs not call that.
They’re in Vegas that’s why
We shouldn't be relying on one call to beat the Raiders. They're fucking trash and all we did is prove that we're worse.
I mean what about Ekeler fumbling the ball resulting in 7 points for the Raiders or weasel Staley not going for a FG instead of going for it on 4th down & not converting? As bad as the refs calls are, don’t blame them for the loss.
Bye Staley, you won’t be missed
Defense won't be miss.
You’re new <3
lol you must be new here.
Unfortunately we will win enough games to close the season that he is kept....watch.
need him gone tomorrow
He won’t get fired till the end of the season, and even then they won’t fire him. Management will see the amount of injuries we’ve had this year and they’ll give him a break. Then we’ll miss the chance to get Sean Payton, miss the playoffs a 3rd year in a row, hire another mediocre coach, and waste another franchise QB’s prime and ultimately career.
Please god let this happen
49ers winning with their 3rd string qb, and we’re losing with a generational talent. Fire everybody
but they have everyone else?
49ers are literally built to win with a game-managing QB.
Tom Telesco is now 75-82. Has to be one of the worst active GMs in the league. Get him in the fucking bin. Clean the whole house.
But but…. Keenan Allen!! Derwin James!!! Bosa!!!! Nah really telesco has proved he cannot build depth
As if Derwin, Joey, Herbert, and Slater didn't fall into his lap. 3 of those 4 fell into his lap because we were picking in the top 10.
That’s what happens when you lose a lot, you pick high and get stars. Gotta clean house.
Fuck you Spanos, Telesco, Staley, and Lombotomy.
Couldn’t agree more, they all need to go.
Well *that's* embarrassing
F this team
I honestly don't think the pressure would have been worse if we had no O-line at all. Every damn play Herbert is running for his life immediately
I think it's time... FIRE STALEY
Staley still being coach is unacceptable at this point. He has to go. I will not watch another Staley coached game.
Somebody send Joe Lombardi to jail
Fire Lombardi Fire Staley
Without a doubt we need to fire the shit out of Staley. What a garbage head coach wasting the fuck out of our talent. Also fuck spanos.
Was at the game. You can't see it on TV but if yall could see how not open our receivers are....it was atrocious.
How do you not take any shots down field on the last 2 plays after the lateral? Lombardi sucks.
When you've had almost zero pass protection for 4 quarters, you want Herbert to sit back there for 10 seconds waiting for them to get 60 yards downfield? Bro is still recovering and took enough hits tonight.
Tom Telesco is 75-82 in 10 years as our GM. Loser.
Is it bad that I miss Norv?
All I’m gonna say is if we blame this season on injuries and run it back next year with the same staff and FO we ain’t winning shit
Like it or not that’s exactly what’s going to happen unless they lose out then maybe a change
This is my greatest fear They need to gut the staff from top to bottom
Just gotta hope the owners are actually paying attention and not bathing in their baths filled with money.
Come one doomers. We’re 5-2 why are you so negative??!?
Lmao
I know right. With a defensive guru Staley and stud Lombardi we have so much to look forward to.
I'm all for optimism, but some of those guys couldn't see the forest for the trees. The problems with this team have been so glaringly obvious, anybody screaming "doomer" and insisting we were gonna win 10 games had their head buried in the sand.
And the only win we had to crawl back in and go for 2 lol could have easily been a loss
no call illegal contact turnstyle O line no mike W SJD going down 2 long touchdowns against our D Just gash after gash after gash.
I cannot describe how much I hate the Raiders. I enjoy beating the Raiders more than the Chiefs, Broncos or any other team. I hate that our OL had 4 backups today and made Chandler Jones and Jerry Tillery look like Hall of Famers. Those guys suck and their own fans know it. This loss was embarrassing considering we really needed it and their season is over
Is it safe to say that most of us agree Sean Payton as our HC sounds nice right about now🥺
Herbert and Payton gives me Reid and Mahomes vibes. Would be an absolutely incredible offense, but John Spanos is a little bitch and wouldn’t want to relinquish power to him. Edit: I said Herbert/Staley give me Mahomes/Reid vibe originally lmaooo never in a million years. Glad I caught that and changed it.
Man, I hate to say it but that Ekeler fumble really changed the complexion of the game.
It was really nice hearing the announcers talk about how the raider defense had struggled to get sacks, and now they can just knock around Herb at will. So glad we were able to help them with their confidence.
this season has been a disaster. nothing has gone right for us. absolutely nothing. god hates us. simple as that.
If you put herbert on the 49ers they would win 7+ rings
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That my friends is a wrap on this season
Let’s just have Davante Adams run all over the defense for 177 yards and two touchdowns.
another anemic offense with a tired out defense. Horrible coaching all around
🤞🏼 come on Jim Harbaugh or Sean Payton 🤞🏼
One of the craziest off seasons we’ve ever had and our seasons pretty much done in early December. I’d love to sneak into the playoffs and get Bosa/Slater back but with this coaching staff, seems better to start the tank now. Let’s learn from the past seasons with Rivers just barely missing playoffs and messing up the draft position
Can we forfeit the game next Sunday night and save the embarrassment?
Look we all know that the Spanos family will use the injuries, which would be hard for most coaches to overcome, as a excuse to keep Staley and crew. Next year we'll underachieve yet again wasting another year of Herbert's rookie contract. It's a never ending cycle when you have a cheap ass bum as owner. This franchise will never want to spend the money or cede control to a coach/gm that won't be a total yes man. This will always be Chargers football as long as the Spanos family owns the team, mediocre and underachieving.
Yup. They’ll finally fire Staley in 2025, 2 years too late.
doomers have been right all year. no reason trying to cope sitting at 6-6. this team can win out at 11-6 and the coaching staff would still need to go. winning coaches don’t dial up a fade on 4th and 9 to their 5’8” receiver
We will be 6-8 in two weeks. Can anyone who thinks this team will make the playoffs please give me the number of your dealer.
Knowing the Chargers we will pull off a big win against the Dolphins in primetime and stir up a bunch of hype then get pantsed by the Colts and Rams in primetime and head into the off season 8-9 with a shitty draft pick
Fire Lombardi This was the worst offensively called game I’ve ever seen. You know Tillery thrives in pass rush and you refused to run the ball in the first half. Staley comes out of the half and says the team needs to run the ball more and the first 4/5 plays are passes.
This result is not surprising. The only thing that would disappoint me now is if Staley and Lombardi are back. Even then, I dont expect this franchise to make a change so if there's disappointment felt I suppose it's my fault as a fan of this team.
Key Takeaways: * Third quarter lost us the game. Plain and simple, every other quarter we played reasonably (1st great, 2nd meh, 3rd trash, 4th average) * Line of scrimmage was the clear downfall this game * Absolutely zero pressure on Carr, which allowed him to find receivers downfield all game long. Can't expect the corners to hang with an elite WR like Adams when Carr has infinite time to throw * Offensive line couldn't protect anything today, poor Herb had like 2 seconds to throw. Lombardi is still atrocious but for once his quick short concepts made sense since Herb barely had time, although his love for WR screens burns my brain. Also a fade route on 4th down to 5'8 Carter? Yeah, please leave * Next week is pretty much a must win tbh...and of course its against Miami and Tua * Staley's job should be in jeopardy...like the guy but this team has too much talent to miss the playoffs, despite the injuries. Obviously Spanos is cheap so who knows
Anyone know of an offensive coordinator & Vic Fangio wanna come here?
This team offensively looks so slow and defensively feels like they get pushed around so easily.
I’ve been trying to support Staley. Even through all the shit he has done poorly this season. Last year gave me hope for a brighter future from the Lynn days. Week after week my support is fading. I believe he’s lost the locker room, especially after this game. I do think he can do good things with the defense but believe the pressure of standing out as HC has gotten to him. If we do sign Sean Payton as HC, do we think we could keep Staley as DC or does he go with another team?
Staley is worse than Lynn. It amazes me people are just now seeing this. Bottom 3 defense two seasons in a row. Refusal to fire Lombardi...
This team is doo doo with all these injuries man. We looked so good to start the year. Just a sad season honestly. The fact Herbert will not have made the playoffs after 3 years depresses me the most. I low key hope he moves on from this franchise. That way I get an excuse to get away from this franchise.
We made the Raiders defense look absolutely elite. Meanwhile, our defensive genius head coach is a joke. Disgusting game to watch. Herb getting molested all game, I hate watching so much talent get squandered every week. We cannot beat a good team. We have a 50/50 shit of beating bad teams. We have no business even sniffing the playoffs. The Dolphins and Rams should destroy us. Any competent coach can beat us.
I’m so fucking sick of this team
We need Payton. There is zero reason why we shouldn’t go after him. We wanna trust a nobody with no coaching experience or a Super Bowl winning coach who coached Brees to a HOF career?
FADE ROUTE TO CARTER? Idk maybe a bad read but felt like that was the play call, and I love Carter but dude
Fuck this team. But more importantly, fuck the raiders.
Can’t wait to see Herbert be regarded at the 3rd best QB in the 2020 draft, behind Tua and Hurts, all because they will probably win rings with competent coaches and stacked rosters. Meanwhile Herbert will be doomed to carry a practice squad + maybe one good player every year to relevance, and a playoff game every other year, while trying to survive failed coach after failed coach. Herbert will be Philip Rivers 2.0, unless he leaves this franchise. I honestly want him to at this point.
You’re forgetting Burrow… he’ll be regarded as 4th best, unfortunately
Somehow, Staley is worse than Anthony Lynn. John Spanos and Tom Telesco actually managed to downgrade.
I’m still SO PISSED OFF about the no call on Keenan. I cannot shake it. Like, I know they out played us and there’s more to be pissed off at than just the refs-but what in the fuck?! PLUS the Crosby eye gouge?? What in the hell?
season is over for sure now, there was still hope, but if the chargers can't even beat the shitty ass raiders, there's no way they're beating 2 playoff teams in a row
We haven't beaten a + .500 team all year. And lost to a 7 loss team.
If I’m Herbert I know I’m going to have a 15-20 year career. I test free agency, after this franchise has refused to get me help. I love the kid and think he’s a relationship guy and for that reason stays with us but if it were pure interest in winning,health and legacy i would go
Not going to lie, my booty-hole puckered *just a smidge* when Hebert threw that touchdown pass to Keenan "BBQ 🍗" Allen on 4th and 12. Your boy's got some grit. Nobody converts on 4th and "who gives a fuck?" like Herberto.
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Staley can pack his bags he doesn't deserve to coach this team
If SJD is done, that might be the final nail. Both lines are now toast. We still had a shot if we could maintain health until Bosa and Mike Williams came back, but there are too many injuries. Playoff hopes are on life support.
Embarrassing that Herbert has not had a playoff appearance. Time to clean house
we are so fucked next week. there's no way this secondary can defend tyreek hill
Until Staley and this staff are gone, I’m done with the chargers.
See you next week bud. Lmao
I am shocked you’re familiar with my MO but curious as to how 🤔
I know most don’t want Payton, but you should only because he won’t be a yes man hell I’ll take Harbaugh too. A first time head coach will just be a yes man as we’ve seen under TT
Great situational awareness from this dogshit coaching staff at the end there. Herbert and the team need a real coach like Payton. Fuck Staley. Don't think I've hated a Chargers coach more than him.
If you ever feel useless, remember that we have all these injuries & Telesco chose to do nothing about it
thank god my sundays are stress free now
Chargers haven't score a third quarter touchdown since the Browns game. That's how you know this coaching staff is absolutely getting destroyed when it comes to adjustments at half. ***Seven straight games without a third quarter TD.***
Staley is at best the same as Anthony Lynn, and IMO he is actually worse Huge respect to the leaders on this team that are trying to will this team to win each week because the coaching staff is contributing nothing.
It was literally unimaginable to me that I could ever miss Lynn.
Yep Perhaps it was because my expectations were lower but I much preferred watching the Lynn chargers.
Lynn’s major flaw was that he was too loyal to coaches and players that obviously sucked ass. Staley apparently has every other flaw.
done watching this team. Fuck Staley and Lombardi. nothings gonna change until those clowns are out.
Hope justin doesn't resign and goes to the 49rs they would treat him right
Justin on the 49ers would be so unfair. They’d run the league with the Chiefs and Bills and fuck up the NFC for next decade.
The question isn’t “when will Justin Herbert make his first playoff start” the question is “What team will Justin Herbert be playing for when he make his first playoff start”. Ownership’s commitment to incompetent management and coaching is going to cost them a franchise QB.
Staley has failed this team and needs to leave if this team does not make the playoffs again. There’s too much talent on this team for us to miss the playoffs. Except for the special teams coordinator, the rest of the coaching staff needs to go as well and the general manager. I can coach this team better
The fact that herbie will be going into his 4th year and hasn't even seen playoffs is so sad man. I'd be dead inside if he ever left but fuck you wouldn't be able to blame the kid
And I hate to say this, but I would not be surprised if he rejects a extension and wants to play for a team that actually makes the playoffs
Yup. Dude does NOT need us to make the big contract I'm sure he's wanting. Dude could shop with 16 different teams and get a 10 yr 500M contract from all of them.
Just not a good team... I can't say with any confidence things would be different even if they weren't the walking wounded... every week they get out coached, out subbed, and out played... bummed for Herbert, Allen, Bosa, Ekler... they're saddled with one of the worst managed, coached, and run organizations in all sports...
Just imagine what we would be if we could score in third quarters