SD at OAK: One-liner solutions

by Superduperboltman on Oct 13, 2010 1:14 PM PDT

Mike Tolbert (or any Charger Runner): Run between the Tackles, Ball between the shoulders. A Fumble at the 1 practically changed the game. It's a rule every running back should know. Especially in the Red Zone, protect the ball.

Special Teams: If at first you don't succeed, you're doing it wrong. Two punts blocked? And almost a third? The fact that Oakland lined up the same way the second time should tell you to block it differently, unless you want the same thing as last time to happen.

Paul Oliver, CJ Spillman: If you want to make a tackle, bring the ballcarrier down. Lunging at his feet for a cut tackle only works so many times (once or twice). You're a safety. Play like one. Wrap up the hips, or clamp the feet.

Dombo: If you let your QB get sacked, look for the ball. There's a reason the opposing team dives on the floor. They're looking for the ball. Don't stand there and watch them recover it, especially when you can do it yourself.

Norv Turner: If the play ends at the goal line, challenge for a touchdown. Mathews scored a Touchdown. Tolbert fumbles next play. Seriously? If you wonder "did my player get in?", its not necessarily rhetorical. Throw the flag.

Anyone think of any other ones?

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Well, Spillman isn't on the team anymore.

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by Zach (maestro876) on Oct 13, 2010 1:30 PM PDT reply actions

How about this

If you give up a arm and leg for a stud rookie RB, give him the freaking ball every once in a while.

I know he’s still a little banged up, but he was looking very effective when he was in there. Hindsight is always 20/20 but it seems like if we gave up so much to get him, we should let him try to win a few games for us. If we needed some help, it would be running the clock out when we have a lead. Once we made that last first down, I was hoping for a steady dose of Mathews until they stopped him. Instead, a run to the edge with Tolbert? I understand Norv is a great play caller (most of the time) because he sometimes calls plays that no one expects. However, he simply gets too cute sometimes. If there is one thing I miss about Marty (and there aren’t many) is that he would line up the team, show his hand, and run a power play anyway. LT scored many of TDs this way. I think sometimes, you just have to play football and make the other team stop you. Holding the edge until Tolbert got there just might have put enough pressure on Gates to cause him to get that penalty. He should know better, but I just thought that was a lousy play call. Especially since Mathews has been getting that edge so well all season. Tolbert is great, but he’s just not that fast to consistently get the edge. Mathews might have ran 10+yards on that play.

by SDreal on Oct 13, 2010 2:40 PM PDT reply actions