Chargers Fall to the Broncos: Good, Bad, and Ugly

Can’t convert in the red zone and can’t get off the field on third down. It was that way at Washington, Oakland and now San Diego.

HeHeHeHeHe, Oh man, to see the pundits on this site change their tune is worth the price of admission alone. You know who you are. You better go back and look at it.

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there we go

put a fork in the heartless team they are done. Need a new coach new GM and new QB terrible they are losing to the broncos for christ sake. makes me sick.

The way Norv Turner called plays on the last Chargers drive in OT against the Broncos epitomized the whole season and his coaching style. The Chargers are driving and in position to win, and Turner plays not to lose. The Chargers reach the Broncos 35, and Turner calls three straight runs up the middle to net them zero yards. He was content to kick a 50-yard field goal! He took the ball out of Rivers’ hands when Rivers had put together a great drive to that point. You can blame players for not making plays, but you can’t blame then when they are not given the chance to make plays by their coach. The sad thing is this is precisely what Turner has done in the red zone all season too. I saw it coming before the plays were even called. The only good thing to come out of this season will be the firing of Norv Turner. You have to be blind to be watching these games and not think he is an awful head coach.

Good: Mathews. Looked good when he got chances, unfortunately didn’t get enough chances. Also: Butler seemed to have a good game. I like him a lot.

Bad: PR17. He misfired on more than a few throws. Also, is the complete lack of deep throws his doing or is that coaching? IE- is he checking everything down because he’s hearing footsteps, or are they no longer trying to go deep. At least not as often as in the past. That is what seems to be really missing from this offense, its gone from a deep threat big play offense to a dink and dunk offense. A lot more throws across the middle and in traffic, not sure if that’s a cause or effect for PR17’s INT woes.

Ugly: Play-calling and personnel decisions or, as its otherwise known as, COACHING. Must win game, season on the line, etc, etc, 3rd and long – wave the white flag and give up with a between the tackles run. Didnt see that coming. They’ve turned PR17 into a ‘game manager’ and not a playmaker with the terrible playcalling. It’s a travesty and really really painful to watch.

Honorable Mention: Curtis Brinkley in the red zone.. really? REALLY???

This team just isn’t that good. In fact they are worse each week. I hate to say it but this has the look of a 3 year rebuilding process, and only because we have a solid QB. The only real spots that don’t need to be addressed is DL (With Castillo) and RB. The OL is in shambles and needs some youth, the WR corps will be depleted WHEN VJax leaves, our best LB is 30 and hurt and cannot generate pass rush, our secondary (besides Weddle) is aged/lacking talent. TE Is on the downside and needs fresh legs. A new HC is a given. After looking at this roster and all the holes, I don’t understand why AJ should be back. This aging, broken down team with NO gamebreakers is his creation. This team needs a fresh start with fresh faces at HC and GM.

If we let someone who go who lost only 3 games why not go ahead and release someone who has now lost 6 straight. I do hope the Chargers fire Norv. sit Rivers, sit Mathews and all other long term players.. say it is a play for your position on the team year and lose to get a better draft pick. JUST think back to Dallas and Wade Phillips and look at that team currently. I would say take their example and follow it.

You did ok for the first couple years but now, when things are not at their best, you show your true colors. I don’t get this whole “Norv is a great play caller” mantra I keep hearing. The play calling is awful. Was it the first series where Matthews was ripping off 10 & 15 yd runs at a whack. So naturally you want to go away from that and settle for a FG. And again at the end…it’s Tolbert’s turn to play?!?! WTF is that? Is this kindergarten ball or something? Your best runner is on the bench when you want to run? And you try to say you don’t know why? Norv, you’re clearly clueless on what is going on with your own offense and team. Just get the-hell-out.
My vote for inexcusibly bad. End of the first half, fumble by Denver, 3 friggin Chargers boot that ball trying to pick it up so Denver can get it back and score that TD. Hey guys, what have you been taught since about day one of midget ball? Ball on the ground in a crowd YOU JUST FRIGGIN FALL ON IT!!!! If Denver doesn’t get that TD maybe this pathetic team hangs on to win. Maybe.
What this team needs….a safety to play next to Weddle. Some LBs that are more than just a body filling a slot (3 out of 4). Somebody other than a bunch of projects on the D-line . Somebody to figure out why all of AJ’s recent picks get hurt. A new HC/OC and a new DC.
And please, not yet another retread reject from some other team. Is there a 3rd Harbaugh brother out there?

I thought Marty was back coaching after that lame ass final 3 run plays in OT. How about a few more passes? Great coaches are unpredictable. I do feel sorry for Turner, as this was one of the most inept and embarassing examples of coaching in Charger history. He wasted what I thought was a good defensive effort – yeah, no pass rush, but that may have been part of the plan to contain Tebow, which it did. One would think that holding the opposition to 13 points would be enough to win. At this point, 4-12 looks quite possible.