Chargers Thread

OAOB

You must have been confident of us getting to the playoffs and booked the holiday around our game, fair play les

tijuanaboozer

Go Bolts,great win, get in there....:D

OAOB

Am over the moon with that. Our red zone offence still sucks and we need mathews back and healthy badly but lets enjoy this one, we're back winning playoff games

setanta74

What a difference Melvin Ingram makes. He was superb. Butlers strip on Bernard was a game changer. He was immense too. We took the foot off their throat on a couple of occassions where we failed to maintain possession when leading. I cant pick holes in it though. I just want to enjoy where we are because I thought we had no chance of playoffs this year. This has to really push us up a few rungs on the ladder for next year.

1st team to win in Cincy this year. No mean feat. Well down Pags and McCoy. Lets give the donks a right rattle next week.

Leslie91

Magnificient TEAM effort this week. The D played unreal. Kudos to Pags and esp Butler and Ingram. Ingram coming back has made a huge difference. He's a beast that is only going to get better. His INT came right after a missed tackle, symptomatic I guess of a player coming back from a big injury.

Like Setanta I wanted to mention the conservative play calling at times on O but F it a playoff win on the road, it does not get much better than that.

Molly

Ingram got a lot of pressure, was delighted to see him play so well, so shortly removed from his knee injury (May was it?). Only negative I saw was that missed tackle on Bernard that he could have stopped for a yard but ended up being 8 or 9 yards in the end. Addae is playing great stuff and was delighted to see Stuckey make some big plays on defense. I know he's a stud special teamer but he never gets much of a chance on defense.

Shane.C

Anywhere online where i can watch the entire game?

Leslie91

Shane.C wrote: »

Anywhere online where i can watch the entire game?

U mean the Bengals game?, not sure. But I guess it will be available as a dl somewhere.

setanta74

Peyton has thrown 21 INT's against us in 13 games and hasn't beaten a Bolts team in 2 attempts in the playoffs....Here's hoping the run continues!!!!

Molly

Haven't lost since I got my weddle jersey! Hoping the good luck charm persists.

Ridiculous of denver fans to think they are back in form since we beat them, considering they beat the texans and a terell Pryor led raiders.

More confident in them than I was for the bengals game.

OAOB

Matthews fitness for this weekend will be huge, need to be able to run the ball well to eat the clock.
I presume Hardwick will be ok for this weekend

Justin10

For once I'm probably the least optimistic about this weekend. If we had DA or Floyd to stretch the field I would be a lot more confident.

We are quite predictable on offence. Double team Keenan and stack the box to stop the run and under routes. We will struggle.

Leslie91

OAOB wrote: »

Matthews fitness for this weekend will be huge, need to be able to run the ball well to eat the clock.
I presume Hardwick will be ok for this weekend

I reckon Hardwick could be more of a doubt than Mathews. Seems they pulled Mathews to give him a break. I'm scared that Nick had a concussion (of course they are saying this at mo) and if he did he may well have played his last game as a Bolt.

Leslie91

Rochey18 wrote: »

For once I'm probably the least optimistic about this weekend. If we had DA or Floyd to stretch the field I would be a lot more confident.

We are quite predictable on offence. Double team Keenan and stack the box to stop the run and under routes. We will struggle.

Don't let us down now Rochey, your'e the only glass half full man we've had all year!!.

I was a member of the 'it's all over for 2013' club when we got beat in DC. I am still pinching myself that the 2013 tease turned into what it has.

davyjose

Molly wrote: »

Haven't lost since I got my weddle jersey! Hoping the good luck charm persists.

Ridiculous of denver fans to think they are back in form since we beat them, considering they beat the texans and a terell Pryor led raiders.

More confident in them than I was for the bengals game.

The same Texans and Terelle Pryor led Raiders that beat you guys?

Denver looked very sharp in both their last games. They're a record breaking team with one of the best QBs of all time. It's not too much of a stretch to expect an improvement on the last meeting.

Justin10

davyjose wrote: »

The same Texans and Terelle Pryor led Raiders that beat you guys?

Denver looked very sharp in both their last games. They're a record breaking team with one of the best QBs of all time. It's not too much of a stretch to expect an improvement on the last meeting.

It's not much of a stretch for people to beleive Rivers and the chargers have mannings number. Also this chargers team is not the same that lost to the raiders and definitely not the same team that lost to the texans.

I would absolutely love a crack at the pats in the afc championship game.

Leslie91

davyjose wrote: »

The same Texans and Terelle Pryor led Raiders that beat you guys?

Denver looked very sharp in both their last games. They're a record breaking team with one of the best QBs of all time. It's not too much of a stretch to expect an improvement on the last meeting.

Extremely good TOUCHE there Davy. :cool:

Leslie91

Rochey18 wrote: »

It's not much of a stretch for people to beleive Rivers and the chargers have mannings number. Also this chargers team is not the same that lost to the raiders and definitely not the same team that lost to the texans.

I would absolutely love a crack at the pats in the afc championship game.

Me too but let's go carried away. Donkeys need to be dealt with first.

Molly

What relevance does the Texans and the Raiders beating the Chargers have to Denver being on form or not? It just comes across as a poor attempt at winding people up

The Broncos had close to 3 quarters of being meh against against the Texans. They dominated the Raiders while Peyton played but that's not exactly an indication that they are back to top form now is it? (Neither is it an indicator that they are off form but that is not the point I was making).

Even some of the broncos own fans are saying it's ridiculous to claim they are back on form given the opposition they have played. (Again it's not to say that they are not on top form)

Leslie91

For all the Peyton lovefesting going on right now in the media, I wonder what another 1 and done might do to 'the legacy'?

He's the Marty Schottenheimer of QBs.

davyjose

Rochey18 wrote: »

It's not much of a stretch for people to beleive Rivers and the chargers have mannings number. Also this chargers team is not the same that lost to the raiders and definitely not the same team that lost to the texans.

I wouldn't necessarily agree. Denver have won 3 out of the last 4 times you've met. I mean it's almost a month since you beat them -- about the same length of time that passed from when they beat you: (Nov 10th... Dec 12th... Jan 12th)

May not be the same team that lost to the Texans and Raiders, but it's a little rich to disparage Denver for taking heart beating them soundly.

davyjose

Molly wrote: »

What relevance does the Texans and the Raiders beating the Chargers have to Denver being on form or not? It just comes across as a poor attempt at winding people up

The Broncos had close to 3 quarters of being meh against against the Texans. They dominated the Raiders while Peyton played but that's not exactly an indication that they are back to top form now is it? (Neither is it an indicator that they are off form but that is not the point I was making).

Even some of the broncos own fans are saying it's ridiculous to claim they are back on form given the opposition they have played. (Again it's not to say that they are not on top form)

Winding people up? I merely challenged the idea that the Texans and Raiders weren't a proper test. You're the one who rubbished the challenge (or lack thereof) those two teams posed. If they were really that bad, would they have beaten a playoff team?

I think you guys are a very scary prospect, and I wouldn't be surprised if you were to win it all, but don't make the mistake of thinking Denver will be there for the taking. They'll put up a lot more pints than they did 4 weeks ago IMO.

Justin10

Rivers is 5-3 against manning. Two of mannings wins came last year, one of them being that huge comeback.

Rivers has beaten manning twice in the playoffs already.

Chargers I've said all year are solid and imo are one of the best 6 teams in the afc. I never thought Green or Keenan would perform like they have or our oline but with them performances it has elevated us.

This team will only get better getting a lot of money off their books. Would hate to see rivers not getting a ring especially with eli and big Ben with two

davyjose

Rochey18 wrote: »

Rivers is 5-3 against manning. Two of mannings wins came last year, one of them being that huge comeback.

Rivers has beaten manning twice in the playoffs already.

Chargers I've said all year are solid and imo are one of the best 6 teams in the afc. I never thought Green or Keenan would perform like they have or our oline but with them performances it has elevated us.

This team will only get better getting a lot of money off their books. Would hate to see rivers not getting a ring especially with eli and big Ben with two

5-4? I think he beat you guys once as a Colt (2008), 3 times as a Bronco. But if anything, that just shows you have Indy's number over the past few years, not Peyton's. Besides it's not so much Manning Vs Rivers, as Manning Vs you Defense and Vice Versa.

As an Indy fan I'm not sure we can beat Denver in Mile High, but then, as I said, we can't buy a win against you guys. We'll see.

Leslie91

davyjose wrote: »

5-4? I think he beat you guys once as a Colt (2008), 3 times as a Bronco. But if anything, that just shows you have Indy's number over the past few years, not Peyton's. Besides it's not so much Manning Vs Rivers, as Manning Vs you Defense and Vice Versa.

As an Indy fan I'm not sure we can beat Denver in Mile High, but then, as I said, we can't buy a win against you guys. We'll see.

You're right (http://www.milehighreport.com/2014/1/6/5279130/peyton-manning-vs-san-diego-chargers-part-3) he did beat us/Rivers in 2008.

I still think the Chargers get inside his head, will never forget our Stephen Cooper calling out the Indy plays before they ran.

Justin10

God Cooper against manning was amazing. He knew mannings play but also didn't show our defence till the last second.

Something I think Teo could do down the line.
Should be a great weekend of football.

Molly

I think the Chargers being in Peyton's head went out the window when Cooper finished.

Jolly Red Giant

It is amazing to see all the Bolts fans on a high after the win last Saturday when a couple of weeks earlier they were all down in the mouth predicting the Chargers were done for the season.

Lets be clear about this - the Chargers were better than their regular season performance indicated. Broncos fans knew this - they know the Chargers and know what they are capable of. But the Chargers are not as good as Bolts fans are now making out. They (barely) won a high octane game against the second string of the KC Chiefs to qualify and then went into wildcard weekend on the adrenaline they got from the win to face a Bengals offence where Dalton completely imploded.

The game against the Broncos next weekend will be a different matter. When the Chargers won in Denver a couple of weeks ago they did so against a Broncos team that was not right for some reason or other. All the vibes coming out of Denver in the days before the game were off and it was clear that the Broncos were not interested in playing that game on the Thursday night. Whatever was wrong that week has been fixed. The Broncos defence has improved since that game and the offence is back in rhythm.

Having McCoy as head coach is an advantage for the Chargers as he has an insight into the Broncos game planning. However, this weekends game will bear no resemblance to the last game (yes the Chargers beat the Broncos and lucky to do it in the end - but remember the Broncos beat the Chargers without much difficulty in SD a month earlier). All the indications are that the Broncos have had two plans in place - one to top the regular season rankings and one for the play-offs. I am expecting a major change-up in the approach of Denver offence during the play-offs and if it clicks then I don't think anyone will be able to outscore them. In particular I think the Chargers offence is limited in its approach and I don't think Rivers will be able to pull it out of the fire against an improving Denver defence. I would be surprised if the Chargers don't run out of steam this weekend and I expect a comfortable Broncos win.

Saying that - I think getting McCoy as HC was a major coup for the Chargers - he appears to know what he is doing - and I expect the Chargers to improve a lot next season. With the Broncos, Chiefs and Chargers I think the AFC west will be back as the powerhouse of the AFC by the end of next year.

OAOB

A lot of chargers are playing better football now than earlier in the year and having already played in mile high this year is definitely an advantage for us.

The flip side is we had a lot more to play for last time than the broncos had, its make or break for both teams now so we should expect an improved broncos team.

It's fair to say both offences should dominate but if we can force 2 turnovers we should win. Nervously confident best sums me up

OAOB

A lot of chargers are playing better football now than earlier in the year and having already played in mile high this year is definitely an advantage for us.

The flip side is we had a lot more to play for last time than the broncos had, its make or break for both teams now so we should expect an improved broncos team.

It's fair to say both offences should dominate but if we can force 2 turnovers we should win. Nervously confident best sums me up