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Post by lightsout42 on Aug 24, 2021 8:12:49 GMT -7
I caught a few series of the NO/JaX game on Monday night and they were playing at a different speed Faster or slower?
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Post by chargerfreak on Aug 24, 2021 8:18:12 GMT -7
I caught a few series of the NO/JaX game on Monday night and they were playing at a different speed Faster or slower? I'll answer without knowing.......NO plays a very fast pace offense. Any slower than us would be a walk through practice. But that's our back ups. I've seen Herbert like a faster tempo to a game.
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Post by moekid on Aug 24, 2021 14:05:19 GMT -7
I'll answer without knowing.......NO plays a very fast pace offense. Any slower than us would be a walk through practice. But that's our back ups. I've seen Herbert like a faster tempo to a game. Much faster.
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Post by ohioboltfan on Aug 24, 2021 15:53:23 GMT -7
I know most of our #1s aren't playing, but two-thirds of the way through preseason only the defense has been impressive. The offense and special teams have not looked good.
Kick and punt coverage looks like the kids in my neighborhood playing Smear the Qu ... um, the Kid with the Football. I'm not sold on any of the Kickers. One of them will win the job, but winning that competition is more cringy than winning a kissing contest at a Family Reunion. Maybe Ty Long is the exception to this group. He had some great punts in game one, then didn't fare as well in game two but was still solid overall.
As for the offense, the usual "it's preseason, we don't game plan, we just run vanilla plays, blah blah blah" drivel seems to be spot on. And as mentioned, most starters aren't even playing in the preseason games. To balance that, I hope the offensive players we're watching in preseason don't see the field in the regular season! There's a few offensive players doing alright- Palmer, Jaimes, Roundtree are rookies who come to mind. But most of the "depth" players playing in these games haven't stood out.
And neither has the coaching, but that's probably not fair to try to judge in preseason. Play calling has been uninspired and shouldn't we have gone for it a fourth down or two towards the end of the nap-fest against the 49ers to try to win? I know preseason wins or losses matter nothing, but it's practice for clock management and decision making isn't it? I'm not putting too much stock in two preseason games, but I hope we're camouflaging our offensive identity and bluffing the rest of the league by showing we can barely score double-digit points.
Just a couple of not-so positive thoughts from a Chargers homer who usually only sees the bright side.
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Post by fouts2herbert on Aug 24, 2021 16:09:36 GMT -7
I know most of our #1s aren't playing, but two-thirds of the way through preseason only the defense has been impressive. The offense and special teams have not looked good. Kick and punt coverage looks like the kids in my neighborhood playing Smear the Qu ... um, the Kid with the Football. I'm not sold on any of the Kickers. One of them will win the job, but winning that competition is more cringy than winning a kissing contest at a Family Reunion. Maybe Ty Long is the exception to this group. He had some great punts in game one, then didn't fare as well in game two but was still solid overall. As for the offense, the usual "it's preseason, we don't game plan, we just run vanilla plays, blah blah blah" drivel seems to be spot on. And as mentioned, most starters aren't even playing in the preseason games. To balance that, I hope the offensive players we're watching in preseason don't see the field in the regular season! There's a few offensive players doing alright- Palmer, Jaimes, Roundtree are rookies who come to mind. But most of the "depth" players playing in these games haven't stood out. And neither has the coaching, but that's probably not fair to try to judge in preseason. Play calling has been uninspired and shouldn't we have gone for it a fourth down or two towards the end of the nap-fest against the 49ers to try to win? I know preseason wins or losses matter nothing, but it's practice for clock management and decision making isn't it? I'm not putting too much stock in two preseason games, but I hope we're camouflaging our offensive identity and bluffing the rest of the league by showing we can barely score double-digit points. Just a couple of not-so positive thoughts from a Chargers homer who usually only sees the bright side. Good post, and this whole mcvay thing about not playing your starters is real genius and kudos to staley for recognizing it and adopting it as well. The biggest glaring take away for me has been that our team depth or lack of depth has been exposed. too many misses in the draft over the last 6 years in the middle rounds 3-5, that’s were you build the bulk of a roster, it can’t all be about the 1s and 2s
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Post by moekid on Aug 24, 2021 16:44:51 GMT -7
I know most of our #1s aren't playing, but two-thirds of the way through preseason only the defense has been impressive. The offense and special teams have not looked good. Kick and punt coverage looks like the kids in my neighborhood playing Smear the Qu ... um, the Kid with the Football. I'm not sold on any of the Kickers. One of them will win the job, but winning that competition is more cringy than winning a kissing contest at a Family Reunion. Maybe Ty Long is the exception to this group. He had some great punts in game one, then didn't fare as well in game two but was still solid overall. As for the offense, the usual "it's preseason, we don't game plan, we just run vanilla plays, blah blah blah" drivel seems to be spot on. And as mentioned, most starters aren't even playing in the preseason games. To balance that, I hope the offensive players we're watching in preseason don't see the field in the regular season! There's a few offensive players doing alright- Palmer, Jaimes, Roundtree are rookies who come to mind. But most of the "depth" players playing in these games haven't stood out. And neither has the coaching, but that's probably not fair to try to judge in preseason. Play calling has been uninspired and shouldn't we have gone for it a fourth down or two towards the end of the nap-fest against the 49ers to try to win? I know preseason wins or losses matter nothing, but it's practice for clock management and decision making isn't it? I'm not putting too much stock in two preseason games, but I hope we're camouflaging our offensive identity and bluffing the rest of the league by showing we can barely score double-digit points. Just a couple of not-so positive thoughts from a Chargers homer who usually only sees the bright side. Good post, and this whole mcvay thing about not playing your starters is real genius and kudos to staley for recognizing it and adopting it as well. The biggest glaring take away for me has been that our team depth or lack of depth has been exposed. too many misses in the draft over the last 6 years in the middle rounds 3-5, that’s were you build the bulk of a roster, it can’t all be about the 1s and 2s That excuse about play calling goes back to the Norv years when we used to joke that he’s saving the good plays for the regular season. Totally unimpressed with the offense.
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Post by lightsout42 on Aug 24, 2021 18:24:34 GMT -7
You have no idea how nominated, approved, and reported this is. According to the Internets, most guys can’t play one G spot well, let alone two.
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Post by chargerfreak on Aug 25, 2021 5:18:09 GMT -7
You have no idea how nominated, approved, and reported this is. According to the Internets, most guys can’t play one G spot well, let alone two. Are we still on Left Guard and Right Guard ?
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Post by chargerfreak on Aug 25, 2021 5:21:21 GMT -7
I know most of our #1s aren't playing, but two-thirds of the way through preseason only the defense has been impressive. The offense and special teams have not looked good. Kick and punt coverage looks like the kids in my neighborhood playing Smear the Qu ... um, the Kid with the Football. I'm not sold on any of the Kickers. One of them will win the job, but winning that competition is more cringy than winning a kissing contest at a Family Reunion. Maybe Ty Long is the exception to this group. He had some great punts in game one, then didn't fare as well in game two but was still solid overall. As for the offense, the usual "it's preseason, we don't game plan, we just run vanilla plays, blah blah blah" drivel seems to be spot on. And as mentioned, most starters aren't even playing in the preseason games. To balance that, I hope the offensive players we're watching in preseason don't see the field in the regular season! There's a few offensive players doing alright- Palmer, Jaimes, Roundtree are rookies who come to mind. But most of the "depth" players playing in these games haven't stood out. And neither has the coaching, but that's probably not fair to try to judge in preseason. Play calling has been uninspired and shouldn't we have gone for it a fourth down or two towards the end of the nap-fest against the 49ers to try to win? I know preseason wins or losses matter nothing, but it's practice for clock management and decision making isn't it? I'm not putting too much stock in two preseason games, but I hope we're camouflaging our offensive identity and bluffing the rest of the league by showing we can barely score double-digit points. Just a couple of not-so positive thoughts from a Chargers homer who usually only sees the bright side. It'll be alright (special teams couldn't cover a baby in a crib with a blanket). It's back ups with vanilla scheme's. People say we have a really good roster. Well, when healthy, San fran might have the best roster top to bottom in the NFL. Let's get through Seattle, make our big cuts, and rip the Ol' Red Skins right off of Washington !!
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