To be fair, SoCal cherry-picked the most negative responses. Here are some on the other side of the fence, just from the first four pages of the 10+ page thread:
we had to be worried about the pats the second brady became qb there (even though we have beaten him before)
Hopefully we won't have to face them in the playoffs again.
Hell yes we need to be worried about the Pats. Let's be realistic here...this is the team that beat us last year, and they've easily improved their roster the most out of all the teams in the NFL, let alone the AFC.
They're the only team that worries me though...the Colts won't be as good, and neither will the Ravens probably. But the prospect of playing the Pats in the playoffs in NE next year sucks, frankly...
Yeah we should be worried. Didn't they beat us at home in the playoffs? They're an improved team.
I think the DONKS will be much improved too. More worried about them since we play them twice.
Oh, not to mention they have 2 picks BEFORE us.
To be honest. It will be best for the chargers to realize they've got some good competition next year. A bunch of teams are progressing. Its up to the chargers to meet the challange and work to be better.
I think we should always 'worry' about the Pats, they are a well coached team that consistantly puts a good product onto the field no matter what the 'experts' think of their talent.
We will beat them, because we have a better team, but you should always 'worry' about the pats