Brady_12
Third String But Playing on Special Teams
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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.We shall see. I, personally, really hope we meet you guys and BB does something that makes Norv "rock the boat".
While of course I hope the Pats get to and win the divisional game, I think SD is the AFC representative. And unless NO gets out of its recent funk I'd say that makes them SB champs.
Normally I would be worried about playing the Pats in the playoffs, but I'm confident that we'll beat you guys if we meet in the divisional round, since your team is looking very weak right now and the Chargers look red hot. Even before the injuries, your team looked inconsistent this season and nowhere near as strong as the 2007 Pats team, but now with Wes Welker out and Brady with a broken finger and three broken ribs, I'm not worried at all. All we'll have to do is double team Moss and force your other receivers to beat us, which will be unlikely.
On the other side, your defense has looked weak all season and the Chargers offense is lethal; no way your defense shuts down Vincent Jackson, Antonio Gates, and Darren Sproles; we have way too many weapons for your team to handle. I'm not guaranteeing a victory, since anything can happen, but I'm 90% sure that the Chargers will win, since unlike the 2006 season we have playoff experience now so we won't choke away a victory like we did then.
Normally I would be worried about playing the Pats in the playoffs, but I'm confident that we'll beat you guys if we meet in the divisional round, since your team is looking very weak right now and the Chargers look red hot. Even before the injuries, your team looked inconsistent this season and nowhere near as strong as the 2007 Pats team, but now with Wes Welker out and Brady with a broken finger and three broken ribs, I'm not worried at all. All we'll have to do is double team Moss and force your other receivers to beat us, which will be unlikely.
On the other side, your defense has looked weak all season and the Chargers offense is lethal; no way your defense shuts down Vincent Jackson, Antonio Gates, and Darren Sproles; we have way too many weapons for your team to handle. I'm not guaranteeing a victory, since anything can happen, but I'm 90% sure that the Chargers will win, since unlike the 2006 season we have playoff experience now so we won't choke away a victory like we did then.
At this point, I would take my chances against the Colts....Honestly, they are not as good as their record...But I just can't see Phillip Rivers leading any team to the SB.....
Ok, at least that makes sense. I'm also not 100% sold on Norv Turner yet; if he leads the Chargers to the super bowl this year and wins it, then I'll give him props; until then he's still an average at best coach. I think the talent that the Chargers have is enough to get us a championship, regardless of who the coach is.
If the 3rd and 4th seed end up in the AFCCG, the 3rd seed would host that game. Why is that meaningless?
Other than the passing game and their corner play and marginally at the OLB position, I don't find the Chargers to be that talented in their starting 22. But they have good depth. Guys have really stepped up to get the teams wins despite all the injuries. The Chargers do have great special teams play: Scifers, Kaeding, Sproles, Osgood. But I'm quite frankly shocked the Chargers are where they are.
They lost the rock of the D-line in Jamal Williams. Merriman is a shell of his former self. The inside linebackers have been patchwork although Siler has come out of nowhere to play well. Safety play has been lacking. The offensive line has been a mess, has been racked with injuries, and cannot run block. There is no running game. Tomlinson is done as a great running back. He is now pedestrian at best.
It's absolutely amazing to me the Chargers have won 11 in a row. As far as players, Rivers deserves a majority of the credit with the health of Gates and great play of Jackson and the emergence of Floyd also being key. I don't know what to think about Norv. He has been battered and bruised and abused yet he pulls 11 wins in a row out of his ass. If the Chargers win a Super Bowl he will have to get credit for the team ending the season on an incredible 14 game winning streak despite all the injuries and the declining play of two of their former stars in Tomlinson and Merriman. If the Chargers had the Tomlinson and Merriman of two years ago and Williams hadn't gone down this team would have be downright scary.