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DianaT
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
Chargers were in the lead most of the game and only a mistake by the Charger allowed the Pats to get ahead... They were very well matched. If the
mistakes were not made, the Chargers would have won.
It is a game, nothing to get angry about... How many other 14-2 teams in the NFL regular season this year were there?
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Hey, I enjoy football, but I don't take it all that seriously---frankly, I would rather be in Baja with no TV!---Oh, well, since I am stuck home, I
will cheer for the Saints---I like Drew Brees---opps, now just where did he come from?
Diane
Still think the best game of the season was the Boise State-Oklahoma game.
[Edited on 1-15-2007 by jdtrotter]
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SDRonni
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Patriots didn't beat the Chargers. The Chargers beat the Chargers....DRAT!!! Oh well, I'm off to Maui tomorrow for ten days and will try to drown my
sorrows!
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GO PATS! Yup, we came from Boston!
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Minnow
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OHhhhhh! That explains a lot.
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Skipjack Joe
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How to get better for next year
1. Get rid of that Parker guy. Or at least give him a minor role on the team. Missed crucial 3rd down catches. Fumbled a kickoff return and made
little effort to recover it. Lacks speed and is always completely covered. He seems to be a go to guy for the chargers and that's too bad.
2. Get a kicker than has accuracy AND distance. The chargers lost 6 points yesterday on kicks not attempted or missed.
3. Marty Schottenheimer? I don't know. He says in the post game interview "we just ran out of time". Well .... The clock management was really poor.
He lost a timeout on that review that camera reruns clearly showed he had no chance of overturning. Another timeout was burned for no apparent reason,
just to regroup the players. Those timeouts were crucial in that final drive. I don't think Marty made sound decisions.
Yes, I know - Monday morning quarterback and all that.
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Minnow
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Jim Rome says Marty doesn't play to win, he plays not to lose. He called the outcome of the game. Marty is only going to get you guys so far, just
like in KC, then his glaring weaknesses will show. It's too bad, it would have been nice to have a winner in SD again.
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SoCalAl
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Come On... The Chargers had a great year despite the foul up at the end there... It is not about a coach or about one player, it is about a team
effort. Everyone on the same page executing. Honestly there were not many players on the team with play-off experience except for LT, Gates,
MaCardell and Edwards besides that Castillo (no), Merriman (no), Williams (no), Jackson (no), Parker (no), Rivers (no) the whole O-Line and the
D-line. Come on people these kids were pick pocketed. If you watched the game the Patriots were playing dirty but on low pro, just enough to get a
rookie upset and that cost us the game.
The true mistake came because they did not use the older players.  When
they used LT, he produced and scored, Turner produced and scored, Gates produced as far as Edwards, he was all over the place making exceptional
plays. But the rest of the guys really blew it. I think these veterans as well as the coaches should have put the ball in the ands of the veterans
and the game would be a different story. They did not throw to McCardell, come on, he is a sure hands receiver. The pats could really do nothing
against Gates yet he got very limited action. Then what about LT and Turner duo the Pats looked confused trying to stop the run. Marty, Ilove the
guy but he made the biggest blunder of his life when he let Cameron call 90% of the game. He did not even have the head set for 3 and 1/2 quarters,
that was dome. I could see LT from the 2nd quarter where he knew the game calling was not right. These guys need to step up and say something.
Philip was trying to repeat the Seattle fiasco with Jackson, if only he could hang on to the freaken ball. You cannot afford to drop the ball in the
play-offs and for sure when you intercept fall the darn leather. All those are rookie mistakes, yes rookie mistakes but I'll be darned if they don't
kick ass next year and then I want to see the Patriots with their poor excuse of a classy team come into our house... Believe me it won't happen
again. Chargers will win play-off games for years to come. I just hope they give the coaching staff a chance to redeem themselves because they sure
deserve a kick in the ass for this one but so do all the players. Marty is the number one coach for teaching basics, the players and coaches got away
from that and it cost them the game. Naturally someone has to pay and it seems to me it will be Marty, hope not. 
SoCalAl,
Alex L
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The Gull
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Skipjack Joe
3. Marty Schottenheimer? I don't know. He says in the post game interview "we just ran out of time". Well .... The clock management was really poor.
He lost a timeout on that review that camera reruns clearly showed he had no chance of overturning. Another timeout was burned for no apparent reason,
just to regroup the players. Those timeouts were crucial in that final drive. I don't think Marty made sound decisions. |
Yes, Marty made mistakes. Add to the choices of bad ideas. With 11 seconds left 50 yard FG attempt or try to get 8-10 yards on a sideline passing
play? Nothing open? Throw it OB. Duh! Marty chooses to watch the FG drop five yards short and to the right. Final result: 3 seconds left on
clock. Hello!!!!!!!!
I am not advocating to do to Marty what happened to Saddam's cohorts, but...he should be released.
�I won\'t insult your intelligence by suggesting that you really believe what you just said.� William F. Buckley, Jr.
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Skipjack Joe
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More monday quarterbacking
The local papers have all dissected this game to pieces and there is very little to add except for one thing.
I keep reading about how new england somehow stole the game. I guess you can see it that way because of the mistakes that the chargers made.
But the way those patriots marched down that field. They looked like an efficient, well-oiled machine. Unemotional, Brady just methodically completed
those passes. In that way he reminded me of Joe Montana in the old days. When it came to crunch time there was no wasted effort. They made it look
effortless. They're just a well coached team of veterans. The chargers on the other hand looked high strung, emotional, and inefficient. Relying on
athleticism to compensate for the lack of confidence that a seasoned team has.
It's fun to compare Brady to Peyton Manning. Peyton knows how to score but not how to win. That was always the difference between Montana and Elway.
Elway was the better passer by far.
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Dave
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I hope not
| Quote: | Originally posted by The Gull
I am not advocating to do to Marty what happened to Saddam's cohorts, but...he should be released. |
The Chargers will get to the playoffs again next year. Marty being gone would ruin another prime betting opportunity.
New England +5 was a gift. 
Martyball forever!
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SoCalAl
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Firing Mrty would be a serious mistake.....
Dave: I'll give you what ever the point spread is the next time we see the Patriots
SkipJack Joe: I agree with you as far as the Pats keeping their composure through-out the game. Honestly I could see Brady never really thought he
could win this game. He looked scared, the coaches as well as the players all played like rookies, except for the veteran players. Keeping the ball
away from them was a serious blunder. Manning will win though and he is a better passer as you suggested. Patriots have won SuperBowls and teams
that win SuperBowles arn't neceraily the best team that year, luck has a lot to do with it.
It's like horseracing, you can handicap the best horse each time but sh*% happens accounts for about 25% of the race and the there the favorite
loses often. Like Chris Berman says, 'thats why we play the game" San Diego came up on the short end of the stick.
At the beggining of the year the same sports casters and odds makers did not give the Chargers even a shot at the play-offs. Heck early in the
season they gave the Raiders a better shot. I knew better and truly I did not give the Chargers a shot at the SuperBowl but I did think they would go
10-6 or 11-5 with a shot in the play-offs. Given the Chargers was full of inexperienced play-off rookies and given the fact 90% of the team is
coming back and we will strengthen the wide reciever spot and maybe strengthen the O-Line with depth, we should see a win in the play-offs next year,
with or without Marty....
When the Spanos brought Marty in as coach, all they wanted was a winning team, a team that would win games and make the play-offs. Heck I say
they got a hell of a deal with Marty at 3 million a year or less, he has done better or as well as holmgren (6 million a year) has done with the sea
hawks and the Charger are well known and respected again. If only A.J. and Marty could just get along..
GO Chargers
SoCalAl
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