Official Chargers Week Thread

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This is what an outside run should look like from shotgun. Note the Center and the play side Guard miss a block and never win the block respectively. But the Tackle cuts off pursuit and sets an edge and that opens it up.

TE Kittle gets a contain block on Kuechly and its 10 yards instead of 4.

https://twitter.com/MoveTheSticks/status/1188833537723523072

[mraynrand]

TE Kittle gets a contain block on Kuechly and its 10 yards instead of 4.

That's a veteran block with sublimely subtle holding.

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@JasonLaCanfora

Can confirm ESPN report Giants trade a 3rd and 5th for Leonard Williams. Jets had been shopping him for weeks. Several GMs I spoke to who need DL help did not like his film or his pricetag. Seems like a steep price to pay, especially for a 2-6 team that has sold off DL in past

[Fritz]

Gints being Gints, they'll finish with a really lousy losing record, be unable to re-sign him, and only get a fourth back as compensation . . .

[RashanGary]

@JasonLaCanfora

Can confirm ESPN report Giants trade a 3rd and 5th for Leonard Williams. Jets had been shopping him for weeks. Several GMs I spoke to who need DL help did not like his film or his pricetag. Seems like a steep price to pay, especially for a 2-6 team that has sold off DL in past

Giants get Eli off the books. Don’t have a lot of long term money invested. Their rookie DL is playing really well.... going forward makes sense. They can lock that guy up and make interior DL a strength of their team.

[RashanGary]

Giants have a good rookie QB. A great young running back. Jabril Peppers is good. Dexter Lawrence looks like a quality player. Engram is too. Giants solidifying that middle part of their defense. This isn’t their year, but I don’t see why next year can’t be. The interior DL will help them going forward.

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In 2011, Packers got three coaches fired I think, after their Packer game.

This 2019 team got a guy fired before the game.

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Ken Whisenhunt has been relieved from his duties as offensive coordinator.

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Aaron Schatz
The Chargers, who are 16th in offensive DVOA, just fired their offensive coordinator.

Teams 14, 15, and 17 are the teams from the last two Super Bowls: Rams 14, Pats 15, Eagles 17.

The offense has underperformed but the defense (27th in DVOA) is the bigger problem.

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“Philosophical differences”

I bet Wisenhunt leans towards post-modern anti-realism, Lynn, naive realism and Rivers towards Critical realism.

[run pMc]

“Philosophical differences”

I bet Wisenhunt leans towards post-modern anti-realism, Lynn, naive realism and Rivers towards Critical realism.

Could "NFL Mic'd up" get them together in a room to debate philosophy? With Rivers it could get hilariously weird.

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From what I've seen of the LAC this year they are a little sloppy. They've been hit by injuries and there was the Melvin Gordon holdout. They have talent and could give GB problems but I'd have to think GB is favored.

[RashanGary]

Chargers are about to get significantly better. Their OL just got healthier. Their DL might be back for our game. They’re gonna upset someone soon, once that DL is healthy.

[RashanGary]

And when they get healthy, I’m gonna be there for the bet!!!

[Fritz]

Giants have a good rookie QB. A great young running back. Jabril Peppers is good. Dexter Lawrence looks like a quality player. Engram is too. Giants solidifying that middle part of their defense. This isn’t their year, but I don’t see why next year can’t be. The interior DL will help them going forward.

Jabrill Peppers - meh.

Another highly-hyped Michigan player who underperformed at U of M. No surprise he's underperforming as a pro.

Chase Winovich actually produced. So did Devin Bush.

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Brian Burke's Expected Points Added per game through week 8. Its better to be in the upper right quadrant.