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San Diego Chargers vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Blogged under Bloglockers, Front Page, This Week's Matchup Report, General by dawgpounded on Friday 28 September 2007 at 10:14 am
The Chiefs hope to build on a hard fought 13-10 win last weekend over the Vikings while the Chargers are trying to get their season going back on the right track.

The Chiefs would like to run the football to control the clock but that probably isn’t the best way to attack the Chargers defense.  The Chargers are only allowing 88.7 yards rushing per game and 3.7 yards per carry this season.  With Larry Johnson (140 yards rushing, 2.8 ypc) getting off to a slow start the Chiefs should attack the Chargers weakness on defense which has been against the pass.  The Chargers are allowing 249.3 yards per game through the air and opposing QBs have a 102.0 rating against them this season.  For this strategy to work the Chiefs must keep Shawne Merriman and Shaun Phillips away from Damon Huard who has already been sacked 7 times this season.  If Huard gets time to throw the ball, Tony Gonzalez (16 rec, 167 yards) and rookie WR Dwyane Bowe (10 rec, 135 yards, 2 TDs) could have huge games against the Chargers secondary.

The Chargers would also like to run the football and they could have some success against a Chiefs defense that is allowing 113.0 yards rushing per game but only 3.8 yards per carry.  LaDainian Tomlinson (130 yards rushing, 2.3 ypc, TD) has had a rough start to the season but the Chiefs defense is nowhere near as capable as the defenses that have already played the Chargers so look for L.T. to have a good game.  The Chargers must do a good job of protecting Philip Rivers in the pocket as the Chiefs already have 10 sacks this season.  With that in mind look for the Chargers to keep the passing game short to L.T. (14 rec, 99 yards) and TE Antonio Gates (27 rec, 297 yards, 2 TDs) which will put pressure on the linebackers and safeties of the Chiefs.  Also, look for Rivers to take a few deep shots to Vincent Jackson (13 rec, 179 yards, TD).

PREDICTION:  Look for the Chargers to play much better on offense than they have already as the Chiefs’ defense isn’t as good as the ones they have played this season.  But, the Chiefs will keep the game much closer than the 13 point spread.

 

Green Bay Packers 31, San Diego Chargers 24

Blogged under Game Recaps, Bloglockers, Front Page, General by dawgpounded on Monday 24 September 2007 at 5:48 pm

The Chargers lost another very disappointing game yesterday to the Green Bay Packers.  QB Philip Rivers was pretty sharp for the most part as he completed 27 of 36 passes for 306 yards with 3 TD passes and 1 interception.  RB LaDainian Tomlinson had another rough game as he carried the ball 22 times for 62 yards (2.8 ypc) and he also caught 3 passes for 33 yards (11.0 avg) with 1 TD reception.  TE Antonio Gates was outstanding as he caught 11 passes for 113 yards (10.3 avg).  WRs Vincent Jackson (6 rec, 98 yards, TD) and rookie Chris Davis (4 rec, 31 yards, TD) both finally showed up for the season and contributed.  The Chargers finished up with 73 yards rushing on 28 carries (2.6 ypc) and they also completed 27 of 36 passes for 291 yards. 

With the exception of OLB Shaun Phillips (6 tackles, 1.5 sacks) the Chargers defense was pretty bad.  They did hold the Packers to only 42 yards rushing on 13 carries (3.2 ypc) but the Pack also completed 28 of 45 passes for 363 yards.

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San Diego Chargers vs. Green Bay Packers

Blogged under Bloglockers, Front Page, This Week's Matchup Report, General by dawgpounded on Friday 21 September 2007 at 10:07 am

The Chargers really need to win this football game as they are 1-1 on the season and have not looked too good doing it.  The Packers are off to an outstanding start of the season as they are 2-0 having outscored their opponents 51-26 in those games.  Look for the Chargers to attack the Packers defense with the running game.  The Packers have allowed 98.5 yards rushing per game and 4.4 yards per carry so the Chargers should find some success there.  LaDainian Tomlinson is off to a rough start as he has carried the ball 35 times for 68 yards (1.9 ypc) with 1 TD run in his first two games.  In his defense the Chargers played the Patriots and the Bears who have two of the better defenses in the entire NFL.  The Chargers must get the running game going against the Packers so they can slow the Packers pass rush a little bit.  The offensive line must keep DEs Aaron Kampman and Cullen Jenkins out of the backfield or Philip Rivers could be in for another long day as the Chargers have already allowed 6 sacks this season.  TE Antonio Gates (16 rec, 184 yards, 2 TDs) and RB LaDainian Tomlinson (11 rec, 66 yards) have been the top receivers for the Chargers this season but the Packers will be focusing on them so WRs Vincent Jackson (7 rec, 81 yards) and rookie Criag Davis (2 rec, 15 yards) must step up for the Chargers offense to be effective.

The Packers will need to run the football better than they have all season long against the Chargers or they will bring the house on the pass rush against Brett Favre.  Rookie running backs DeShawn Wynn (11 car, 58 yards, 2 TDs) and Brandon Jackson (32 car, 75 yards, 2.3 ypc) must balance the offense against a Chargers defense that is allowing 112.0 yards rushing per game.  The Packers must get good protection from the OTs because the Chargers will be bringing the heat with OLBs Shaun Phillips and Shawne Merriman.  If the Packers get good pass protection from the O-Line, Brett Favre should be able to cut up the Chargers’ secondary that is allowing 68.5% completions and 192.5 yards passing per game.  Look for Favre to use Donald Driver (14 rec, 139 yards, TD) and TEs Donald Lee (8 rec, 62 yards, TD) and Bubba Franks (6 rec, 37 yards, TD) a lot on short passes.  WR James Jones hurt himself in practice this week and he will likely be a gametime decision.

PREDICTION:  The Chargers will play much better than they have all season long and they will beat the Packers in a close game that will likely be decided late on a Nate Kaeding field goal.

Is QB Philip Rivers missing his old offensive co-ordinator?

Blogged under Bloglockers, Front Page, General by dawgpounded on Friday 21 September 2007 at 8:23 am

Philip Rivers is off to a rough start to the 2007 season.  I think it’s more a product of playing against the Chargers and Patriots than it is his poor play.  I also think that the running game has hurt Rivers this season.  The Chargers are only averaging 64.5 yards rushing per game and 2.3 ypc which is putting severe pressure on Rivers.  Rivers has completed 41 of 61 passes (67.2%) for 369 yards with 2 TD passes and 3 interceptions (73.7 QB Rating) so far this season.  Look for him to start playing like he can in the next few weeks as he is too good to be playing like he is right now.

Beautiful weather & worthless fans

Blogged under Bloglockers, Front Page, General by Raider Haters Suck on Wednesday 19 September 2007 at 1:13 pm

All you SD hypocrites sure know how to be fair weather fans & its not because San Diego has such beautiful weather.

The only thing super about the Chargers is LT’s character.

The biggest problem the Chargers have isn’t their inability to win in the playoffs. It’s their worthless fans. All you Charger fans are heartless front-runners. You didn’t even notice San Diego had a football team until a few years ago.

I hate the Pats as much as anyone. Everyone knows they’ve cheated & “tuck ruled” their way to Super Bowl victories. But at least their prick fans are willing to root for them when they win, lose, cheat, or suck. The Chargers don’t know how to dominate a game, & their fans get outnumbered in their own town. They skimmed their way to a 14-2 record, but they haven’t won a playoff game since 1995.

The Chargers are an “overrated, go nowhere, done nothing” football team. But even they deserve some decent fans. San Diego will never win a Super Bowl, The Patriots only succeed through cheating, & the when the Raiders come to San Diego, silver & black will take over the stadium. Just like we have, so many times before. Qualcomm is Oakland’s home away from home. And that’s because the Charger fans have no heart.    

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