The Chargers are probably maybe possibly potentially finally back.
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Oh we are so almost likely maybe next year back
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As a lifelong Charger fan, that's always been my level of expectation
They did say probably maybe possibly potentially back.
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I'd say the culture shift from Patricia to Campbell for the lions might be comparable in size to what the chargers may be going through. Hopefully for the chargers it's comparable.
Good comparison but maybe even more dramatic. It's like going from Patricia to Campbell but current Campbell with years of experience.
@@zachbenson9548well said I agree
Different style but Kyle Shanahan brought a pretty immediate culture change as well
It will be evident in about 2-3 years because keep in mind that if the Chargers have a roster to be *seriously* competitive then, guys like Bosa/Mack/Derwin Jr won't be around to be part of it. Its going to be a new group of talents along with Slater/Joe Alt and other stand outs who have to raise the level along with Herbert.
@@AnthonyDavis-ni6ri As a Ravens fan, I think the Chargers will do better. Blockers love Roman’s run schemes.
Brett makes it sound like this team will be unbeatable the way he talks about the coaches and schemes
@@Dashdedeh That's because it's an excellent coaching staff with years of continuity and previous working experience with each other. A complete 180 and the exact opposite of the way the Chargers have been run for the past decade.
No he doesn't. Having great coaches doesn't mean a team unbeatable. This teams coaching staff has become elite over the off-season, that's unquestionable based on resumes, but to think they're "unbeatable" is delusional for any team. Brett is definitely not implying that.
It will be, in about 3 years time.
Sounds about right as those were the reasons we lost so many games by a field goal or less while going for ridiculous fourth down attempts
Just need the roster to match the coaching staff, which could happen next year.
Two notes about Roman as a Ravens fan:
1. Slot receivers can produce. Outside receivers disappear.
2. His offenses always commit pre-snap penalties.
@@thek3289 🤣🤦
McConkey is about to eat
Hopefully he's done away with his long ass play names with too many motions that you can't check out of in time
Herbert solves both of your concerns
Wish people would not think they have to use vulgar language to make a point Go Chargers
I’m sorry EJ but 0-5 to finish the season was not the nail in the coffin or what the major issue was. Losing without Herbert isn’t what this teams problem was, it was going 5-8 WITH Herbert.
Without Herbert, it would've been 0-13 in that time span. Ice cold take my boy.
@@e-weenie5325 … that’s my point, they weren’t judged on what they could do without Herbert, because that’s no way to judge a team with a very good QB…
@@ColdAndBrew got you I understand what you were saying now
The packers game was the perfect example of how the chargers with Herbert have played. Herbert literally played a perfect game. He even added in a couple of great runs. All the way down to putting the ball in the hands of his wide open receiver to win the game who of course then dropped it. It’s criminal Herbert lost that game and that’s what the team has been since he got here. Chargers badly needed harbaugh to change things.
0-5 to finish the season was the goal towards a great draft pick,remember?
As a guy who lives in Michigan, I will tell you Charger fans: You will see your defense improve first. Harbaugh, for reasons I cannot explain, understands football defense really well. Proof is the improvement San Francisco's defense in 2011 and U of M's defense in 2015.
The hope is… With a good pass rush, it helps out the secondary.
Ok master Jedi
As someone who is married to someone who is from there, Jim will be fired in 3 years
He always has great defensive coordinators
@@romeda5156 He was being interviewed during his first season at Michigan and he was complaining that his defensive lineman didn't know what they were doing so he had to put a hand into the ground and show them the proper stance. For a former quaterback, he really understands that side of the ball.
The random coaching tree tangents like 54:00 are some of my favorite segments of these shows
This year looks different. You can see positivity within the players
@DatNicaLuis I think right now the positivity is high. I think what differiants a great vibe from a alright one js when the games start not going all your way. BTW I don't want to say that these good vibes won't last. Huarbugh has shown that this does continue but the key to me is when a game gets close I want to see them pull a win from one of those games that they used to always lose. I feel like there is a lot of camp speak in which people are saying well the team is best it is ever been but when they need to actually do something when it matters it doesn't happen. I think the story of this team will only be changed by actions. I think they are in a positive direction but I want to see the on feild product before commenting if something has changed.
Wishing good luck to the Ravens West this upcoming season
Do you know where Los Angeles is located in comparison to Baltimore?
@@lukegarcia867He's saying because the Coaching Staff is basically super similar to Baltimore
@@maskedman5657 he said Ravens "EAST" 🤦🤡
@@lukegarcia867 Ah shit lol I did actually mess it up
I was walking into work, as a third shifter when Allen was traded, it ruined my night at work and I went home and literally cried over the trade. Allen was one the best chargers of all time and it hurt so so so much. It hurts we couldn’t get him a ring. But as a chargers fan we all have a saying. “In Harbaugh We Trust”
@@ChargerChatter21 it was a legit terrible night. I consumed ALL the bourbon 🤦
I was out at the bar when I got the news, it’s safe to say I don’t remember a lot of the night
@@kevincurnick I turned on his highlights and cried lol, I’ve watched every game of this career. Still hurts.
It was a sad situation but he made the decision to go get his money and nobody blames him for that. We didn’t win much with him, Mike or Eckeler on the team. Sometimes change is good even if it’s hard.🤷♀️👍
My favorite Charger of all time. Gonna to be rough not seeing 13 out there next year.
Keenan moving on shocked me mostly because it always felt like, knowing Roman, they had to have that one “guy”. And seeing it unfold the way it did and both edge guys come back on cut/restructured deals also shocked me. Always felt like only one of those guys would stay and it wound up being both. Praying it works out 🙏🏻
Corey Linsley not being on the losses list is crazy
I’m absolutely with ya on his impact, but he only played 2-3 games at the beginning of 2023. Not really losing a ton of production
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I will miss the Brandon Staley memes
"You can stop asking that question"
Well, What do the stats say?
I will miss the guys who legit took *ACTUAL* minutes of their time to go out of their way to defend him as a HC. Like dragging out some obscure developed coaching metric how Staley contributes to the Chargers wins. Those people were special kind of cornballs.
The verb to Charger is bigger than just Staley.
We are not going to stop making those so do not lament.
There are 2 reasons im hesitant to buy into the Chargers again for this regime.
1. Greg Roman
2. Its the Chargers
Counterpoints
1. Greg Roman although he sucks at making passing concepts.. He is probably the best run game coordinator in the league. And he doesn't need to design the pass concepts. Jim Harbaugh can.
2.Yeah but no one is predicting they are winning the Superbowl after a regime change on the first season
and they have a bottom 5-10 roster and 0 depth to be fair
@maskedman5657 contrary to the point while I think this team is going to be better of terms of vibes. I think the lack of a wr room the interior line is the worst in the league and the running back room lacks a lot. Also cornerbacks aren't great. I think they will be in the 7-10 to around at a push 10-7. While yes they got a better culture I think they will still struggle a lot.
The biggest reason is they have no IDL. It's XFL level talent at every DT spot. On the edge, you have Tuli, an aging Mack, and a washed-up Bosa.
Oh, and no WRs who are proven or RBs who excite you (maybe Vidal...).
Go look at the entire coaching staff, it's not just Roman leading this offense 🤦🤦🤦
16:37 See this is where Brett's Homerism is starting to kick in. Greg Roman didn't have alot of wide Reciver talent to work with with Baltimore but he doesn't at LA either. The only receiving threat that might be competent is Ladd. But even then Romans passing schemes were terrible.
JT Sullivan and Kurt Warner used to get literally frustrated at the schemes he came up with while breaking down Lamar's Tape. Tons of players being schemed up on the same area of the field making it impossible to for any defenders to be in conflict.
@@morganyu812 Go look at the entire offensive staff and you will understand why there is optimism. It's not just Greg Roman by himself. The Chargers hired three position coaches with previous pass game coordinator experience. They have Mark trestman and his 50 years of football experience as an advisor. He's literally just sitting there making sure every pass play has protections and check down options. 🤦 Go ahead and keep judging Greg Roman off Baltimore all you want, This is a completely different situation
New OC comes in and the Raven's front office decided to stockpile the receiver room. makes you wonder what Greg's offseason wish list looked like all those years he was burning up good will
@@kevincurnick No. If you listen to the Rest of Brett's Words... The Receiver Core and O line were a big problem for Roman to work with according to Brett. And yeah I will keep judging him off Baltimore
The disrespect to Josh Palmer is wild.
@@CreamyPesto505 It's not disrespect. It's literally the truth. Is Josh Palmer even better than Hollywood Brown?
Keenen killed me. i was at the house. My wife don't watch much football, but she was like, " Remember what you said trust hard ball " yes... trust hardball
Ravens fan.
Cant wait to see the chargers play this year. I’m intrigued to see how Roman does there without Lamar’s design runs, or if they have Herbert start running a lot more with design runs. Plus it’ll be interesting to see if Roman’s figured out how to finally scheme his wr’s open. His scheme got infuriating to watch when the WRs were stacked in the same location on their routes.
Herbert generally prefers not to run so I can't imagine it's more than one or two designed runs a game.
Im on an island with my opinion but I legitimately think the Chargers have a chance to win 9 games this year. Now yes I know they have less players than before but ...
Greg Roman is probably the best run game coordinator in the league. So his run heavy schemes will likely keep Heberts Jersey clean and the only thing that really has to improve is the defense. And most of their defensive personel is still there. Along with new pieces.
You're not alone. That's my ceiling for them. They won 10 games and made the playoffs under Staley with essentially the same roster, since all their key players were always injured. Harbaugh was brought in to fix their biggest issues, namely the running game, and defense.
If he even gets 50% of that done this year, they're a playoff team.
@@zackhurwitz9441Well I think their system is gonna be alot different from Staley. He's a vangio guy
@@maskedman5657 there's some carry over between the fangio system, and what they'll be running. But I expect it to be much better, in that the MacDonald branch of that tree prioritizes stopping the run. I'm not expecting anything great from their defense, but Herbert with a running game that can amplify play action, and close out games, should definitely have more people's attention.
That's def not an island. I think our ceiling is the 6/7 seed personally.
Defense may not get its best results until end of October. Minter's scheme isn't anything new (as Brett previously mentioned its a streamlined version of Rex Ryan/Dean Pees blitz packages with simulated pressure looks) but his players on defense may take time to find their identities. Same thing happened to DC MacDonald's first 9 games with the Ravens where coverage wise they were inconsistent. But after the Roquan trade the coverage play was smoother the rest of the season and everyone was able to play their roles well.
Appreciate the hard work you guys put in.
I was picking up my GF when I heard about the Keenan news, and she says it was like a family member had died. I wasn’t good for like three days.
In my mind just based on the last couple years since I started watching football again, you one of two things to make a playoff appearance.. 1)a great QB who can make the plays and 2) A great coach who knows how to put the team in winning situations. There may be an outlier every few years but when you look at the teams the past couple years they have that in common.
The chargers have both now. I think it’s more probable to see the chargers in the postseason than not this season
Great video as always. Y’all r obscenely high on these guys but that’s to be expected, still a great video
Feels like NFL offenses caught onto the trend of having simple yet complex offenses that is very well game planned. Making it so the players can go just make plays. And now defenses are catching onto it finally. So fun to watch just dudes make plays.
Also holy shit the bears episode is gonna be 3 hours long isn’t it
Thank you for making my day, I need this hope, if not for this year for the future
As a Jags fan it hurts to see actually competent Drafting from the Chargers
Ask a raider fan though and they'll tell you the chargers roster was loaded every year and Tom Telesco had great drafts 🤣🤡💀
@@kevincurnickno it wasn’t😂😂😂😂 look how many non first round picks they resigned to a second contract😂 only one since Keenan Allen and it was this year😂
@@alex01759 oh I'm aware lol
The biggest issue was that under Telesco out roster was always top heavy. We had great talent at almost every position, but absolutely zero depth. And our strength and conditioning was so terrible that 5 starters would inevitably go down every season. The people replacing them were not good. @@kevincurnick
@@CreamyPesto505 funny how everyone knows telesco is ass except for Raider fans 🤣 oh look 👀 Telesco with another first-time head coach. This should work out great right?
I had no clue NaVorro Bowman was coaching!
So cool to see him working in the NFL years after that horrific injury. He was a fantastic player
me waiting for the lions episode hoping it would be next week bc "surely they've save the respective west divisions for last since their winners represented their conferences in the sb" and vibing with the chargers ep only to now realize that my lions are gonna be the last ep i gotta wait til august 😭
Last 5 games , they WERE 0 - 5 , so true ! But , that was with out Herbert in 4.5 of those 5 games .
Ben Herbert: you didn’t mention this talented guy that the Chargers added.
Cuz it's not college and his impact will be noticeably smaller
@@samwroblewski748 "noticeably smaller" 🤣🤦🤡 what makes people say random crap like this? Apparently bro is in the weight room and has seen the regimen 🤦🤣
So wild that you're drinking a Czech beer right when I just returned from a trip to Prague and a tour of the Pilsen Brewery (the birthplace of Pilsner beer). Wild times.
I would say Hayden Hurst is the pass catching TE in this offense. Dissly is the blocking TE but also a good catcher.
Def agree here.
As a CSUN alum and a Chargers fan this was the most tailored thing to me I've ever seen
as a lifelong charger fan, this is the most excited I've been for a season to start. I always felt the chargers were missing culture, a presence and I've felt that this year. I felt gutted losing keenan, mike and ekler but honestly after the jags lost I felt like we just didn't have "IT". Will always think fondly of those guys but I want to see a chargers SB in my lifetime and this is how you start. Strip it down to the bare bones and build up. In harbaugh we trust. Who's got it better than us?
We expected Mike to be gone coming off the torn ACL.
Ekeler was definitely gone he has been regressing.
Keenan was the largest, someone in my family just died kind of shock.
Was 100% convinced he was never leaving.
Let’s gooooo the video I have been waiting for !! Who’s gotta better than us? ⚡️
Just subbed. As a charger fan this was the best video relating to our off-season I've seen. Fair and necessary discussion of last season and a detailed look-forward at our future. Very excited to have a head coach to believe in. Thanks guys #boltup
36:56 I think Brett just figured out an age old question that has been plaguing Bills and Jets fans for the past Decade. Which is ...
Why didn't Rex Ryan work out as as Head Coach or long time DC?
And the answer was simple all along. His schemes were WAY too complicated. When Brett Broke down the Ravens fire zone scheme and talked about Mike McDonald he mentioned how all Mike did was read Rex Ryan old playbook and simplify Ryan's schemes because they had like 6 different names for one blitz based on alignment.
I think this is why Rex Ryan's schemes only worked under veterans who were already familiar with his scheme but not with newcomers and rookies.
You completely missed the point. Making a scheme more simple is a good thing. Having a complicated scheme to understand is a bad thing. Rex Ryan never lasted because he’s long been exposed for being awful. He had an all time great group of talent on his defenses, that got beat by rebuilding patriots teams with actual good schemes.
I mean being a HC also needs more skillsets than just being a DC. If communicating a complicated scheme is difficult enough and needing specific players to make it work, imagine keeping the defensive play caller role *WHILE* having to run the weekly gameplan to explain to the staff and players. And I doubt his ability to delegate the right staff to communicate well was great either. Besides there are plenty of great DC minds (see Dennis Allen) who aren't exactly stand outs as HC roles.
@@lucrative6477 It's very freaking clear that you did NOT read his comment. Dude are you seriously that obtuse?
@@lucrative6477If anyone missed the point it was clearly you
Only time will tell, but as a life long Charger fan, est. 1965, I think this draft class could be the best ever.
The yearly tradition LOL 😂
Cant believe people are complimenting the chargers. Every year people compliment their off-season moves Welp, guess the chiefs are underdogs again for the 5th year in a row!
I’m surprised Hayden Hurst isn’t ranked higher than Dissly.
Matador is still Spanish for matador btw. It means "killer", as in killer of bulls
I’d bet that if every team finished exactly in the middle of y’all’s ceilings and floors, the NFL as a whole would win far more games than they lose
That's an interesting hypothesis. We can probably go back to last year and check. The main counter-argument is that the range is given not to point to an average but to give a big picture idea of where a team might go.
Brett and EJ seem to be shying away from quantitative analysis and focusing on more subjective, qualitative elements as it makes for more interesting discussion. Cold hard stats don't paint a perfect picture. If they took a more quantiative approach and didn't project best case scenario for each team, averages for non-contending teams would probably be 1-2 wins lower.
The median isn't the mode of their prediction; I'm pretty sure, for example, they're expecting the Chargers to be closer to their floor.
That said, you're probably right, lul
Could you calculate the new QBS as part of the summary?
i agree with most the stuf they said , but calling the receiving core of the chargers better than the ravens in the past years is crazy to me . they have no #1 receiver and arguably not even a good #2 for some offenses .Andrews alone is better than anything the chargers have this season. Palmer, Johnston and Mcconkey are their 3 starting receiver's , thats bottom 3 in the league .They will be run heavy because they need to, thats why they drafted a Tackle at #5 and signed a blocking TE in Dissly and got a power runner with Gus Edwards .
“Don’t listen to what people say; watch what they do.”
― Steven D. Levitt,
How can Ladd Mcconkey catch with amputated hand in his picture at 1:04:35
I think dissly ranking is accurate. I think they forgot Chargers also signed Hayden hurst who is a better receiving TE than dissly.
Time for bootlegs yearly Charger hype video before they eventually crash to 7-10
Except that 7-10 would be a big improvement from last year's five wins? 🤣🤦🤡
@@kevincurnick”big improvement” lol
@@kevincurnickNot when Chargers fans are talking like they’re about to make the playoffs in the most stacked AFC we’ve ever seen lol
@@danielacker2351You say these things about the Chargers but you haven't looked at their schedule 🤣🤣 The reason there's so much optimism that they can be a playoff team is because they're playing on a fourth place schedule, No Thursday night games, No big major travel issues lol. One score losses usually flip every single year, So with Harbaugh it's easy to predict a couple of those one score losses from last year turn into wins. It has nothing to do with hyping up the team, the roster, the players or anything like that. It's looking at the coaching, The quarterback and the schedule, that's all🤣🤦🤡
@@danielacker2351 going to be 2nd in the division
Is no one gonna mention how big that cat is. Dood is big asf 😭😭😂 9:58
Also missing under notable offensive personnel is assistant Offensive Line coach- Nick Hardwick
When Keenan Allen got traded, I was watching a show with my wife. Just put the kids to sleep then my phone went off around like 10 o’clock at night saying clean and Alan’s been traded to the Bears had me crying.
Harbaugh getting Navarro Bowman as LB coach is dangerous, him and Patrick Willis were headhunters in SF
Think you guys are slightly underestimating the passing game. Instead of 23 passes per game, I think it’s going to check in at 27 to 30 passes a game. No way Harbaugh will let Roman misuse Herbert that bad.
@@Uncle_Jamms_Army balance and efficiency is what it's all about. Replace the ineffective 2 yard slot bubbles to Keenan with an effective run and be absolutely deviant with play action. 🤙⚡
Chargers have been good TV for many years since they had many close games. Watching them could be heartbreaking though because you saw how the defense and the offensive line would loose games late in the game.
The thing that gets me so excited for this team isn’t this year, but the next five years
Re. Trestman: as someone named Peter, I obviously don't like the "Peter Principle" (or least the name of it), but Trestman is an offensive genius who hasn't been able to hack it as a HC. Having someone like advise Gregg Roman is ideal. Very underrated hire.
The off season showed how many good receivers there are in the market and how few OL and IDL there are in the market which is why I was not happy with the Chargers picking up a WR in the 2nd. I do like Ladd as a player though and think he will be really good. Let’s just hope they use him!! I think they will.
The Chargers glazing makes me S I C K
Aw, man! This team sounds exciting as hell!
The floor of 6 wins feels a tad low given their relatively easy strength of schedule. Injuries could always happen of course, but if this team stays relatively healthy I think it's a 7 win floor at minimum.
41:00 Brett, thank for you exposing how truly stupid the Michigan sign-stealing accusations were
The natty is 100% legitimate cry about it
BRILLIANT CONTENT! As, first and foremost, a football fan and a football coach from Canada, I LOVE the praise given to Trestman and Brady. VERY accomplished coaches who still have their influence on passing offenses in the CFL. As a Chargers fan, I say 10 wins RIGHT AWAY! BOOK IT
I just looked at the depth chart of the Chargers and they pretty much just became a different variation of the Ravens. The biggest difference is that Justin Herbert is a better passer than Lamar Jackson. The run game is identical to what Greg Roman was working with and I could honestly see Hayden Hurst getting at least 6 or 7 touchdowns this season.
Moving on from K.A. and drafting Alt initially ticked me off but I've bought into the vision since then and I'm fully onboard. I see 10-7/11-6 with a wild card round win this year. Superbowl contenders from year 2 on
What surprised me the most was that Bosa and Khali took pay cuts.
I had a great day at work. Very productive, easy, and sold a lot of stuff. Cracked my beer after a shower and opened up my discord app with a sudden +99 in the Guilty As Charged server. Keenan Allen has been traded to the Chicago Bears for a fourth round pick. Jaw to the floor; I knew my day was going too well…
Losing Keenan Allen was a giant blow. It basically makes an A+ offseason to like a B. I was so devastated when I heard he was traded, I like went through a few of the stages of grief about it - denial as the primary one hahahah
Ultimately I understand wanting to get younger and moving on from people that may not buy in, but Keenan was such a ubiquitous player with the team. Probably my favorite charger ever. He will be missed.
I feel like every year there is a team that wrongfully gets hyped up by the media, and ends up being a dumpster. 2 years ago it was Denver. I feel like every person I talked to knew they would suck, and they did. The media hyped them so much tho. Last year it was the bears. Half the media was calling fields a mvp candidate before the season. This year it is the chargers. They simply do not deserve this hype. They are a bottom 10 team. Plain and simple. Just a lack of talent. At their ceiling they are the 2022 giants, and I wouldn’t have bet on them making it that far either.
2 things,
1: nobody is saying they are going to be a top team or even a playoff contender this year, even Brett and EJ. They explicitly stated that they are excited about this team’s future, not necessarily the present.
2. Bottom 10 talent by what metrics? Sure, they’re not top 10 or anything, but they have a young top 5-10 QB, a young and talented o-line (just needs to stay healthy), the best SS in the league, and the best OLB tandem in the league. There are clear holes at RB, WR, TE, and maybe CB, but all the thing i listed indicate middle-of-the-pack, not 22nd or below
12 Wins and a Dream!
If enough crazy people keep repeating it on social media, you can look conservative by predicting a 10 win season.
Excited for the Chargers. We are going to the Super Bowl within 4 years
😂😂😂😂
I wonder what this team looks like defensively. I have a very clear view of what the offense will be based off the personnel and Harbaugh’s previous stops. I think there are very little question marks in the back seven.
Bolts since 76. My concern is that teams load up the box and our current level of receivers don't create separation. 3rd and long, sucks. The other concern, is college coaching on defense. Hope Minter can adjust during the game. Pro offense is way different than college. I'm hopeful as usual.
"The culture is actually damn good"....just say it!
Can I ask why you consider Dissly the primary receiver at TE and not Hayden Hurst? I always pictured dissly as primarily a blocking TE
10:19
I've been pumping this draft up for months. The morons who wanted to go WR instead of taking a generational tackle prospect don't speak for all of us. 😭
Thank you to all the hype videos for keeping the Chargers' over/under so high. No idea how it's still 8.5, taking the under all day.
@@kbushfm you pretending on CZcams comments to be a professional gambler is comical all day. Have a look at their schedule smart guy. There's a reason the line is 8.5 🤦🤣🤡
@@kevincurnick yeah because people like you still believe in them despite them giving you nothing to believe in.
@@kevincurnick I said the same thing about their line being at 9.5 last year and heard a lot of the same stuff about what a clown I was. They barely got to half that number
Chargers can match up with just about any team in the Afc, the main thing chargers are gonna deal with is KC everyone else is light weigh
Gus Edwards was signed long before Dobbins was btw… like long before
Imagine if Herbert had a home field like burrow mahomes or Allen? Or a receiving core / TE group like theirs? Finally got a HC 5 years in… has dealt with new offensive schemes every year and awful coaching. He FINALLY has support… and he’s still been insane his first 4 years overcoming a lot of the organizational dysfunction around him that other QB’s compared to him just don’t have to deal with.
This teams success is going to hinge more on the upswing of their defense than the upswing of their offense. That said the offense can contribute to the defensive upswing by being able to run the ball effectively.
I’m hoping to see the Chargers to have a well balanced offense and a defense that gives up way less running yards!
I don't think Sanjay Lal likes Josh Palmer very much because Josh is challenging Sanjay's coaching techniques and considering Sanjay's success (only with Seahawks) I don't think Palmer is wrong. I say that because Sanjay came out and said Palmer had knee issues which is uncharacteristic of a coach to say. Sanjay also mentioned Palmer challenged him on some things. Then it was weird for Harbaugh to say that, he listens to the experts and those that are more knowledgeable than him in their respective fields, and the only thing that made sense as to why he was would say that is that he was referring to the Palmer/Sanjay situation. Hopefully they bring both worlds together and get the best version.
"Palmer is challenging sanjays techniques"? Bro what? Do you just read that Palmer has questions and then jump to conclusions all on your own?? That's wild 🤣🤣🤦🤦
@@kevincurnick that presser happened a long time ago, so hardly jumping, maybe crawling
@@fitness4234 so then you also heard the coaches say "we want to combine your Keenan game with a vertical element" didn't you? But disagreeing with Sanjay was your take? Bruh be excited for Palmer, sheesh
I been a chargers fan since the early air coryell days. And there's definitely a big change in the organization. The chargers have what they never had and that is a toughness attitude. The team has gone from finesse to physicality. And its going to be awesome seeing that transition on the field. 💪💪💪💪⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️
I would love to see this team compete in the playoffs this year but in the event that they don't make it, it's not the end of the world as long as they keep building the team out goin forward
This was great...but you see the schedule, this can be a 10 win season, anything less then 8 ...I might be worried
The offensive line is going to be better at pass blocking than run blocking so the offense better have more yards through the air than on the ground if they want to win the most games.
This is a game changer year for the team.
As a 49er fan, I loved Jim Harbaugh as a head coach. 49ers the year before Harbaugh, 49ers only won 6 games. He took them to a 13 win team with Alex Smith. Chargers have a decently easy schedule, they could win up to 12 games and bottom would be 7. With Herbert should get to 10 wins this season for sure.
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As a 20+ year, die hard charger fan, i know we get hyped up every year and it comes crashing down, but damn it i hope harbaugh has the power to truly change it 😂 i don't remember the last time i was this excited for football.
Love the optimism about Jesse Minter. Very excited to see what he can do!
If Chargers were really serious about running the ball a lot they should have used the second pick on a OL. This offense should be well balanced! If you believe in the transparency then the theme is that they want the run game to help the passing and vice versa! Why pick up Ladd if you don’t plan on throwing enough to at least have a balanced offensive attack.
Given what you are saying about defences moving to a flexible system regardless of formation, does that not mean that QBs who are good at reading defences post snap, improvising and being creative have the advantage over other QBs. Or teams that have a system that is so robust in running the ball it doesn't matter what the defence does?
Chargers are gonna win 10-12 games calling it now.
Derwin is gonna finally be able to be Derwin again with Minter's scheme. Don't be surprised if he doesn't pull off some Polomalu esque plays this year.
As a chargers fan, this title is so hilariously on the money
keenan leaving was incredibly difficult my god. it was truly like a death in the family
mike will and ekeler leaving were more expected, and i personally expected bosa to get the boot (him slamming his helmet just for staley to hand it back to him to slam it again stands out in my mind)
also while it's nice that alt is a generational talent and all that, the weakness i was most concerned about was interior OL and they picked up a strong-side tackle... pipkins doesn't have the pedigree of alt but he was still entirely serviceable. i still would've preferred they went WR (nabers) round 1 and C round 2 (JPJ) but I'm still buying in with ladd
Kimani Vidal is my favorite player from the chargers. Could go on forever about him 😭
I think the Charger’s are going to have more passing attempts than the 49 ers had when Jim coached them.
The embarrassing loss in Jax, and then the shellacking by the Raiders on national TV was what did this team in. Staley should have been tossed after the Jax game. Period.
Tbh I really dont think that Harbaugh is really that great of a coach and I still think of him as a cheater. The Chargers were almost good enough to make the playoffs two years ago even with inept coaching and there should be improvement with just not bad coaching and being able to run the ball. Obviously the fact they have no proven receiver will matter but I doubt that Harbaugh will do anything in the same division as the Chiefs and the Broncos might get good again
Out of all the Chargers position groups WR is the most stacked! The reason is that college and NFL WR talent is plentiful which again is why I did not like picking up a WR in the second round and using the 1st pick last year on a WR.