Gg Smirt...another early season lose with very little offense then I realized I played Buffalo....figure!!!

See Moon, I give advice on offense because I have zero clue on defense..consider me a Don Coriel type coach....at 63, (Im 53) you can relate to "Air Coriel".

Still think he was a snub for the Hall of Fame. Defense go to Seth or Smirt,,,,I don't pay enough attention to it.

Good game, CJ.

Dan Fouts and the Chargers? Did he also coach the Cardinals? My younger days seemed to be a blur.

Yes MoonPygg....good memory!!!

I spelt his name wrong sorry...Don Coryell and I know he never won a Title but his innovations on offense especially the passing game was the precursor in the late 70s, thru mid 80s of today's pass happy offense.

He was one of the 1st coaches to pass more then he rushed with Dan Fouts establishing passing yards single season records 3 straight seasons, all over 4,000 yards.

He also reinvented the Tight End position as a vertical threat opening the door for Tony Gonzales and Travis Kelsey.

San Diego ownership was cheap and let great players walk. On defense he let Fred Dean to walk who go on to San Fransico, win 2 titles and be elected to HOF. Dean is famously quoted that he made the same as his truckdriver brother in law. Another penny pinching lose was WR John Jefferson who became the 1st WR to catch for 1,000 yards his 1st 3 seasons but left because of contract disputes. Jefferson never accomplished another 1,000 season after he left.

It's really a shame, ownership screwed him because the big criticism of Coryell was he had no defense but in 1979, they led the league in points allowed and sacks. If they had kept their roster intact which was the norm in the NFL...Who knows what history would be.

I know watching the Chargers/Raiders highlights was most see TV for me as a kid and they weren't my team, it was the Baltimore Colts and Bert Jones. It really opened my eyes to the possibilities in the NFL. My dad and I would say to each other all the time...."if they only had a little defense"

That playoff game between San Diego and Miami was epic.

https://www.nfl.com/100/originals/100-greatest/games-4

Yes!!!!

Dolphins-Jets 1986 is one of the greatest games I personally watched.

Final 51-45 in OT....Jets win!!!

Dan Marino vs Kenny O'Brien who still hold some combined records in that game. Big play after big play and I couldn't look away.

But the Chargers have several games on my top 20 list alltime. The combination of quick strike offense and the inability to stop anymore...no lead was safe either way!!

Crazy game Pittsburgh. Lots of 4th quarter fireworks - don't usually see 40 combined points in one quarter.

Good game Seattle.

GG Rakor

Meany is so slow but got a twist of beginners luck on the punt return.


Also shout out to Moonpygg on 1st W, slow crawl to the top. Keep the train going. I noticed every team in our division is basically in the bottom 3rd of Power Rankings, yikes!

I know I have heard mention PR is broke from CJ before, but still.

Punt returns are rare across every league. Meany's is the 21st in the 18 season history plus 4 games.

Like with everything in this game, I have a theory about punt returns but like much of my theories...they get pushed to the back burner.

Slower players with excellent acceleration may be better especially if they have good kick catching, ball carry and break tackle....the theory being that a 90 speed returner outruns his blocks while slower players allow the wall to be established