San Diego Chargers Players To Watch
by NJD28 on Oct 26, 2010 7:59 PM CDT
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The Titans come into this week after beating one of the top NFC teams in the Philadelphia Eagles 37-19. The Titans enter sunny San Diego to take on the struggling Chargers. The Chargers are 2-5 after a heartbreaking loss to the New England Patriots last Sunday and will face a tough challenge in the 5-2 Titans. The Titans find themselves at the top of the AFC South while the Chargers sit at the bottom of the AFC West. The Chargers are yet another pass first offense the Titans will have to face during this season. The Chargers play a 3-4 defensive scheme which is VY's worst nightmare (sarcastic quip). The Chargers are ranked 1st in Total Defense and Total Offense respectively. They are also ranked 7th in scoring offense but ranked only 17th in total rushing offense this season. The Titans need this win not only as a claim to legitimacy in the AFC playoff race but to also demoralize a Chargers team that can turn a season around in an instant. Now for the players to watch for the Chargers:
Season Stats:
Through 7 Games: 2,344 YDS, 13 TDS, 6 INTS, 97.6 QBR
The former 1st round pick by the Giants in 2004 has become one of the leagues best quarterbacks (stats wise) in the NFL. Rivers leads the league in passing yards even without pro-bowler Vincent Jackson in the line-up. He entered this season coming off back-to-back seasons of throwing for +4000 yds. and passer ratings of +100.0 respectively. He is a stat getting machine during the regular season which makes him an ideal person for fantasy football but for the 2-5 Chargers he needs to stop committing turnovers. In order for the Titans to win this game they will have to get to him and get to him often. This will cause Rivers to start forcing throws and that could lead to turnovers which the Charger offense seem to have no qualms about making these days.
Season Stats:
Through 7 Games: 35 REC, 540 YDS, 15.4 YDS/REC, 8 TDS
One of the few Marty Schottenheimer-era players left on the San Diego roster. Since entering the NFL as an undrafted free agent from Kent State he has become one of the best TEs to ever play the game. With his size, speed, route running, and leaping ability he is an extremely dangerous target for Rivers over the middle. He has established himself early on this season as Rivers' go-to man and is on his way to yet another pro-bowl year. The Titans will have to take him away early in order to force Rivers to hold on to that ball for an extra second to find another target. That should be enough time for the Titans D-Line to get Rivers to the ground. The Titans can accomplish this feat by assigning Gerald McRath to cover the athletic TE with Griffin or Hope to help McRath over-top.
Season Stats:
Through 7 Games: 18 REC, 293 YDS, 16.3 YDS/REC, 0 TDS
Ever since being traded from Dallas, Crayton has made a name for himself in the Norv Turner offense racking up two +5 catch games. Crayton has really come on in the last two weeks for the Chargers and he looks like he could be a viable #2 or #3 receiver for them in the future. He is not a incredibly fast receiver but he runs good routes and he can find the holes in coverage. He also has good hands and great boundary presence that has made him one of Rivers emerging favourite targets. The Titans will more then likely use Verner to cover Crayton because of the job he did on Maclin last Sunday. If the Titans can get Rivers off his rhythm then both Crayton and Gates shouldn't be a problem.
Season Stats:
Through 7 Games: 24 REC, 513 YDS, 21.4 YDS/REC, 3 TDS
Malcom is a very tall and fast WR and owns a decent pair of hands to go along with it. He is a reliable target for Rivers due to his size and speed. He excels in catching the deep bombs and has good sideline presence. His route running is suspect but he has all the tools needed to succeed in the NFL. The Titans will probably assign Finnegan to Floyd because Finnegan is great in press coverage and he showed signs of improvement last Sunday against the Eagles in his coverage. Finnegan's style of play could slow down those timing routes that Norv likes to run with Rivers which could result in INTs for our secondary.
Honourable Mentions:
Nate Kaeding, Darren Sproles, Quentin Jammer, Luis Castillo, Shaun Phillips, Antoine Cason, Buster Davis, Legedu Naanee, Mike Tolbert, Ryan Matthews, and the Chargers O-Line
Keys to Victory:
- Force Turnovers
- Feed Britt the ball
- Expand the Passing Game
- Get to Rivers
- Avoid making Turnovers
- Win the "battle in the trenches"
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Good review...
However, it drives me insane when the words “defense” and “offense” are spelled wrong.
British spelling
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by Aditya T (smashville) on Oct 26, 2010 8:32 PM CDT up reply actions
auto spellcheck changes it on my computer automatically and I don’t notice it right away. Like it tells me to spell center as centre
You can probably adjust the settings for that so that it uses American spellings
It doesn’t really bother me, though.
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by Aditya T (smashville) on Oct 27, 2010 7:54 AM CDT up reply actions
and prententious Americans
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by DonFrancisco on Oct 27, 2010 10:02 AM CDT up reply actions
All british vassal states
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by numbertenox on Oct 27, 2010 10:30 AM CDT up reply actions
Mac or PC
If you’re going to be a regular, we gotta fix this for ya.
I used to change british coworkers’ computers to american english vs. british english whenever the opportunity presented itself, so we should be able to deal with this one.
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by numbertenox on Oct 26, 2010 10:53 PM CDT up reply actions
Hmmm
I may have to defer to a linux geek. Does it do it for all GUI apps, or are you running open office or something like that and only seeing it there?
I think the system language setting is in etc/sysconfig/i18n.
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by numbertenox on Oct 26, 2010 11:26 PM CDT up reply actions
If you are running Firefox go to:
Edit
Preferences
Content Tab
Go to Languages and chose English (USA)
And using Kubuntu in a PC and Firefox and Chrome spell check just fine
I'm not a VY fanboy, I'm a VY supporter
That would be fine...
except NJ is in the USA…I know, I reside in the Garden State. I think some people get confused when they see fans in the stands holding up a “d” and a fence.
it also pisses me off when people don't hit the "reply" button.
damn me!
by slo-verado on Oct 26, 2010 8:40 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Floyd likely out Week 8
The San Diego Union-Tribune reports that Chargers coach Norv Turner said Monday he doesn’t expect WR Malcom Floyd (hamstring) to play in Week 8 against Tennessee. Floyd was out in Week 7 against New England after being injured in Week 6 at St. Louis. […]
http://www.fantasysp.com/nfl_player_news/Malcom_Floyd/
I always go first half - coffee, second half - beer, because In LA, the games start at 10:00 a.m.
This is HUGE if he doesn't play
He’s monstrous especially against our small corners
by WinnipegTitanFan13 on Oct 26, 2010 10:08 PM CDT up reply actions
Looks like I'll have to start Nate Washington in fantasy this week
Go Titans! Go Magic!
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Always a bad matchup for us
Yeah, their record isn’t good – but their two wins are big, while all their losses are close.
I like hearing that some of their weapons will be shelved, but all the same, this is one game I’ll be pumped to watch!
Their two wins are big?
Arizona and Jacksonville?
Yes, the final scores were lopsided, but those are not big wins.
The only thing that scares me is our history against them and the difficulty in traveling to the West Coast. It’s going to be a mental game. Oh, and who the hell is going to match up with Gates?
I always go first half - coffee, second half - beer, because In LA, the games start at 10:00 a.m.
He contrasted their "big" wins with their "close" loses
so he obviously means by score, right? His point is that although their record is not good, it’s not like they are getting blown out. A few breaks and their record is much better.
yeah
I had a brain fart and couldn’t think of the right word to use, so defaulted to “big”. but you guys caught on. wouldn’t expect less from Titan fans! :p
I don't know about Patrick Crayton
as much as he’s going to be featured on Sunday, I don’t think he’s a big threat.
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I think Crayton is a pretty solid receiver
He’s been putting up good numbers since he’s gotten the No.1/2 spot the last few weeks.
by WinnipegTitanFan13 on Oct 26, 2010 10:08 PM CDT up reply actions
I think the poster
has over analysed.
I'm not a Vince Young fanboy. I'm a Vince Young athletic supporter. No, wait.
I don't know why
he put Nate Kaeding as honorable mention when he is injured, otherwise I think he did a pretty good job
I apologise
My favourite style of humour is difficult to recognise. Pip pip.
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by numbertenox on Oct 26, 2010 10:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Hey wait
You’re from NJ?
What’s with the brit spelling? Worked at a half-brit half american company for several years and we probably spent a few months of that time arguing over spelling.
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by numbertenox on Oct 26, 2010 10:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Yes I'm from NJ
my computer uses auto spellcheck and for some reason it goes to the British spelling instead of the American spelling. Like when you would spell center my computer changes it to centre without me taking much notice that it had been changed until people point it out to me. But since it’s on the front page (for reasons unbeknownst to me) I will get more than the usual flack for it.
and for God's sakes...
“The Titans can accomplish this feat by assigning Gerald McGrath to cover the athletic TE with Griffin or Hope to help McGrath over-top. "
1) It’s not McGrath, it’s McRath!!!!!! People misspell his name just like they did Keith Bulluck by spelling it “Bullock”
2) If any LB the Titans have that has excelled at covering this season it’s Witherspoon for sure. But being as he’s also a key cog in the blitzing schemes, McRath will probably be assigned to Gates as you pointed out.
3) Chris Hope + covering Gates (covering anyone really) = disaster (cites the PI call against him against Denver that allowed them to set up the GW TD, waiting on the ball and letting Cooper snatch it away against Philly, etc etc)
Antonio Gates
is gonna get owned by Michael Griffin who owes him payback from the 2007 game is the biggest threat of all of Rivers’ targets. He’s just been amazing this season. Their WR’s aren’t anything scarier than we’ve seen from other teams this year, plus Floyd’s likely out and Naane is a little iffy as well.
Better job this week
However, I am not as impressed as I was last week. I assumed you were British, so I thought your football knowledge was remarkable. Now that I know you are from NJ, it’s slightly less impressive. But that does explain the grammar and spelling mistakes.
Kidding aside, I think the analysis is well done apart from assigning McRath to Gates. As 12thTitan said, I would think Spoon is better suited based on what I have seen so far. But McRath is younger, so maybe he has a speed advantage over Spoon. I don’t know.
I thought it was funny
Since many people were looking at the British spelling of things that people read it in a Britsh accent.
I picked McRath to cover him for his speed. But Spoon is also good in coverage so I could go with either or really.
by NJD28 on Oct 26, 2010 11:32 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I would say
it’s probably going to have to be McRath covering him because Witherspoon is implemented into the blitz scheme the most from our LB corps. Either way, Gates is a mismatch for any team he faces, check the stats. No one has really been able to stop him. But the Chargers haven’t won games simply because of him either
The Chargers are a VERY good defensive team, and you didn't even mention any of the Defensive players...
…or talk to the scheme. That probably needs to get covered here somewhere, especially given the Titans’ problems on 3rd Down this season.
Also: folks are treating this like it’s a gimme win. It isn’t. The Pats almost lost their game in SD, and their Offense is MUCH better than Tennessee’s.
DannoE
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Their offense is one point better than Tennessee's per game average.
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I stand by my statement.
Rivers and Company don’t play Special Teams, and Rivers personally can’t run routes for his WRs. That doesn’t change the fact that they’ve moved the ball on EVERYONE when the Titans definitely have not. If someone can manage to slow the running game and take away the long ball, this Titans team will crumble offensively.
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Re:
If someone can manage to slow the running game and take away the long ball, this Titans team will crumble offensively.
Much easier said than done. That generally involves asking 7-8 players to cover one very small area of the field, while asking the 3 or 4 others to cover a HUGE area.
You act as if that isn't a difficult task for any defense.
Teams have been selling out to slow the titans run game and have a good degree of success to show for it but that is obviously going to open things down the field for WRs. On the other hand playing the deep ball should open up room for CJ2k so it is very much a pick you poison type deal. Teams are choosing to take option A and I can’t say I really blame them.
by Mohamed Mohamed on Oct 27, 2010 9:37 AM CDT reply actions
Floyd probably won't play
According to my fantasy football team website; however, I’m not worried since I picked up Kenny Britt whoooooo!!!!!
Needs improvement........
I know the MCM readers are knowledgeable football fans but you could have mentioned just as additional information.
No LT to torture the defense as in the past.
No Antonio Cromartie in the secondary at corner back
No Vincent Jackson at wide receiver serving 3 game suspension, Courtland had a bad Christmas night game covering him. Two pass interference calls where Jackson had him beat for a touchdown.
Titans have lost the last SEVEN in a row to the Chargers.
Titans have not beat the Chargers ever as the Titans. Last win 1992 as the Houston Oilers 27-0.
Titans last win in San Diego. 1990 as the Oilers 17-7
Chargers lead all-time series 24-16-1.
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