Chargers vs. Broncos Preview

As we know, the San Diego Chargers have a good record against the Denver Broncos at home. What I am hoping for is that San Diego took a significant amount of time to really evaluate and correct their problems during the bye week. The Broncos are having a great season, but I believe that the Bolts can beat them easily if they play well. Expect Denver to try to establish their running game early. The Chargers need to keep pressure on the line and not give them anywhere to go by making tackles and stuffing the runner. There should also be a lot of pass attempts from Denver because Kyle Orton is having a great season. San Diego's secondary really needs to step up their game and make plays and stay on the coverage. If the Chargers can make big plays on both offense and defense early in the game, they should get great crowd support and enough momentum to carry them through to victory. If San Diego can't stop Denver's drives early on, they could lose the enthusiasm of the fans early and "Home Field Advantage" would not be that great of a factor. San Diego offensively needs to open up the field early in the game with a lot of passing to their talented receivers. This could cause the Broncos strong secondary feel the pressure and spread out the coverage so that LT and Sproles can hopefully run more effectively. San Diego should also consider play action and some tricky offensive plays. A couple years ago they had LT throw the ball...I'd like to see that again. The Defense needs to keep consistent pressure on Orton throughout the entire game and force him to make bad plays. They also need to MAKE THE TACKLE. I can't tell you how many times they would have forced opposing teams three and out if the initial tackler there could make the tackle. If the Bolts can do these things effectively then Monday should be a great victory for them. If not, their season will be looking dim as the Broncos gain two ore games on them. I believe San Diego realizes the importance of this game and I think that they will perform well. It will be interesting to watch on Monday night. GO BOLTS!!!

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Chargers vs Steeler's Thoughts

Where to start??? Overall the game was a nightmare. I think it is evident that the defense needs some serious work. The good news is that the bye week came at the perfect time for the Bolts to get healthy and hopefully work hard on their most obvious problems. It doesn't seem right that the charger's talented offense can score 28 points in the last 17 minutes of the game and 0 points the rest of the time. It seems that Norv is playing reverse "Marty Ball." Norv starts every game SLOW....usually 3 and out on first possesion. Then they get behind, they make a heroic comeback that sometimes works but not always. Marty used to start out with a bunch of points in the beginning, but then they would stop scoring and the opposing team would make a comeback that sometimes worked (Not usually). My point is...Charger games are very stressful for true Charger fans. The coaching is a serious problem and Norv is definitely a "YES" man who needs to toughen up and get his team in shape. He said it himself..."too many of the guys are trying to do too much and don't do their job." Well Norv, "THAT IS YOUR FAULT!" It is up to the coaches to make sure the players do their job. I must say that Special Teams has done a fantastic job, offense has its good moments, and defense is horrible. Where is the pass coverage??? Chromartie needs to get a grip and do his job without game-losing penalties. He should watch Jammer and learn what a CB is supposed to do. Also, what is up with the horrible lines. The O-line can't make a hole for the RB and has a hard time protecting the QB. The D-line gets pushed around by the other team. It is embarrassing sometimes. I still love the Chargers, but I hope they can pull it together. These are my thoughts for this game. Check back after the Denver game for more thoughts. GO BOLTS!!!

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