Los Angeles Chargers

Egy kis statisztika , bár 2 hét után nem lehet ezekből kiindulni.

POINTS SCORED
Chargers: 11th (23.5)
Broncos: 4th (27.5)
Chiefs: tied-30th (13.5)
Raiders: tied-28th (14.0)
Bills: 6th (26.0)

Quick-hit thought: After scoring just 17 points against Arizona in the season opener, San Diego’s offense got back on track with 30 points in a win over Seattle.

POINTS AGAINST
Chargers: tied-12th (19.5)
Broncos: 15th (20.5)
Chiefs: 23rd (25.0)
Raiders: tied-21st (24.5)
Bills: 6th (15.0)

Quick-hit thought: Chargers still giving up 6.58 yards per play (No. 30 in the NFL), and 5.56 per rush (No. 31).

THIRD-DOWN OFFENSE
Chargers: tied-6th (16-of-32, 50.0 percent)
Broncos: 9th (10-of-22, 45.5 percent)
Chiefs: 12th (12-of-28, 42.9 percent)
Raiders: 31st (5-of-21, 23.8 percent)
Bills: tied-25th (9-of-27, 33.3 percent)

Quick-hit thought: Chargers finished No. 1 in third-down offense in 2013 at 49 percent, so they are back operating efficiently on the money down after struggling against Arizona in Week 1.

THIRD-DOWN DEFENSE
Chargers: tied-18th (9-of-21, 42.9 percent)
Broncos: 28th (15-of-29, 51.7 percent)
Chiefs: 15th (10-of-24, 41.7 percent)
Raiders: tied-29th (14-of-27, 51.9 percent)
Bills: tied-8th (10-of-28, 35.7 percent)

Quick-hit thought: Chargers held Seattle to 3 of 8 on third down last week. Revamped Denver defense struggling to get off of the field through the first two games.

TURNOVER DIFFERENTIAL
Chargers: tied-8th (plus-2, 3 takeaways, 1 giveaways)
Broncos: tied-8th (plus-2, 2 takeaways, 0 giveaway)
Chiefs: tied-25th (minus-3, 0 takeaways, 3 giveaways)
Raiders: tied-20th (minus-2, 2 takeaways, 4 giveaways)
Bills: 5th (plus-4, 5 takeaways, 1 giveaway)

Quick-hit thought: San Diego is much better in this category so far in 2014. Last year, the Chargers finished tied for 20th in the NFL with a minus-4 turnover differential.

RED ZONE OFFENSE (based on TD percentage)
Chargers: tied-8th (4-of-6, 66.7 percent)
Broncos: 5th (6-of-8, 75 percent)
Chiefs: tied-18th (3-of-6, 50 percent)
Raiders: tied-1st (3-of-3, 100 percent)
Bills: 29th (3-of-10, 30 percent)

Quick-hit thought: A point of emphasis during offseason work and in training camp. So far, the Chargers have had much better execution inside the 20-yard line on offense.

RED ZONE DEFENSE (based on TD percentage)
Chargers: 31st (4-of-5, 80 percent)
Broncos: tied-10th (4-of-8, 50. percent)
Chiefs: 23th (5-of-8, 62.5 percent)
Raiders: tied-6th (4-of-9, 44.4 percent)
Bills: tied-17th (3-of-5, 60 percent)

Quick-hit thought: Chargers defensive coordinator John Pagano is not happy with how his defense has performed inside the 20-yard line. Opposing teams haven’t been down there often, but when they do get in the red zone, opposing offenses have been efficient against San Diego’s defense.

TIME OF POSSESSION (OFFENSE)
Chargers: 2nd (35:56)
Broncos: 26th (28:05)
Chiefs: 20th (29:15)
Raiders: 32nd (23:17)
Bills: 19th (29:37)

Quick-hit thought: The Chargers led the league in time of possession last season and continue that trend in 2014 through two games with Philip Rivers leading San Diego’s ball-control offense. However, offensive coordinator Frank Reich would like his offense to create more chunk plays to make it easier to get the ball down the field into scoring position.

Egy nagyon jóra sikeredett cikk:
 grantland.com/the-triangle/staying-on-schedule-the-chargers-ball-control-success/

Mai edzésen:
Chargers injuries: DNP-Attaochu (hamstring), Ingram (hamstring), Mathews (knee), Ohrnberger (back), Troutman (back).
LIMITED: Gates (hamstring), Addae (hamstring), Allen (groin).

Ezek közül Allen akinek eddig még nem volt semmilyen sérülése, és ma került fel.

The polls have closed! #PhilipRivers & @DeMarcoMurray are this week's FedEx #AirandGround @NFL Players of the Week!

Nah vajon ki látható a képen?

Rengeteg dicsérő szót lehet olvasni Telescoval kapcsolatban, ahogy sikerült keret mélységének megerősítenie, ami miatt az első szezonjában leginkább kritizálták, már két meccs után lehet látni ebben a hatalmas fejlődést. Flowers és Mathews kiesése sem rengette meg a csapatot, Brown és Verrett érkezett az offseason-ben (W.Smith azért elég ergya volt Dunlap helyén). Mondjuk DL-ben pont nem sikerült, de majd jövőre, esetleg ha Palepoi-t sikerülne beépíteni szezon közben.

Oliver tagja lesz valószínűleg a 46os aktív keretnek Máté helyén, ha viszont Addae visszatér(már edz szóval esélyes), kérdés, hogy kit szorít ki, én Steve Williamsre szavazok, eddig nem győzött meg , sőt.

"Bills QB EJ Manuel says that #Chargers defense is one of the best in the NFL "

"Flowers, Attaochu, Freeney, Gates not practicing today for mindful Chargers."
"Melvin Ingram (hamstring) did not practice. Chargers C Rich Ohrnberger (back) and RG Johnnie Troutman (back) limited in practice today.."

"Junior Seau one of 113 nominated for Pro Football Hall of Fame induction. First year eligible for Chargers' 12-time Pro Bowler."

"Chargers TE Antonio Gates named AFC Player of the Week."

Sherman vs Allen
 twitter.com/ChargersSDavis/status/511700100369108992/photo/1Sixo67

Amúgy itt is lejön, hogy Sherman jó corner, sztem a legtöbb CB már seggre esett volna/3 m hátránya van, Sherm annyira nem is maradt le. 😛szaba

Nem hinném, hogy valaki is megkérdőjelezné, hogy jó corner-e. Allen irányváltásai még durvábbak , mint tavaly.

2. heti PFF

Sherman vs Allen
 twitter.com/ChargersSDavis/status/511700100369108992/photo/1Sixo67

Amúgy itt is lejön, hogy Sherman jó corner, sztem a legtöbb CB már seggre esett volna/3 m hátránya van, Sherm annyira nem is maradt le. 😛

Bucky Brooks 5*-os cikke:

Ejj, erről lemaradtam a múlthéten:
Antonio Gates signed a renogiated contract Friday. $3M of $5M salary in '14 becomes bonus prorated over 2 years. $1.5M in new '14 cap space.

Ezeket most találtam, első heti PFF ratingek:

Az NFL.com PR-jében 6.ak vagyunk, a Seahawks-ot megelőzve, kicsit erősnek érzem xD

Nah ki a kezdő irányítója az e heti PFF All Star csapatnak?
 www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2014/09/15/all-star-team-of-the-week-week-2/

További PFF értékelés a meccsről:
 www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2014/09/15/refo-seattle-san-diego-week-2/

"When you think about it, San Diego is a terrible matchup for Seattle's defense, because they like to throw in the middle, where the Seahawks are, by design, most vulnerable. Danny Woodhead is basically Seahawks poison. "

Egy nagyon jó elemzés a Seattle meccsről:
 thebiglead.com/2014/09/15/monday-read-option-week-2-san-diego-exposes-seattle-with-a-performance-that-will-be-hard-to-duplicate/

Sherman vs Allen
 twitter.com/ChargersSDavis/status/511700100369108992/photo/1

Sweat king...

Egyértelműen a hét képe, bár még nem szavazták meg :

"Philip Rivers nominee for FedEx Air Player of Week. 28-37, 284 yards, 3 TDs in win vs. Seattle."

Mike McCoy on RB Donald Brown: "He's played a lot of football. We've got a lot of confidence in him."

Amúgy, ha az utolsó kiírásból jól emlékszem, a Seattle 3. kísérleteinél 8/3 sikerült, ami egy RW-féle offense ellen kifejezett bravúr. 😊

Amúgy szerintem már ez a Ingram bust lett hangok nagyok elkussoltak az idei 2 meccs után, talán a legjobb védőnk idén.Sixo67

Én mindig is bíztam benne... azért nagyon nehéz indulás volt nála a sérüléssel, stb... nem lehetett elvárni, hogy azonnal hozza a tehetségét, de fokozatosan jó lesz ő még nagyon

"Rivers finished 9-of-12 for 86 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions on third down. He was sacked once, posting a 134.0 passer rating. ... The Chargers completed five catches for 60 yards on passes directed toward cornerback Richard Sherman."
"It's the second time since 2011 that the Seahawks have given up three passing touchdowns when sending standard pressure "

"Marshawn Lynch's six rushing attempts is tied for his fewest since joining Seattle in 2010."
"San Diego's defense held Wilson to 4 of 8 passing for 26 yards and no touchdowns in the fourth quarter. Wilson finished with a 57.3 passer rating in the fourth quarter. Wilson has a career 99.3 passer rating. ... Other than the 51-yard touchdown by Harvin where he ran out of bounds, the longest run given up by San Diego's defense was a 13-yard scramble by Wilson."