Thread: Abandon the Run. Bomb away instead

Quote: Originally Posted by aleumak That said, the run-blocking is horrible this year, and I think LT, while having lost some speed, has also lost confidence in the line, resulting in indecisive hitting of the holes when they do appear. He also seems to have lost confidence in his body. Its almost like hes playing scared, like hes afraid of getting hurt again or that his legs wont hold up, and that might be why he keeps going down almost on...

Quote: Originally Posted by RipTheJacker No he couldnt, the only time he ever broke tackles was in the 4th preseason games against a bunch of guys who arent even on practice squads right now I think the only regret AJ has with Gartrell is taking him so high and over more talented RBs like Javon Ringer and James Davis That preseason game you speak of was probably the only time I got a chance to see him play in Chargers uniform. He seemed to be...

interesting side note: We're on pace to be the worst rushing team since... Drum roll please the 2000 San Diego Chargers

Quote: Originally Posted by super-charger-fan interesting side note: We're on pace to be the worst rushing team since... Drum roll please the 2000 San Diego Chargers ARG!!!! LT made me forget those years of Terrell Fletcher leading the Chargers in rushing!! I love LT but guys that couldn't hold his jock in his prime are better rushers right now. Time to add the RB of the future in the offseason.

Why not use Bennett?

Quote: Originally Posted by NotAFumble The only conclusion to make at this point is Norv doesn't really care about running -- it's all just lip service. He has to be running that same formation and same ineffective LT run up the middle, over and over again, simply to set up the passing game with play-action and/or misdirection later in the game . Considering how things have been going, I say keep running that same ineffective LT run...

Quote: Originally Posted by qbanb8582 Why not use Bennett? Because apparantly our OL can't run block. It probably wouldn't matter who the RB is right now. They just can't seem to be able to do it, so far.

Bombs away, man did I like seeing the Chargers air it out. There is no room in the NFL for the meek, it is time to embrace our strengths and go for broke.

The only conclusion to make at this point is Norv doesn't really care about running -- it's all just lip service. He has to be running that same formation and same ineffective LT run up the middle, over and over again, simply to set up the passing game with play-action and/or misdirection later in the game.

Quote: Originally Posted by SouthPaw I love LT but guys that couldn't hold his jock in his prime are better rushers right now. Time to add the RB of the future in the offseason. With the exception of the Oakland game there really haven't been any holes to get through. I agree that Tomlinson looks slower, but before totally throwing in his towel, I'd like to see them run out of three and/or four wides to see if that helps. Our...