Comments on: Chargers may limit Mathews’ carries because of fumbles

By: sdmultisport

sdmultisport — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 23:26:48 +0000

Why do people keep saying Norv is a great X & O’s guy. He’s a terrible head coach-and the Chargers wonder why they can’t sell out. Nobody has faith in this team to do anything but go 8-8 and miss the playoffs with Norv in charge.

As far as X & O’s, I don’t think is a great at this anymore. His offense is outdated. He is going to get Rivers killed. There is no spread offense, rarely are there short 3 step drops. Norv has show little tendency to adapt to the players he has.

By: realitycheck21

realitycheck21 — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 07:09:15 +0000

I hated the chargers drafting this loser from day 1. They gave up a lot to get him too. I have labled 24 as a bonafide bust. When he plays he fumbles and eventually gets injured. Lucky as F last yr to get 1000 yds. He has no business touching the ball in the red zone. 24 is a cancer and the sooner he is gone the better. Chargers need to start looking now for a replacement rb to draft next year. I have no idea why Norv thinks 24 is that great. Consider the source I suppose. Let him run with special teams as he’s useless as a ball carrier. Keep him away from the ball. He can not be allowed to influence the outcome of a game ever again. 24 you’re a loser and SD don’t want you.

By: theboltdown.com

theboltdown.com — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 05:32:48 +0000

The Chargers are going to have to give up some flash and replace it with some substance. Ryan Mathews has big play ability, but those fumbles are a killer. I’d really thought he’d gotten over this stage of her career. Oops!

Jackie Battle doesn’t have one fumble in his entire career.

By: ambitoos

ambitoos — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 04:47:45 +0000

He must have a learning disability because he just never learns to cover the ball with both hands in traffic. The Chargers need to stop bringing in lightweights and start bringing in some beef. The lightweights just can’t hold up in the NFL.

By: christopher525

christopher525 — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 01:33:23 +0000

Again, thank you Chargers for undervaluing Tolbert, allowing us to pick him up. Love seeing teams put all their eggs in the wrong basket.

By: r8rh8r

r8rh8r — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 01:04:00 +0000

JoeCanadian, with some true insight that none of us have ever heard before; imagine that!

But back to glass-body Ryan, does any of this really surprise any of you Bolt fans? Did you watch anything he did at Fresno State? If he wasn’t hurt, he was fumbling.

Great snatch there AJ….As usual…

By: yaryers

yaryers — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 00:45:33 +0000

@srcnsd

You might need to watch it again. I streamed the game, so I’m not sure whose broadcast I was watching, but they paused it right as his elbow hit the ground, and the ball was already loose. It starting moving before his elbow hit the ground.

By: ninebarrows

ninebarrows — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 00:41:45 +0000

The Bandwagon has hardly got going and San Diego fans are jumping off, I am ready for the customary ‘Slow start” and a pick up later. So cool it, if you can do better, why not try out?

By: joetoronto

joetoronto — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 00:05:43 +0000

Like lvanmorrissey said, this team has been Norvalized.

As with all teams, the Chargers have taken on the identity of their HC.

When you play for a loser mentality, losing is acceptable.

By: spellingcops

spellingcops — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 23:33:02 +0000

yelix says: Sep 24, 2012 6:41 PM

Philip Rivers has a tendency to throw stupid interceptions and fumble snaps when the game is on the line. Will they limit his snaps too?
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Funny how you show up to talk some noise now that that pathetic excuse of a franchise you root for finally avoided getting blown out. Just a reminder: The Jets’ dry spell is only one year longer than the Chiefs’.

By: gochargersgo

gochargersgo — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 23:23:27 +0000

After that game I am concerned for our season. Its one thing to lose to a quality team. Its another thing to lose to a quality team at home by more than 20 without reaching the end zone. Even worse, Rivers horrendous season last year is beginning to look less and less like a fluke.

By: db105

db105 — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 23:19:33 +0000

srcnsd says:
Sep 24, 2012 6:53 PM
It wasn’t a fumble.

Go back and watch the tape. The ball popped out after his elbow hit the ground.

I tire of RM’s ball security issues as much as anyone, but he was already down by contact.
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If RM was already down then a challenge should’ve been won.

By: vanmorrissey

vanmorrissey — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 23:09:53 +0000

…….agree with problems stated above but just to pile on……Norv. What a lack of inspiration. Absolutely none. Now he’s a great X’s and O’s guy as far as offensive scheming goes but head coaching requires someone able to inspire a team to reach above and beyond. Professional, yes, I’ll give him that, but a leader, an inspiring leader, no. This team has looked flat on many occassions in the past when they absolutely had to win under him. Sorry, time to pay him off and see if you can get someone who can inspire a team while you still have a somewhat decent QB.

By: srcnsd

srcnsd — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 22:53:15 +0000

It wasn’t a fumble.

Go back and watch the tape. The ball popped out after his elbow hit the ground.

I tire of RM’s ball security issues as much as anyone, but he was already down by contact.

By: doe22us

doe22us — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 22:42:38 +0000

Damn where is LT when you need him. LT fumbling in the redzone or anywhere, not a chance.

By: robgilman

robgilman — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 22:42:05 +0000

Yeah, the ball gets slipperier in the red zone

By: yelix

yelix — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 22:41:28 +0000

Philip Rivers has a tendency to throw stupid interceptions and fumble snaps when the game is on the line. Will they limit his snaps too?

By: jagerbolt

jagerbolt — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 22:18:06 +0000

He also can’t block as well. Which is the real problem for the bolts. Rivers is going to get pounded into the IR by that awful o-line.

By: mrgroovesd

mrgroovesd — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 22:16:10 +0000

He needs to do what Tiki and AD did when they had fumbling problems, walk around with a heavy ball practicing holding on to it. With that said, rotate him and Battle in. Battle looks good.

By: chargrz

chargrz — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 22:04:52 +0000

Total “Bust”. He checks himself out of games for sunburn, Mosquito bites and bruised ear lobes.

By: JSpicoli

JSpicoli — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 22:04:17 +0000

They should put him back on IR. He was better there.

By: carlsbadboltfan

carlsbadboltfan — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 22:02:07 +0000

It seems like he loses the ball when he’s going to the ground.

Last season when the Chargers were close to the goal line, they gave it to Tolbert. He’s gone but Jackie Battle is capable of plowing it in.

By: kevinmanosur

kevinmanosur — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 22:00:27 +0000

im sick of this guy, all he does is fumble in the red zone or gets injured. same story every year. if he was playing for tom coughlin he would never see the field

By: yaryers

yaryers — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 21:59:04 +0000

This was the turning point of the game. Playing with a 7-6 lead is much different than playing down 13-0, especially when the coaching staff abandons the run game because they have no confidence that Mathews will hold on to the ball.

Speaking of holding on to the ball, Antonio Gates needs to stop dropping passes, and Rivers needs to just take the sack instead of throwing up prayers when the line collapses (like it did every single snap yesterday).