Special teams matter: The tale of the 2010 Chargers
 

As we approach roster cutdown day, and people start to bitch loudly about certain guys who made the roster and certain guys who did not, remember that if you hear Reid or anybody justify that decision because of special teams, just take it, be glad, and move on.

In addition to bringing back fond memories of the Cassel 27-7 year, we also get to reminisce about just how ****ing putrid and awful Brodie Croyle was that one game.

And of course, laugh at the Chargers. Like, I know every year they're the best team to come up short in some category or measure. That's basically the story of their entire history. But this one is ESPECIALLY delightful.

And if you don't have time to watch this lovely video, I'd still recommend that you jump to 17:36 of the video and catch the final closing statement. A very special someone shows up.

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Saw the video yesterday. They could pick any Chargers season and do a video about 1 specific thing that ****ed the whole season up, (i.e the year we lost all of our Centers, or the year we lost all of our OLBs, or WRs, etc...). As Chiefs fans, don't they have examples like this related to the Chiefs?

Yeah, but in ours the only reason is "because Chiefs".

I mean, you look at last years playoffs where the Pats beat the Chargers. Where are the Chargers best ILBs? Injured of course.
Baltimore wasn't equipped to stop them in Round 1, despite the Chargers playing safeties at ILB, but the Pats knew what to do. Establish a power running game out of the "I" formation and run it down their throats. The Chargers had no way to defend that. They knew it, I knew it. They were ****ed right out of the gate because of the injury bug hitting a specific group by position. Happens all the time.
Yet Chiefs fans have Rivers Derangement Syndrome and most rival fans league wide blame him for never winning a SB despite the talent.

:deevee:

Yep, that pretty much sums being a Chargers fan. You guys will get there by the time Mahomo is 37 and you have 0 titles.

Uhh Joe Montana at the Bills?

Get the **** out of here with that hogshit.

What happened there? I don't recall, and wasn't that like 30 years ago?

That's the year the Chargers had the #1 offense and #1 defense but missed the playoffs?

They have the #1 offense and #1 defense every year per the national media. Then, of course, the games begin to be played..

What? You mean the Philip Rivers who has a losing record against the Chiefs and is 1-9 in his last 10 games? The same Rivers whose majority of wins against the Chiefs were from 07-12, i.e. the Herm/Pioli years? The same Philip Rivers who not only had that 2010 game get away from him but also should have beaten the Chiefs in 2011, except he fumbled the kneel down snap at the end of the game and lost in OT? That same harmless Philip Rivers? Derangement?

I've got derangement over the ants in my kitchen. But Philip Rivers?

He's completely harmless. Still a huge douche, but a harmless douche.

Best team in the NFL. Got a concussion in the playoffs.

And just because the management of our franchise decided to hire a HC that couldn’t field a defense, then hired Squirmin Herman Mother****ing Sack of **** Edwards, and if that wasn’t bad enough, hired Scott Franchise Killer Pioli. Then after finally getting it right and hiring Reid, proceed to field 2 of the worst 5 playoff blunders in the history of the goddamned league.

So ****ing forgive me if I stubble finding sympathy for your shitheel franchise.

I was being literal. They finished that year with the most offensive yardage and having given up the least yards defensively and still missed the playoffs. Pretty funny.

I would never expect sympathy from a Chiefs fan.
The Chargers have been competitive for quite some time, while the Chiefs have gone through some lean years, (from Herm to Pioli and getting a first overall pick in a year where the best you could get was a mediocre LT).
They're very different experiences. I went through those years from 94 to when Rivers was drafted.
Now that the Chief's have Mahomes, you're entering what I've experienced since Rivers was drafted.
Every year you don't win it all will only tarnish Mahomes image. And be more painful than an 8-8 season.

Rivers couldn’t carry Mahome’s jock.

Completely different league of talent.