SAN DIEGO CHARGER NEWS - THE SOURCES VIEWPOINT

SAN DIEGO CHARGER NEWS 2016 - THE SOURCES VIEWS..

Hello Charger fans , we all had a tough year 4-12 last year was painfully painful.. Watching a team with poor leadership Head Coach Mike Mccoy is not a good leader, he doesn't hold players accountable and looks more like an assistant than head coach.. In fact I call him the newer version of Nervous Norv Turner, conservative, boring and never accepts reality. 
   Which is .. This team is now a rebuilt team with one of the youngest rosters in the league, It was only last year it was one the oldest. Now my theory.. is youth better than experience, in some cases , it is. But.. the Chargers are in one of the toughest divisions in the league.. The Broncos are Superbowl winners , the Chiefs were the hottest team in the last part of last season. The raiders were suprisingly good and only can get better? But losing Charles Woodson, will hurt that young defense, youcant replace a Hall of famer like that.. they will suffer.. no doubt.. 
 Now The Chargers..? Last year they lost 7-8 games by a touch down or less , but they also gave up more points they any of the AFC WEST TEAMS AND scored the least of any of the AFC WEST TEAMS. YES,.. i know ,. No Keenan Allan , because of injury , no danny woodhead injury , an offensive line with over 20 changes .. and a defense that was in disarray with the weddle deal and the lack of pass rush and brandon flowers having a down year.. But this is the NFL. Nothing for Losers, Not for long. The chargers were snake bitten with alot of bad luck and late game meltdowns..
   This year the Chargers have a healthy Gordon and Woodhead. They have a healthy offensive line of King Dunlap, Fluker , Slauson , Franklin , that if healthy is one of the good lines in football, now if healthy? Because the backups of barksdale , Tuerk , pullston, hairston wiggins .. are are that backups that cant compete against number ones defensive lines.. If the line has another injury prone season.. expect another 4-12 season.. despite what rivers , gordon , allen gates will do.. Everything starts on the line offensive and defensive wise.. Chances are the bolts will not suffer a season like last year with all the talent they have,, But LIKE LT says... injuries will determine how well this team competes this year.. which I agree with !!
    Now defense.. last years defense gave up the most yards and points in the AFC WEST... including the Raiders,, no wonder they finished higher with a 7-9 record.. The Raiders also swept the chargers and emabrassed them at home despite the 37-29 final score... 
 Corey Liuget , Brandon Mebane - and Caruan Ried are the starters and can compete and do well if no injuries occur.. When Joey Bosa is ready put him in lace of reid,,, and formulating a pretty good front 3.. Some one has to double team Corey or Bosa.. and based on preseason I saw team double teaming Mebane,, which why the pass rush was better. Now the Line backing crew..
   Perryman, Te'o , Ingraham , Emanuel.. are a good group , Perryman is the hard hitter and Te'o is good against the run.. and Ingraham is more pass rusher , run defense than pass defender and Emanuel is a gamer , and probably the best all around athlete , but lacks speed and power against bigger lines.. But they can compete.. The back ups of 
Jatavis Brown
Josh Perry
Nick Dzubnar
Tourek Williams

are the future , but they are young and need training and experience.. But a good group to put in for situations.. only.. 

The FIVE CORNER BACKS,, are good. 

JASON VERRET AND BRANDON FLOWERS being one the best tandems in the league... the other three.. of Hayward, Mager , Desir.. are backups that are more suited for nickel packages but wouldn't trust them for game day starting corners.. if so.. a long season for charger fans.. Lets hope and pray our corners stay healthy.. 

The safeties consist of 

Jahleel Addae

Dwight Lowery
Dexter McCoil
Darrell Stuckey
Adrian Phillips

I really like Lowery he's fast and physical , more so than weddle, maybe not as football smart , but does involve himself.. and addae is a tough hard hitting assassin that chargers have craved for since the rodney harrison days.. McCoil is a pleasant suprise he's a tall safety at 6-4 and can play line backer too, or corner.. Great pick up and versatile player. Stuckey is a quality special teamer , and adequate back up , but once again not built to be a every day starter. Hes more a nickel back corner,,, 

The Specialists of ; 

Josh Lambo- a strong legged kicker , but is not as accurate as Nick Novak.. but is younger and cheaper..check the stats.. He wasnt last year..
Drew Kaser- Another strong legged punter , but is no Mike Scifres, But he's younger and cheaper,..
Mike Windt- replace a long time snapper.. one again younger and cheaper.. 

  All in all, the San Diego Chargers are a younger and cheapest team than last years group, with the exception of Rivers, Gates, and Now Bosa,, the Chargers are relatively a lower paid team.. Ok Verret and Flowers are paid well as well as Gordon, But on average this is feasible cheaper team with one of the lowest paid coaching staffs in the league.. Formula for success against the Broncos , Chiefs , and Now Raiders.??. We will see. I like the addition of Ken Whisenhunt.. the Offense will be better, but the defense with Pagano,, is a question mark? But with the additions of Bosa , Mebane , and Lowery, and a fired up attitude,. I see the defense being much improved.. More like a top 15 defense.. and with a top 5 OFFENSE.. This team could be a top 10 ten team in the NFL POWER RATINGS.. The Broncos and Chiefs will be very good and the Chargers can be right there if healthy. They have a last place schedule and have a chance to win 10-12 games if they stay healthy and play better at the end of games. Recall.. Like I said, look it up, they were within 8 points or less in 7-8 games last year including the blow out the raiders imposed on us last year.. (4-12 record 2015)

  Final Analysis..

based on a healthy offensive and defensive line and the additions of Bosa, Mebane abd Lowery on defense and the much improved play of flowers and Verret as the lone pro bowler.. and the hard hitting safeties of Lowery and addae.. The defense will make stops and put pressure on oppossing offenses.. health will be the key.. any of of the starters out for extended times will hurt this defense unless the potential back ups step up.. which could happen? 

  The offense with a Competent coordinator and a healthy Gordon and woodhead as well as the play maker in Keenan allen.. and a formidable offensive line.. and of course Rivers.. This team will be better balanced and ready to make a serious run at winning the division or earning a wild card spot.. 

    The Broncos will have a very good if not the best defense in the league, but the offense with no manning and starting rookie inexperienced qb.. will be felt.. tremendous pressure on the defense.. which will hard with no proven qb starting. Just saying.. 

The Chiefs are one of the oldest teams in the league and Jamal Charles is back , but I don't expect him to dominate , and Smith did step up as a qb, lets see if he can do it again.. my thoughts no,, he wont .. Chiefs defense will keep the scores down.. and the offense will get their scores,,,,, But don't expect blow outs from this team..

lastly the Raiders , they nearly had a winning season last year, and have a young good quarterback in carr. But he's reckless and a gun slinger ,kinda like his idol favre. He needs to rely on his run game and manage the clock and his team to wins , because his defense plays well when in the lead, but if they get behind the defense falls apart based on their youth , and lack of leadership. losing woodson, is gonna hurt them badly.. Just saying. The Raiders will be able to score , but they will also give up alot. 

My AFC WEST 2016 Predictions

San Diego Chargers - 12- 4 or 11-5

Kansas City Chiefs 11-5 or 10-6- wild card

Denver Broncos 11-5 or 10-6-wild card 

Oakland Raiders 9-7 or 8-8 

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