Game Thread: Week 15: Chargers vs Raiders Thursday Night Thread

[msgkings322]

Its all relative. Belichick can make a defense out of nothing. Probably the last person I'd want building an offense. Still way better than Staley

Better than Staley of course, better than much cheaper and younger alternatives not so sure

 

[DJ]

See if we can go dig up Dan Reeves

Bellichick and Harbaugh will be targeted I am sure.

 

[Used 2 B Hu]

Bellichick and Harbaugh will be targeted I am sure.

BB would be an interesting hire

 

[Dr. Strangelove]

Watched a segment on the Rich Eisen show and Suzy Shuster had the perfect analogy for the Staley firing, "slowest ripping off of the band-aid ever".
In a game like that, we need an owner like George Steinbrenner in the NFL. Walk into the locker room at halftime and fire the guy on the spot in front of the whole team, lol. That shit would be hilarious.

 

[Clayton]

Watched a segment on the Rich Eisen show and Suzy Shuster had the perfect analogy for the Staley firing, "slowest ripping off of the band-aid ever".
In a game like that, we need an owner like George Steinbrenner in the NFL. Walk into the locker room at halftime and fire the guy on the spot in front of the whole team, lol. That shit would be hilarious.

Staley seems like a firm believer in tanking (if he is an analytics guy like his first season would suggest) so I'm sure the logic for keeping him in the first place would also dictate that you should keep him around when he sucks because it'll get you a better draft pick.

The problem is that the Thursday Night game is one of the biggest embarrassments this NFL season. Its kinda easy to keep a guy around when he stinks to get that better draft pick. Its impossible to keep around someone when they are embarrassing.

 

[Dr. Strangelove]

Staley seems like a firm believer in tanking (if he is an analytics guy like his first season would suggest) so I'm sure the logic for keeping him in the first place would also dictate that you should keep him around when he sucks because it'll get you a better draft pick.

The problem is that the Thursday Night game is one of the biggest embarrassments this NFL season. Its kinda easy to keep a guy around when he stinks to get that better draft pick. Its impossible to keep around someone when they are embarrassing.

Not sure about the tanking thing but as for this being likely the worst embarrassment of the season, yeah I think so. The 50 point loss for the Donkeys was the worst loss but this was in primetime vs. a team that just lost 3-0.

Funny thing was last week Staley was telling the press about how they've been close in all their games and haven't been blown out. Coming out of that and laying an egg this bad is unforgivable.

 

[Clayton]

Not sure about the tanking thing but as for this being likely the worst embarrassment of the season, yeah I think so. The 50 point loss for the Donkeys was the worst loss but this was in primetime vs. a team that just lost 3-0.

Funny thing was last week Staley was telling the press about how they've been close in all their games and haven't been blown out. Coming out of that and laying an egg this bad is unforgivable.

I think this was worse than the Miami v Denver game because its in division. If you get blown out in division, its 10x worse than getting blown out by a team you dont play twice a year imo.

 

[Anointed One]

BB would be an interesting hire

He'd have a very good QB right away... He can bring Josh McDaniels again as his OC...

 

[redskinsfan1963]

they canned a defensive coach this pm.

 

[fastforward]

Charger fans: Did anyone get the license plate of the truck that ran us over?

 

[Dude]

First season was very good, excellent characterization of Reacher and interpretation of the book. The movie with Tom Cruise was entertaining but ridiculous for him to play the Reacher part — cruise is like 5’8”.

Watched first episode of Season 2 last night, it was ok but lacks some of the intensity of Season 1. I’ll watch it, because I love the Reacher books; some of the newer ones are a bit meh -think Lee Child cowrites them with his son now- but the first ones are great stuff.

There is a Reacher series thread in Movies and stuff board. Looks like there several fans!

 

[DJ]

 

[Black Adam]

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Don't feel like looking it up, but when's the last time the Raiders rang up those kinda points on an opponent...?

 

[PDay8810]

Don't feel like looking it up, but when's the last time the Raiders rang up those kinda points on an opponent...?

never

 

[DJ]

Don't feel like looking it up, but when's the last time the Raiders rang up those kinda points on an opponent...?

When was the last time the Chiefs did? Never.







The most they ever scored was 59 way back in..........................






































1963.

 

[Black Adam]

When was the last time the Chiefs did? Never.







The most they ever scored was 59 way back in..........................






































1963.

Geeze, chill. It was just a question...

#touchytouchy

 

[Black Adam]

But now I'm in the mood to look up the all time series record...

Chiefs-71

Raiders-53

2 ties...

See y'all next weekend...

 

[DJ]

Geeze, chill. It was just a question...

#touchytouchy

Nobody was touchy.

You wanted to be a smart ass and I dropped facts on you.

That's all.

 

[Black Adam]

Nobody was touchy.

You wanted to be a smart ass and I dropped facts on you.

That's all.

Like I said, it was just a question.nobody was trying to be a smart ass, but do keep trying...

 

[eaglesnut]

I wondered about the GM too. There doesn't seem to be a shortage of talent on that team. But maybe the GM talked Spanos into keeping Staley around after the "Debacle in Duval" last January and he figured both of them should just go and they get a clean slate going forward.

Belichick will want full control