First off, had a freaking blast! There were ALOT of Phin fans. The Bolt fans were cool, not a single bad thing said before or after the game by their fans. Kind of sad that this may be the last Chargers game in San Diego, with that being said....that stadium is a dump! I swear the tv in my livingroom is bigger than the big screens they use. It was built in 1967, great year for the Mustang....not so much for the stadium.
For the game, the only word I can come up with is pathetic. We came out flat and NEVER had intensity. I saw a team going through the motions. Maybe this has something to do with playing a hard fought Monday night game and on a short week and flying to the West coast. I don't know but it was bad. I think if Jones doesn't fumble his int back to the Chargers, things might have changed....but when that happened, we went even deeper in to a funk.
I had amazing seats, 50 yardline, Field level, on the 13th row. I was able to see a lot! The first thing is the O-Line is even worse than I thought, it was embarrassing. The other thing is the receivers get no separation 90% of the time. This is critical with the type of O we run and the weakness of the O-line. Tannehill got hit early and often. On one particular hit, it was ugly. He got blasted in the chest right when he was throwing and stayed down for several seconds. The one thing I did like seeing was one of the guys on defense who came out for special teams helped him up, gave him a bro hug and grabbed the back of his helmet to hold his head and told him something.....and then patted him on the shoulder. Whatever it was Tanne slapped him back and shook his head like as to say thanks.
On to Tannehill. Most on here know I have been a big supporter as I think most of the issues are tied to the O-line. The O-line played like crap once again, but Tanne missed several open receivers and I do not know WTF that Hail Mary pass was at the end of the first half that went sailing 15 yards out of bounds. He looked shell shocked. When they all out blitzed, on a few plays he was basically back pedaling in the fetal position never attempting to do anything but not get hurt. I have said it before and saw it posted on here earlier about the comparisons to David Carr. I am seeing that and it is sad. I see a QB who has been beaten down for going on 4 years and it may not be recoverable, like Carr never was. It is sad to see. Tannehill played like crap, but that is one tough SOB! I hope he can turn it around, but I myself am starting to wonder if it is too late.
The D is what I thought. Our LBs and corners are horrible. Suh is a beast but is getting doubled and chipped by a back consistently. Rivers is a hard dude to bring down, he strong like bull! Jones is a Pro Bowl caliber safety but you can't carry the ball like that after an INT. There is no passion on the D. They did come out in the 2nd half and play better, but I think got frustrated with the O and reverted back to crap.
Bottom line is this team has a couple of good players and ALOT of average to below average. SOme of our best players like Grimes and Wake are quickly being degraded by time. I hate to say this but we are NO WHERE close. We need to blow this thing up, bring in a LEGIT head coach and rebuild. Jeff Ireland screwed this team badly with his drafts and his FA fiasco his last year and the new regime has been unable to recover. We need a complete makeover badly!
Still had a blast and it was good to see Phin Nation representing all the way in Cali!....just wish we weren't such a bad team!
For the game, the only word I can come up with is pathetic. We came out flat and NEVER had intensity. I saw a team going through the motions. Maybe this has something to do with playing a hard fought Monday night game and on a short week and flying to the West coast. I don't know but it was bad. I think if Jones doesn't fumble his int back to the Chargers, things might have changed....but when that happened, we went even deeper in to a funk.
I had amazing seats, 50 yardline, Field level, on the 13th row. I was able to see a lot! The first thing is the O-Line is even worse than I thought, it was embarrassing. The other thing is the receivers get no separation 90% of the time. This is critical with the type of O we run and the weakness of the O-line. Tannehill got hit early and often. On one particular hit, it was ugly. He got blasted in the chest right when he was throwing and stayed down for several seconds. The one thing I did like seeing was one of the guys on defense who came out for special teams helped him up, gave him a bro hug and grabbed the back of his helmet to hold his head and told him something.....and then patted him on the shoulder. Whatever it was Tanne slapped him back and shook his head like as to say thanks.
On to Tannehill. Most on here know I have been a big supporter as I think most of the issues are tied to the O-line. The O-line played like crap once again, but Tanne missed several open receivers and I do not know WTF that Hail Mary pass was at the end of the first half that went sailing 15 yards out of bounds. He looked shell shocked. When they all out blitzed, on a few plays he was basically back pedaling in the fetal position never attempting to do anything but not get hurt. I have said it before and saw it posted on here earlier about the comparisons to David Carr. I am seeing that and it is sad. I see a QB who has been beaten down for going on 4 years and it may not be recoverable, like Carr never was. It is sad to see. Tannehill played like crap, but that is one tough SOB! I hope he can turn it around, but I myself am starting to wonder if it is too late.
The D is what I thought. Our LBs and corners are horrible. Suh is a beast but is getting doubled and chipped by a back consistently. Rivers is a hard dude to bring down, he strong like bull! Jones is a Pro Bowl caliber safety but you can't carry the ball like that after an INT. There is no passion on the D. They did come out in the 2nd half and play better, but I think got frustrated with the O and reverted back to crap.
Bottom line is this team has a couple of good players and ALOT of average to below average. SOme of our best players like Grimes and Wake are quickly being degraded by time. I hate to say this but we are NO WHERE close. We need to blow this thing up, bring in a LEGIT head coach and rebuild. Jeff Ireland screwed this team badly with his drafts and his FA fiasco his last year and the new regime has been unable to recover. We need a complete makeover badly!
Still had a blast and it was good to see Phin Nation representing all the way in Cali!....just wish we weren't such a bad team!
