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Was it Cam who had LT sit out of preseason games or was it LT himself??
I"m curious to see how he's going to handle our runningbacks during preseason.
 
Was it Frank Gore or Norv Turner. I think if Murlacky would have given Ronnie his 24 carries a game Ronnie Brown would have had alot more yards. It all depends on the system and on the players, but having LT sure helps.
 
SactownFan said:
Was it Cam who had LT sit out of preseason games or was it LT himself??
I"m curious to see how he's going to handle our runningbacks during preseason.
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LT doesn't have a choice. It was a coaching decision. Whether or not it was Cam's decision, I don't know.
 
emocomputerjock said:
LT doesn't have a choice. It was a coaching decision. Whether or not it was Cam's decision, I don't know.
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Seems to work out pretty well for them. I'm sure alot had to do with how well LT knows the system. It'll be interesting to see how he handles our backs.
 
FinAtic8480 said:
Was it Frank Gore or Norv Turner. I think if Murlacky would have given Ronnie his 24 carries a game Ronnie Brown would have had alot more yards. It all depends on the system and on the players, but having LT sure helps.
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I don´t think you quite got the idea of the thread
 
SactownFan said:
Was it Cam who had LT sit out of preseason games or was it LT himself??
I"m curious to see how he's going to handle our runningbacks during preseason.
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LT doesnt have the choice to sit himself. If the coach wants him in there, he is going in...(Except when Peyton told the punt team to get back on the sidelines, you guys arent stepping on this field - which was awesome I might add)
 
I don't think that situation will correlate here because Ronnie will get a big dose this preseason. Cam is going to want to see he can handle the sytem and if he can trust him.

Really I would think all our players would play a little more that a team w/ a system that has been in place just to get them as familiar as possible.

Only expeption being Green because he might be the only one cam won't want to get banged around.
 
Put yourself in the Chargers coaches' shoes: You have the NFL's best offensive player (LT), one injury to said player ruins your entire season and gets you fired (which happened anyway), and you just came off a season that saw a star player from your team get hurt in a meaningless game which you were chastized about endlessly (Brees; late on the 05 season). What would YOU do?

I dont think Cam feels it's nessisary to rest RB during the preseason. Especialy not with L.Book to spell him this season.
 
SactownFan said:
Was it Cam who had LT sit out of preseason games or was it LT himself??
I"m curious to see how he's going to handle our runningbacks during preseason.
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It was Marty Schottenheimer's decision to sit LT during the preseason. Don't expect Cam to do the same with Ronnie this season because Brown has not established himself within this offense the way LT has. Marty also rested LT during the season which could probably account for him being fresh at the end of the season. Once Ronnie or any of the other running back establish themselves in this manner, they too might get some rest during the season.
 
Phinja said:
Put yourself in the Chargers coaches' shoes: You have the NFL's best offensive player (LT), one injury to said player ruins your entire season and gets you fired (which happened anyway), and you just came off a season that saw a star player from your team get hurt in a meaningless game which you were chastized about endlessly (Brees; late on the 05 season). What would YOU do?

I dont think Cam feels it's nessisary to rest RB during the preseason. Especialy not with L.Book to spell him this season.
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Your premise is good, but I think off the mark. I doubt injury was the reason they sat LT. They had the same QBs, OL, basic skill players, and coaches...LT is a proven commodity...they needed to look at his backup, not him.

The decision to sit LT is based on several things. His knowledge of the system in place (something that hasn't changed since his first year there), the coaching staff and systems being in place for multiple years there, and the fact that they knew he'd get plenty of touches during the year anyway. With that kind of proven talent, do you need to see more in preseason games ?? And the fact that even tho M. Turner had shown some good things with his play, they needed to see him more and his backups as well (who might never get downs during the regular season).

Here it is different. A new OL, a new QB, a new OC/system, new backup RBs, new skill set players in Ginn, Hakim, Campbell, Martin, Schlesinger, Mauia and of course the rest of the rookies... There are certainly more questions about this team, the offense in particular than with SD in the last 4 yrs...

That's why Brown may see more touches than LT did, even tho they are both their respective starting RBs...
 
LaDainian had plenty of good players around him. Having other talented weapons for Cam to use definitely helped LT and the running game. Defenses couldn't key on just one part of their offense or Cam would burn them with another one.

The Chargers had 4 starters on offense in the Pro Bowl: Nick Hardwick (C), LaDainian (RB), Lorenzo Neal (FB), and Antonio Gates (TE).

They had Phillip Rivers (QB), Marcus McNeill (LT) and Kris Dielman (G) as reserves or alternates at the Pro Bowl.

There's a lot of reasons why LT played so well last year. He definitely couldn't have done it without those other guys on offense. Hell, even the backup running back for the Chargers is good .... Michael Turner. If the rest of the guys on offense can make it to high levels like the Chargers did last year, I guarantee you'll see Ronnie have a great year also ... maybe 1,500+ yards rushing (500+ receiving). Gotta have that balance and talent from the other guys to make the running game work optimally.
 
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