the destroyer of worlds Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 Can't say it wasn't coming. https://www.sportsnet.ca/nfl/article/chargers-fire-coach-brandon-staley-gm-tom-telesco/ Chargers fire coach Brandon Staley, GM Tom Telesco Coach Brandon Staley and general manager Tom Telesco were fired by the Los Angeles Chargers on Friday morning after one of the worst losses in franchise history. The Chargers made the playoffs last season but are one of this year's biggest disappointments at 5-9, with losses in five of their last six games. They dropped into last place in the AFC West after Thursday night's 63-21 loss at Las Vegas. It was the most points allowed in franchise history and the 42-point margin was the third-worst. The franchise did not immediately announce who the interim coach and general manager will be. Los Angeles' next game is against Buffalo on Dec. 23. Owner Dean Spanos thanked Staley and Telesco in a statement for their hard work, dedication and professionalism, but he did not mince words on in why the move was made with three games remaining in the regular season. “Doing nothing in the name of continuity was not a risk I was willing to take. Our fans have stood strong through so many ups and downs and close games. They deserve more. Frankly, they’ve earned more," he said. Staley — who had an overall record of 24-25 — is the third NFL coach to be fired this season, joining Josh McDaniels of the Raiders and Carolina's Frank Reich. It is the first time since 1998 that the Chargers have made an in-season coaching move. Telesco had been the general manager since 2013. The team only made three playoff appearances under his tenure and were 86-95 overall. When the Chargers fell behind 42-0 late in the second quarter, some thought the move should have happened at halftime. “Brandon Staley. I hate to say this because you don’t ever want to call for somebody’s job, but they should fire him. They should make history. They should fire him at halftime,” Amazon Prime Video analyst Richard Sherman said. “We’ve got an Uber X carpool outside and we’ll send you on your way because right now, I’ve never seen a team come out this uninspired.” While Staley had been confident about his job security in the past, Thursday night's titanic defeat had him questioning his future. He said “I don’t know” when asked if he would still be leading the Chargers on Friday. However, Staley wasn’t lacking in confidence and said he should remain in charge. “I know what I’ve done here for three years, and I know what I’ve put into this. I know what we’re capable of. I know the type of coach that I am, and I believe in myself,” he said. Staley’s questionable late-game decisions and aggressive go for it approach on fourth downs drew many critics. The Chargers were 6-12 in games decided by three points or less, including 0-5 this season. The defining game of Staley’s tenure will be the 2022 AFC Wild-Card round game at Jacksonville, when the Chargers had a 27-0 lead late in the second quarter only to see the Jaguars rally for a 31-30 victory. Staley was hired in January 2021 after one season as the Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator. The Rams were the league’s top-ranked defense during his tenure, but the Chargers never came close to matching that under Staley’s leadership. The Chargers are on pace to finish 20th or lower in total defense three straight seasons for the first time since 1986. They are currently ranked 29th after finishing 20th last year and 23rd in 2021. Staley brought in Kellen Moore as offensive coordinator during the offseason, but the unit regressed during the season. The offensive line struggled after center Corey Linsley’s year ended after three games because of a heart issue and the running game remained inconsistent. Quarterback Justin Herbert, who signed a $252 million, five-year contract extension during the offseason, suffered a pair of finger injuries. His season ended during the second quarter of last Sunday’s game against the Denver Broncos when he broke the index finger on his right hand and had surgery two days later. All three of Telesco’s hires were first-time head coaches. They all followed a similar pattern of success the first two years followed by massive regression after that. Mike McCoy led the Bolts to the playoffs in 2013 and had 9-7 records in each of his first two years, only to be followed by 5-11 in 2015 and 4-12 one season later. Anthony Lynn was 9-7 in his first year before tying for the AFC’s best record at 12-4 in 2018. The Chargers were 5-11 in 2019 and 7-9 in 2020. Staley was the defensive coordinator at John Carroll, a Division III school in Cleveland, before being hired as linebackers coach in Chicago in 2017. He spent two seasons with the Bears before going to Denver in 2019 when Vic Fangio was hired as coach. Telesco hit on most of his first-round picks, including Herbert (2020), edge rusher Joey Bosa (2016), wide receiver Mike Williams (2017) and safety Derwin James (2018). But he re-signed only four of his original draft picks from the second through seventh rounds. Telesco also struggled throughout his tenure to build roster depth, especially on a team frequently beset by injuries. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 8 hours ago, filthy animal said: The all time worst coaches in the NFL Adam Gase Brandon Staley Josh McDaniels Urban Meyer Chip Kelly tell me Im wrong Hackett needs to be in there. Broncos fans wanted him going after the opening game and he didn't even last the full season. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pears Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 Jake Browning you are him omfg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the destroyer of worlds Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 21 hours ago, Pears said: Jake Browning you are him omfg my guess is he is going to get a significant raise over the $750,000 he is earning this year. Only Rourke has a contract for QB's that are on 53 man rosters this week that low. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pears Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 17 minutes ago, the destroyer of worlds said: my guess is he is going to get a significant raise over the $750,000 he is earning this year. Only Rourke has a contract for QB's that are on 53 man rosters this week that low. He's an Exclusive Restricted FA, which means all we have to do is tender him his qualifying offer and he stays. So the only way he's leaving is if we trade him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the destroyer of worlds Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 40 minutes ago, Pears said: He's an Exclusive Restricted FA, which means all we have to do is tender him his qualifying offer and he stays. So the only way he's leaving is if we trade him. All I was saying was he is due a raise. Good that the club isn't going to lose him for nothing. It would be well worth it to sign him to a proper extension. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RupertKBD Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 Anyone else catch Sean Payton screaming at Russell Wilson on the sidelines yesterday? Because of an offside penalty on one of the O linemen that cost the team a TD..... WTF is Russ supposed to do about a guard lining up a couple inches in the neutral zone? Credit to RW for just standing there and taking it....I probably would have told Payton to fuck off.... 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldFaithfulcap Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 6 hours ago, RupertKBD said: Anyone else catch Sean Payton screaming at Russell Wilson on the sidelines yesterday? Because of an offside penalty on one of the O linemen that cost the team a TD..... WTF is Russ supposed to do about a guard lining up a couple inches in the neutral zone? Credit to RW for just standing there and taking it....I probably would have told Payton to fuck off.... Yeah, was a dick move. Payton won a championship but lots of years the talented saints crapped out, i think he's always been overhyped. Lions looked good though, i still see them as a dangerous team in the NFC. Eagles i had hopes for but a hurt hurts and defensive struggles are not what you want. 49ers keep on rolling, 20 tds for cmc. AFC seems wide open, Ravens and 49ers on Christmas could be the top seeds facing off. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the destroyer of worlds Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 Really wonder why A A Ron Rod Gers is rushing to get back in there, for a team that is out of playoff contention. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the destroyer of worlds Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 49rs have clinched their division. Cowboys and Eagle have both clinched at least a wild card spot. Other 2 wild card spots and the other 2 divisions to be decided, except the North where the Lions have it all but wrapped up. Could be theirs next week. AFC still a crap shoot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runningback33 Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 Nathan Rourke is now a New England Patriot https://www.tsn.ca/nfl/new-england-patriots-claim-canadian-quarterback-nathan-rourke-off-waivers-from-jacksonville-jaguars-1.2050619 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 1 minute ago, runningback33 said: Nathan Rourke is now a New England Patriot https://www.tsn.ca/nfl/new-england-patriots-claim-canadian-quarterback-nathan-rourke-off-waivers-from-jacksonville-jaguars-1.2050619 They should let him start. Can't be any worse than what they have right now. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the destroyer of worlds Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 Good for Nathan. He has to go to clubs where there are questions at QB, not a club where there is a young, established #1. There is definitely questions at QB in Patriots country. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 Eagles suck again lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RupertKBD Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 I didn't have a dog in the fight on the Monday Nighter, but good on Drew Lock for getting his team the W.... Meanwhile, what looked like a three horse race in the NFC between the Eagles, Cowboys and Niners, now looks like it's San Francisco and then everyone else.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldFaithfulcap Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, RupertKBD said: I didn't have a dog in the fight on the Monday Nighter, but good on Drew Lock for getting his team the W.... Meanwhile, what looked like a three horse race in the NFC between the Eagles, Cowboys and Niners, now looks like it's San Francisco and then everyone else.... It'll be close but the 49ers should win 2 out of 3 which will enable them to get to 13 wins. scenarios: niners win 3 -get 1st Niners win 2 out of 3 games, eagles, lions or cowboys win 3 games - 49ers get 1st as they own head to head tiebreak over eagles and cowboys; better conf record in nfc over lions niners win 1 of 3 - can be topped for 1st if other teams win their 3. Eagles - easy sched (giants x 2, cards) cowboys - hard dolphins, lions, commanders lions - medium cowboys, vikings x2 I imagine the niners will go all out next two and try and rest guys vs rams. Ravens aren't easy especially if armstead and hargrave aren't back. Edited December 19, 2023 by OldFaithfulcap g 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shift-4 Posted December 19, 2023 Author Share Posted December 19, 2023 Just finished Seahawks vs Eagles WOW 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrefan1 Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 Anyone hear yet why the Colts suspended 2 players for the rest of the season? "Conduct detrimental" isn't exactly informative. I'm guessing the 2 players got caught betting while on property and the Colts just wanted to get ahead of the story before the NFL suspended them and announced it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the destroyer of worlds Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 38 minutes ago, Sabrefan1 said: Anyone hear yet why the Colts suspended 2 players for the rest of the season? "Conduct detrimental" isn't exactly informative. I'm guessing the 2 players got caught betting while on property and the Colts just wanted to get ahead of the story before the NFL suspended them and announced it. Both players didn't play against the Steelers on Saturday. McKenzie is the primary return guy, but both are backups and mainly special teams guys. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/39148171/colts-suspend-wr-isaiah-mckenzie-cb-tony-brown-3-games Colts suspend WR Isaiah McKenzie, CB Tony Brown for 3 games Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrefan1 Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 1 hour ago, the destroyer of worlds said: Both players didn't play against the Steelers on Saturday. McKenzie is the primary return guy, but both are backups and mainly special teams guys. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/39148171/colts-suspend-wr-isaiah-mckenzie-cb-tony-brown-3-games Colts suspend WR Isaiah McKenzie, CB Tony Brown for 3 games That's usually what McKenzie was here in Buffalo. The Colts organization has had so many players suspended for gambling violations. My best bet is that they caught those 2 on camera and acted on it before the NFL could. That's just my guess though. For all I know, they were caught filming themselves going at it like jackrabbits in the locker room showers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Arrogant Worms Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 Belichick says Patriots brought in Canada's Rourke for 'depth' at QB https://www.sportsnet.ca/nfl/article/belichick-says-patriots-brought-in-canadas-rourke-for-depth-at-qb/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runningback33 Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 Saints/LA Rams 5:15pm TSN Tonight 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the destroyer of worlds Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 The Aints lose. Meaning the Jags v Bucs will mean the winner of that game is in the driver's seat in their division. The loser will reel in the other teams and keep their hopes up for another week. Could even see the Colts leading a division. I did not see that coming when AR went down. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runningback33 Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 Bengals(8-6)/Steelers(7-7)1:30pm NBC/TSN Bills(8-6)Chargers(5-9) 5pm TSN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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