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Exactly. I think AJ's been wrong, and I get the feeling he's trying to force the starting lineup from the GM's desk. Maybe Rivers and Jackson will be great and Feeley is a quality backup. We'll have to wait and see. He's certainly not afraid of risk. If it works he's a genius; if it doesn't fire the coach.
Just about every decision AJ has made has turned out to be fantastic. Look at the difference between the talent on the roster three years ago and the talent on the roster today. Everything AJ has done has been controversial, from the moment he took over and immeidately got rid of David Boston and Marcellus Wiley, to bringing in Steve Foley, Randall Godfrey, and Mike Goff, to trading Eli Manning for P.Rivers, Nate Kaeding, Roman Oben, and Shawne Merriman . . . and so on. But all of those decisions turned out great. Letting Brees go is also controversial, but it was the right move. (He missed on the Sammy Davis pick, but no team gets every pick right. And bringing Gates in more than makes up for it.)
If only Schotty and Chargers players agreed with you...
I agree with this for the most part although AJ has made two big mistakes that they are still paying for today.1. Releasing Rodney Harrison
Releasing Rodney was done by Butler, not Smith.Passing on Palamalu for Sammy Davis was definitely a mistake.
Which part do you think Schotty and the Chargers players disagree with? That they didn't make the playoffs last year? That they have a good defense, great RB, and great TE? Or that they'll be right in the mix come playoff time?
geez.
I assume you mean Brees, as Rivers hasn't been dumped. If Schottenheimer's fortunes were tied to Brees, then he has no one to blame but himself. Brees got injured in a meaningless game at the end of the season that he had no business playing in because Marty was trying for the ten-win bonus in his contract. If Brees was healthy, he might still be in SD.
Yep, right, my bad
For people who like conspiracy theories, it should be noted that Marty and Brees both have the same agent (Tom Condon).
I really dislike this to honest. Not just Marty/Brees Condon, I mean coaches represented by the same agents as the players. It can often times be a conflict in interest, there really should be a rul prohibiting it.
I'm a Marty fan but I don't think this gets mentioned enough.The year that all went down in the draft I was under the impression Marty was pushing for either Rivers or Eli and to hell with Brees.
He was... even after the season started Marty was down on Brees. Remember the Jets (2nd or 3rd week) game when Schottenheimer took Brees out when the Chargers were down by a few points halfway through the 4th. Brees hadn't looked bad that game, and it was in no way his fault that SD was losing that game. The next week Marty announced that Rivers was #2 on the depth chart, and I remember telling my brother-in-law that Schottenheimer was looking for excuses to replace Brees.
I completely disagree with this statement. Are you saying that all starters should be benched once a team is eliminated from the playoffs or just Brees because he happened to be the one who got hurt? Noone gripes about the many, many starters around the league that played the final meaningless game last year. Using this logic San Fran and Houston should have sat all starters begining in week eight since all their remaining games were meaningless.I think coaches should try to win as many games as they can every year. I don't want a coach who is willing to sit the team down and allow a division rival to come into town and get handed a win(granted the end result was the same, but I want them to work for it).
Teams sitting guys in football because of the standings is ridiculous. I begrudgingly say that it makes some sense if you are going to the playoffs but I still dont like it.
I'd back you in most situations, but for this particular scenario AJ made it known that he did not want to risk Brees' health heading into what was going to be a delicate offseason. Marty went against that decision for selfish reasons. He has to accept more of the blame for that injury than the guy who wanted to see what the younger QB could do.
Absolutely nothing to gain by trotting Tomlinson out there in one last meaningless game. Why not play your starters during the entire exhibition season then?If anything there is more reason to play your starters during the exhibition season because the starters begin the season with better timing and hit the ground running so to speak.
Teams sitting guys in football because of the standings is ridiculous. I begrudgingly say that it makes some sense if you are going to the playoffs but I still dont like it.
Unless it is a coaches decision to play someone younger to give them experience, players should play the whole schedule.
You dont sit out games just because your team has been eliminated. You dont pull a Pedro Marinez and go home to the Dominican Republic in the middle of September just because your team has been eliminated from the playoffs.
Yeah, and all the bad decisions AJ is purported to make in this thread, seemed to turn out well. Likely firing Marty is going to be a good decision in the end.
I'll admit they did way better than I thought with Rivers at the helm. But an Im even more disappointed now than if they would have not made it.
What do you think would have happened if Rivers sucked and they won only 5 games this year?Does Schottenheimer get another year?I'll admit they did way better than I thought with Rivers at the helm. But an Im even more disappointed now than if they would have not made it.
No, he would have been gone when the season ended. But they couldnt fire him after a 14-2 season. Until he declined the extension, let all his coaches interview elsewhere and then wanted to hire his brother as DC.What do you think would have happened if Rivers sucked and they won only 5 games this year?Does Schottenheimer get another year?I'll admit they did way better than I thought with Rivers at the helm. But an Im even more disappointed now than if they would have not made it.
dont know, maybe cause Cam & Wade might not have been gone.What do you think would have happened if Rivers sucked and they won only 5 games this year?Does Schottenheimer get another year?I'll admit they did way better than I thought with Rivers at the helm. But an Im even more disappointed now than if they would have not made it.
Everyone needs to remember that the QB is only part of the success of the team. You can win with mediocrity at QB IF the rest of the team is very good. There have been many QB's who were below average that have been along for a SB ride; Grossman was a good example this year. Phillips should have won a SB this year if they would have relied more on the team (LT2) instead of him.I'll admit they did way better than I thought with Rivers at the helm. But an Im even more disappointed now than if they would have not made it.
If Rivers had sucked the Chargers still might have made the playoffs.What do you think would have happened if Rivers sucked and they won only 5 games this year?Does Schottenheimer get another year?I'll admit they did way better than I thought with Rivers at the helm. But an Im even more disappointed now than if they would have not made it.
Shoot... sometimes you can even win with a Pro Bowl quarterback.
uh, yes...not sure what your point is though?My point was that the people who said the Chargers were a solid playoff team with Brees are off base if they said the same team would suck with Rivers. The QB is the most important position on the team, but it is not worth more than 12% of the outcome (see sig where 40% of the offense may be generous)
Gotta love accountabiliy!
