Originally Posted by jspchief (Post 11031211)

I don't know about the team being overrated. I think they're a lot like KC in that they are good enough to beat any team but struggle to play great consistently.

On a related note... is it just me or is Phyllis Rivers just an ok QB against KC? I'm sure hes had some good games against, but I never feel overly concerned about facing Rivers.

Originally Posted by GoChargers (Post 11031196)

First off, good game, Chiefs - a well-deserved win. We just had no answer for Charles. And the refs were helping us all game aside from that late facemask call, making the loss even more embarrassing.

Admittedly, our terrible luck with injuries is catching up to us a bit, but yes, this team is still pretty overrated. Our defense is piss-poor aside from the rare games when Flowers and Verrett are both healthy, and they can't be counted on to win any game. Pagano's been here for three years and the same problems exist now from when he took over. They still commit stupid penalties. A third-and-long is still a near-automatic first down. There's still no adjustments from his vanilla schemes. I'd have fired his ass alongside Norv, but he really does need to go after this season. Aside from the defense, Keenan Allen has been a ghost all year and the O-line is a turnstile.

This team has a lot of deficiencies that have been covered up by Rivers' play and an easy schedule. As soon as Rivers had an off game by his standards, the entire team immediately looked like ass... that's not a coincidence. The winning streak was fun, but I never quite bought us as a legitimate contender this year and I still think it's another 9-7, sneak into the playoffs year. The schedule only gets tougher from here and we don't have the players (or coaching) to adjust.

Originally Posted by sd4chiefs (Post 11031216)

Thanks for your post. It just seemed that the media hype in San Diego has been over blowing how good they are.

Originally Posted by GoChargers (Post 11031231)

You can't go by the San Diego media. They're all a bunch of ball-less homers who tout the company line... they spent years defending AJ and Norv.

Originally Posted by Iconic (Post 11031071)

Defense is lacking but their offense is top 5.

Originally Posted by sd4chiefs (Post 11031216)

Thanks for your post. It just seemed that the media hype in San Diego has been over blowing how good they are.

Originally Posted by Gadzooks (Post 11031258)

:LOL:Agreed. I think that's why most of the Cali based Chiefs fans hate the Chargers so much.

It's sickening to listen to, even as a Chargers fan, I'll tend to avoid San Diego based media as much as I can.:shake:

Originally Posted by 58-4ever (Post 11031284)

We could have won the SF game... and I still can't decide what really happened against Tennessee. They are obviously bad. They just seemed unprepared.

Originally Posted by Gadzooks (Post 11031299)

I don't think KC had played against a healthy Locker before. It's so rare.

He's pretty good.

Originally Posted by GoChargers (Post 11031279)

I will say that on a national level, the Bengals are by far the most overrated team and it's not even close. They were literally being slurped as the best team in the league and Super Bowl favorites a couple weeks ago.