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[Mile High Mania]

Originally Posted by BuckinKaeding

How many coaches have won 3 playoff games in the last 2 years?

Mike Tomlin, Ken Wisenhunt, Tom Coughlin, Norv Turner

And, 3 of those coaches have won Conference titles... 2 won SBs. Which one is not like the others?

Oh and Norv also only has 4 seasons (of his 11) with more wins than losses. He's stellar! One day he hopes to be like Marty... once he reaches that point, his goal is to be Dan Reeves or Marv Levy.

[Buck]

Originally Posted by Mile High Mania

And, 3 of those coaches have won Conference titles... 2 won SBs. Which one is not like the others?

And also one of them had an injured starting QB (1 year), RB (2 years), TE (2 years), Stud OLB (1 year), yet still managed to win 3 games.

[Mile High Mania]

Originally Posted by BuckinKaeding

And also one of them had an injured starting QB (1 year), RB (2 years), TE (2 years), Stud OLB (1 year), yet still managed to win 3 games.

Every season, every team has injury issues.

[Buck]

Originally Posted by Mile High Mania

Every season, every team has injury issues.

But they don't all win 3 playoff games.

I don't know many people who don't think that a healthy Chargers team would have beat the Pats in 2007-08.

[Mile High Mania]

Originally Posted by BuckinKaeding

And also one of them had an injured starting QB (1 year), RB (2 years), TE (2 years), Stud OLB (1 year), yet still managed to win 3 games.

Originally Posted by BuckinKaeding

But they don't all win 3 playoff games.

I don't know many people who don't think that a healthy Chargers team would have beat the Pats in 2007-08.

Ok, you point to an "injured QB 1 year"... Rivers has started 32 games in the last 2 seasons. So, sure - he may have had some issues, but again - every team has this stuff happen to them.

You point to the injured RB "2 years)... LT and Sproles have been fine from a production stand point the last 2 seasons. LT has started 32 games in the last 2 seasons.

Has LT been the freak of nature that he was earlier in his career? No, but he's been very productive - 2500 yds rushing / 110 recs / 800 yds rec / 30 total TDs the last 2 seasons.

Gates - again, started 32 games with over 1600 yds and 17 TDs the last 2 seasons.

So, stop crying... Norv hasn't been forced to bring a replacement crew to the playoffs.

Norv = Marty Jr ... just accept it.

[Buck]

Originally Posted by Mile High Mania

Ok, you point to an "injured QB 1 year"... Rivers has started 32 games in the last 2 seasons. So, sure - he may have had some issues, but again - every team has this stuff happen to them.

You point to the injured RB "2 years)... LT and Sproles have been fine from a production stand point the last 2 seasons. LT has started 32 games in the last 2 seasons.

Has LT been the freak of nature that he was earlier in his career? No, but he's been very productive - 2500 yds rushing / 110 recs / 800 yds rec / 30 total TDs the last 2 seasons.

Gates - again, started 32 games with over 1600 yds and 17 TDs the last 2 seasons.

So, stop crying... Norv hasn't been forced to bring a replacement crew to the playoffs.

Norv = Marty Jr ... just accept it.

Really? Sure they were fine in the regular season but in the playoffs, Rivers played with a torn ACL, I thought this was common knowledge?

Tomlinson had to sit out both years in the playoffs because of a Sprained Knee in 07, and a TORN GROIN in 08. Gates had a sprained toe in the 07 playoffs (hard to run), and a case of plantar fasciitis last year. Merriman was obviously out all year last year.

Our injuries have hit us during the playoffs the last 2 years.

[Mile High Mania]

Originally Posted by BuckinKaeding

Really? Sure they were fine in the regular season but in the playoffs, Rivers played with a torn ACL, I thought this was common knowledge?

Tomlinson had to sit out both years in the playoffs because of a Sprained Knee in 07, and a TORN GROIN in 08. Gates had a sprained toe in the 07 playoffs (hard to run), and a case of plantar fasciitis last year. Merriman was obviously out all year last year.

Our injuries have hit us during the playoffs the last 2 years.

I'm aware of all of what you've typed...

In that 07 loss to NE, VJ and Chambers still had over 90 yards each... Rivers threw for more than 200 yds and what cost him were the 2 INTs.

SD's defense let Maroney nearly avg 5 yds a run, going for 122 yds in that game. Turner started for SD, but it's not like he was some spare...

The NE defense was just that good. Add in the near 150 yards rushing... and that's why SD lost.

In the Divisional game the previous week, SD gave up 24 points... similar to the production that NE had the next week. SD won by 4... the difference being the 58 yd TD catch from Sproles.

Otherwise, it was a similar game by SD in those 2 weeks. Rivers had TDs of 30 and 56 yds in that win over Indy... he was hurt, but he was playing fine.

They were just beat by the better team against NE.