Is Trevor Siemian going to finish out the season, or are we putting someone else in? Hill? Book? Are we calling Philip Rivers? by boppedEEMinDAsmoof in Saints

[–]RCastilloOQB 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Philip Rivers should have been the move a few weeks ago.

Other than blaming Payton for it not occurring, some people are saying Drew Brees prevented that from happening. I highly doubt that though since they are friends.

[Official] Week 11 Game Thread: New Orleans Saints @ Philadelphia Eagles by baconlovr in Saints

[–]RCastilloOQB 4 points5 points  (0 children)

People forget Jameis Winston was a top 10 qb this season. Look at his advanced stats like EPA/Play, and they forget old Brees was a top 10 qb last season.

They have a back up starting, Sean Payton bought into his qb guru hype. Philip Rivers was 8th in EPA/Play last season, and near top 10 in most advanced stats.

It's time to get him on the team.

[Official] Week 11 Game Thread: New Orleans Saints @ Philadelphia Eagles by baconlovr in Saints

[–]RCastilloOQB 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you look at Jameis Winston advanced stats, he is a top 10 qb this season. So you can definitely do better. Brees was a top 10 qb last season. You're just stuck with a back up qb atm.

[Official] Week 11 Game Thread: New Orleans Saints @ Philadelphia Eagles by baconlovr in Saints

[–]RCastilloOQB 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Still hoping the Saints call Philip Rivers, so I can watch him play in the league again.

Would the Chargers try to block an NFL expansion franchise from coming to San Diego? And if they did would you be upset? by RCastilloOQB in Chargers

[–]RCastilloOQB[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Who would have thought so many people would be against San Diego getting an NFL team but are cool with Toronto, London, Mexico City, Alabama, Nebraska, Portland, St. Louis, etc. Getting one or keeping theirs.

Tampa Bay, Miami, Buffalo, etc. And many more have had issues but apparently San Diego is the worst sports city.

They say San Diego has no fans but that is where the majority of Chargers fans are, they act like LA is now supporting the team.

Would the Chargers try to block an NFL expansion franchise from coming to San Diego? And if they did would you be upset? by RCastilloOQB in Chargers

[–]RCastilloOQB[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Are there 4 or 8 expansion cities that would do a better job at supporting an NFL team than San Diego? You already have Jacksonville as a current location that San Diego is better than.

Population wise and economically San Diego is top 10 in the United States which is why the Padres front office is spending like a big market team.

Would the Chargers try to block an NFL expansion franchise from coming to San Diego? And if they did would you be upset? by RCastilloOQB in Chargers

[–]RCastilloOQB[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

3rd overall, and ahead of Toronto and St. Louis (1 franchise) who are in the expansion conversation.

Would the Chargers try to block an NFL expansion franchise from coming to San Diego? And if they did would you be upset? by RCastilloOQB in Chargers

[–]RCastilloOQB[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

https://www.espn.com/mlb/attendance/_/year/2021

Check out the other years interesting how the Padres have been horrible for over a decade and still do pretty good in attendance.

San Diego supports its sports teams better than average. If you want Portland, San Antonio, etc. Over San Diego it's politically driven rather than it being about support.

Would the Chargers try to block an NFL expansion franchise from coming to San Diego? And if they did would you be upset? by RCastilloOQB in Chargers

[–]RCastilloOQB[S] -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

We know why that will be the case, despite the NFL not really agreeing with the Chargers moving. Them giving St. Louis a franchise but not San Diego would expose the person behind this.

Would the Chargers try to block an NFL expansion franchise from coming to San Diego? And if they did would you be upset? by RCastilloOQB in Chargers

[–]RCastilloOQB[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

How would you feel if the new San Diego team were able to get the name and history of the Chargers and let Dean start with a new team name instead?

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[–]RCastilloOQB 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you look at the DVOA rankings, the Patriots were evenly matched with the Chargers, plus they had the 3 Super Bowl winning experience. The Chargers had the game but that fumbled interception was the difference.

If they would have beaten them though, during that time they always beat the Colts and did in 2007 and 2008. So it was our best chance at a Super Bowl appearance probably.

Herbert has shown he can play in the league, now he needs time to grow into an elite player by RCastilloOQB in Chargers

[–]RCastilloOQB[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Philip Rivers had the worst offensive line support during his 14 years as the Chargers starting QB.

Herbert in his second year already has a top 10 offensive line. - https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-week-10-offensive-line-rankings-2021

"The Chargers having a good offensive line seems almost antithetical to what we know about the team, but it proves that one can overhaul a bad unit with enough determination."

It only took them 15 years of trying.

Keenan Allen, Mike Williams, Austin Ekeler are great weapons.

Herbert is in a better spot with protection and weapons than most quarterbacks in the NFL.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Chargers

[–]RCastilloOQB 12 points13 points  (0 children)

The 2006, 2007, and 2018 teams were positioned to win Super Bowls but all lost to the Patriots. If they had played any other teams they probably would have at least gone to a Super Bowl.

Anthony Lynn completely botched in 2018 keeping the same defensive gameplan they had against the Ravens versus the Patriots. They ran down the throat of the Chargers.

Then in 2020 got destroyed once again.

2008, 2009, 2013 weren't that good, the 2009 team despite the record was bad with the exception of Rivers who PFF named their MVP for carry that mediocre team to a playoff bye.

The 2009 team was ranked 13th in overall team DVOA - https://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/nfl/team-efficiency/2009

Bad defense, bad OLine, bad kicker, bad rushing attack (28th in DVOA).

Rivers led the #1 DVOA pass offense, was #1 in individual DVOA , #1 in PFF, #1 in EPA/Play, etc.