6 Ways Staley F*cked Up a Prime Herbert Season

Brandon Staley and Kellen Moore use madden play recommendations and here's why
Comment below if you have any tape to point out I missed, or any other takes!
I know Staley and Telesco got fired already, it happened after I recorded so I'm glad they took my advice

[@DraftingUnicorns]

I do want to clarify that for time's sake I cut out a chunk of myself dissecting the defensive play calls a bit deeper, 'man' and 'zone' are of course not a playcall, but they're just sitting in vanilla madden version of cover 2 or cover 3 depending on how many receivers they're facing, and otherwise they're just running cover 1 man. Didn't want to spend too much time on that section but that caused me to miss a piece of that explanation in hindsight

[@NutLump]

"I haven't seen a single disguise this season" Well Staley was disguised as a competent coach so there's one

[@ets2446]

😂😂😂

[@choiyatlam2552]

That’s called being carried by Aaron Donald to a HC jobs. Even his defense was consistently bad, which was supposed to be his expertise. Let alone the meme worthy game management and decision making. Even as a Chiefs fan who wanted the division to suck, what Staley did to this team is criminal offense. He wasted a stack team, he wasted Justin Herbert’s rookie window. He hired checkdown Joe Lombardi. He choked in the most embarrassing fashion maybe in Chargers history with that sole playoff game. Before that, he choked against a Raiders team with an interim OC and intended to play for the tie with the playoffs in line.

[@kaseysamples8001]

💀

[@MrGNugget]

Even that disguise was flimsy, we knew he was a fraud out the gate with his silly 4th down decisions

[@ChumpWumber]

It is legitimately fucking insane that this team was ever winning games under Staley

[@DraftingUnicorns]

lol yeah Herbie gets all that credit imo

[@RichardTheWizard]

Been my team for 20 years now ever since I started watching ball. That ownership literally gives no fucks about winning a Super Bowl.

[@mengshun]

Accidents do happen. Says a lot about the rest of the team. Many teams would have quit. Kudos to the players and support staff that did not.

[@Rastafarianinja]

It’s because Justin Herbert actually is a really good quarterback, the chargers are just chargering as per usual

[@TheGuym619]

@@RichardTheWizardthey just hired Harbaugh… I think they give a little bit of a fuck

[@flow.st8]

The defensive guru had Khalil Mack covering Tyreek Hill.

[@DraftingUnicorns]

yupp hahha

[@CXLYBCRZ]

When madden auto assigns the coverage 😂

[@DarkLife3074]

Holy shit, your average madden player could draw up a better offense than Staley did. I didnt know it was this bad

[@DraftingUnicorns]

I definitely tried to simplify for clarity's sake- but I totally agree that random kids would come up with better offenses than what was going on in Chargersland this year lol. A ton of these sequences of play calls are like he was using the madden 'recent plays' feature over and over lol

[@stevencowan37]

To be fair, a Madden AI defense could cover 5 stick routes without an issue.

[@dexterlick1375]

Staley was not drawing up offense

[@DraftingUnicorns]

@@dexterlick1375 true, but he is overall responsible for getting his OC to change things up. Staley should be aware of playcalls and adjust at a high level

[@e2rqey]

The Justin Herbert situation is exactly why Eli Manning refused to play for the Chargers after being drafted by them in 2004

[@DraftingUnicorns]

yes! honestly, it would've been better if Herbert did the same! it'll be interesting to see if Caleb Williams is willing to sit out of the bears haha

[@hiyves9880]

Nah Caleb def won’t he would walk into a fantastic situation he’d be dumb to turn it down

[@tombaker5477]

What? This is 20 years later with brand new coaching, team, and management 😂

[@theredscum4202]

​@@tombaker5477but it's the same owners doing the same shit

[@flboyredgaming]

@@theredscum4202😭💯

[@agrofindastation]

Watching 77 blocking air while his QB is getting Julius Caesared is hilarious

[@marrodc]

The multiple curl routes are the Kellen Moore special. Us Cowboys fans were warning Chargers fans about it when he was shipped there because it plagued Dak in the exact same way.

[@DraftingUnicorns]

I had a good opinion of Kellen Moore (without deep diving into his offenses), until watching him as the Chargers OC... his plays are vanilla af, and his playcalling is just as predictable

[@sethchism1204]

I live in Boise so by default we root for him but before this year I knew it was crucial for him that the chargers to do well and the cowboys drop off a bit but the opposite happened and Moore is trending in the wrong direction. He's still seemingly respected in NFL circles but I think when he has good talent it works but I want to see him escalate the talent at his disposal rather than rely on it. Should do well with what he has in Philly though

[@marrodc]

I think Kellen can still get better as he gets more experience since he hasn't been an OC for long, but he still doesn't seem to be great at it. The all curls and the lack of movement pre-snap were so infuriating as a Cowboys fan. He does have some great creativity at times, but it just seems like he doesn't trust that or that he doesn't have too deep of a bag in the creative department

[@choosecarefully408]

I'm glad I returned to this video & caught this. Another analysis channel "tried to isolate" the reason for Dak's high INTs in '22. While trying not to bruise the egos of the people responsible I guess because they refused to _mention_ Moore's play-calling. But all one could see is receivers fanning out in patterns so predictable that defenders looked like they were *skating a choreographed routine along with them.* No difference in depth of receivers allowing the defense to concentrate on one area of the field. This forced Dak to throw as hard as he could to hope no one stepped in front of his passes, but it also caused receivers to bobble many of them. Surrounded as they were, any bobble would be torn away. So yeah, this was obviously Moore. There is So Much to unpack here. I've worked middle management & realized long ago how irrational business owners can be. It's like the kid who can only express his freedom via "freedom to destroy." They often don't feel like they're doing things right unless they feel they have _THAT freedom_ at all times. So they too often don't care. That's just one shade of ownership. In Chicago you have the other extreme where they are 100% hands off. They don't know the game & allowed all their GMs & coaches to do as they wilt. While for decades this meant gross incompetence by people who felt like nothing they did mattered, Poles & Eberflus are different animals. *They* are taking steps to make it "Their Team." Or at least what they feel like makes it theirs. We see similar things to the Chargers, but with more intent. They didn't "accidentally" cancel the plays that made them the #1 offense 3 weeks straight any more than they "accidentally" ignore their own o-linesmen constantly allowing pass rushers straight through to Fields so regularly, Fields never knows when it isn't coming. They want _"Their_ Pick" at QB. & if that meant sabotaging someone else's career, so what of it? I only wish more teams were able to see through all this. I can't believe that neither KOC nor Brian Daboll want Fields to elevate their teams for a lot less $ than trading to get a QB in the draft would cost them, then they could draft receivers for him. It's insanity.

[@robertcampbell8070]

​@@choosecarefully408Fields isn't even going to be starting in Pittsburgh.

[@freemoney9041]

you explain in such a way that someone who doesnt even know football can still understand. NICE

[@DraftingUnicorns]

Appreciate it! That was always our goal!

[@EllieVelli]

This is the first time I’ve ever watched a KZbin video from a channel with less than 1,000 subs and was unable to tell. This analysis was incredible.

[@DraftingUnicorns]

that's great to hear, thanks!

[@iamathousandapples]

Herbert being coached under staley feels like if Mahomes was being coached under adam gase. Throw Staley in prison for acts of football terrorism

[@kalvinknab5963]

Defenses knew what to expect which led to the worst 3rd Quarter stats of any team.

[@DraftingUnicorns]

yup!!!

[@arthurdouglas5787]

Staley just took on way too much and refused help. His head grew too big and refused to adjust and give up playcalling. He's a better coordinator than a head coach, he relied to heavily on analytics

[@DraftingUnicorns]

I also think he's an ass coordinator with no track record of proving otherwise but I agree with everything you said

[@graysonmichael8335]

better coordinator? which unit? offense? ....an offensive coordinator who calls 3 stick routes at the same depth at the same time? if he tried that in philly even once his house would be surrounded by an angry mob with torches and pitchforks before he made it home after the game.

[@garybyoosey3163]

I''ve never liked a coach less than Staley. Every game he still had a job made me more and more furious.

[@joshbundren]

This aged well. BOLT UP BABY

[@joshbundren]

You wish it was@@samherb1

[@samherb1]

@@tragedyproductions4165 You're ex-coach crawled around on the ground like he wanted to get pegged by another dude....tell me more about "gay credibility". LOL

[@stevencowan37]

It's kind of insane that Herbert only broke a finger after years of carrying that coaching staff

[@DraftingUnicorns]

He had that broken rib injury too at least

[@Rayzaa101]

3 years wasted with Staley. What a joke. So glad they finally fired Telesco, he was a terrible GM. Good to know the Raider swill suck while he is there. I give Telesco 3 years and he will get fired.

[@DraftingUnicorns]

yeah I'm genuinely shocked the raiders hired him, he seems like a doofus. Guess we'll see, but my estimation is the raiders will continue to suck lol

[@MegaBenjamin]

Raiders fans hate us but hype up all the signings of former chargers😂 like tillery, Perryman and Telesco

[@RileyLinn]

As a raiders fan Telesco didn’t seem like the issue. The Chargers have consistently had a solid roster since Herbert got there. The chargers issues seemed to always be coaching and injuries.

[@MegaBenjamin]

@@RileyLinn no it was definitely telesco, he always went for star players over depth and that never works, you have to have depth and he never even tried to get any, not to mention his contracts and money handling were horrible, the chargers current cap issues are all because of telesco just backloading contracts which put Hortiz and harbaugh in a terrible spot. Telesco can’t draft to save his life either, all of his “hits” in the draft weren’t because of him, those players just so happened to fall into his lap, like Herbert, Derwin James, Bosa, Slater, all were projected to go earlier but just so happened to land with him. He can’t draft depth at all past round 3 besides maybe 1 or 2 guys over the last few years

[@MegaBenjamin]

@@RileyLinn And yea the chargers had good rosters that were horribly constructed so that if a single star went down on either side or the ball, that whole side of the balls performance drastically went down due to having no depth

[@a_aqui_xo]

As a Rams fan, I'm sorry Chargers fans that our loaded defense that was coordinated under Staley at the time he was with the Rams made him into the fraud he is today. After watching this video I'm even less surprised that they fired him. At this point he should be arrested for impersonating a coach capable of being a head coach

[@LuisVaal]

Damn Harbaugh is already addressing all these issues and the season hasn’t even started 😅 I think they are in good hands now

[@DraftingUnicorns]

It's good to see the Chargers feel the same way I do!

[@Aburner960]

Has harbaugh been addressing this? Just curious

[@keenobaerry3195]

@@Aburner960 There's no way Harbaugh would call games like this

[@robertcampbell8070]

​@@keenobaerry3195it's pretty unlikely Harbaugh will call plays at all. He hasn't in a number of years at Michigan.

[@csswessel]

The points about triple curls and bad blocking assignments really hit home

[@PACIFICBboy]

The curl route point is hilariously sad lol smh. I never even noticed that smh.

[@DraftingUnicorns]

It feels way too simple and obvious doesn't it? but it's all over their film, game after game

[@JF--]

Herbert is gunna be unstoppable with Harbaugh -Broncos fan

[@ThomasStuttgart]

Every Quarterback in Pee Wee football would be able to figure this out. 🤣🤣🤣

[@DraftingUnicorns]

yes!! it's absurd. I'd be overjoyed as an NFL QB to see this on film lmao

[@MarchOnRome]

Please keep up the grind, man. This channel is going to explode, very high quality analysis. Just needs to get more exposure, glad this was recommended

[@DraftingUnicorns]

thanks so much!

[@MarchOnRome]

Amazing video. Love that Greg Roman and Harbaugh have made such a big emphasis on bringing a good run game for Justin now.

[@playboyx3733]

I’m so worried for my niners , him being an assistant coach for defense is worrying me , I’ve watch almost all the games when he was w the chargers due to my pops being a fan , when I heard we got him over vrabel and bill i wanted to puke .

[@DraftingUnicorns]

yuppp I can't come up with any reason why the 9ers hired dude

[@donsolos]

Bill belichick as an assistant defensive coach is fucking hilarious to think about. The really funny part is you thinking vrabel or bill would even consider that position

[@707Southpaw]

​@@DraftingUnicornsNepotism, the 9ers way .....,

[@chuckthebucket8461]

Pretty sure Staley saw Easton Stick on the roster and just commited to that route. They should've looked into signing players named drag, corner and post.

[@SeriousPajamas]

Would love to see a prediction video on where you think the team is headed now since it appears your concerns may have been addressed. Either way you got my sub!

[@DraftingUnicorns]

Good idea, thanks for the idea and for the sub!

[@imcrackk]

Thank you for making this. Not enough people realized how vanilla Staleys play calling was. Atrocious? Yes, but vanilla? Not many people realized he pretty much ran the same play every other call. Infuriating when somehow the defense held them down to 3n8 and he gave up so much space for the wrs to just make a quick curl or slant to get 8 yds for the first. Edit: just goes to show how much Herbert does for the team. Him not playing against the raiders. If he was in, guarantee it woulda been like 50-63.

[@DraftingUnicorns]

yes!! watching these Chargers games gave me brainrot from Staley's addiction to using madden 'recent plays' as his playcall sheet lol

[@StackBidness]

Learned a lot from this video that I should’ve learned YEARS ago 😂😂 earned yourself a sub man. Keep these educational videos coming 👏🏽 👍🏽

[@DraftingUnicorns]

Appreciate it!

[@aappaapp6627]

Excellent analysis!

[@DraftingUnicorns]

thank you!

[@Soccercrazyigboman]

Curl routes, the staple of a Kellen Moore offense

[@blackopsquay]

#77 was out there blocking Casper the Friendly Ghost. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@dominicpancella3012]

As a Chiefs fan, I was very happy to have Staley calling the shots in LA, because it meant that Herbert's superstar potential would be largely overridden by dumb mistakes. Now they've brought in a major upgrade in Jim Harbaugh, but they also got rid of pretty much all their main receiving threats, so at the moment (pre-draft) I'm still pretty happy.

[@justice5408]

What’s crazy is that this channel has just 400 subs this was a great video!

[@DraftingUnicorns]

thanks homie!

[@NightcoreNewbie]

This man somehow turned a top 10 defense to a bottom 10 defense the same year he became the head coach and they kept a majority of their best players on defense if I remember correctly. Just how does someone manage to do that in a single year?

[@DraftingUnicorns]

yup. that's awful coaching!

[@TwenOalley]

chargers o-linemen making madden look realistic while the stand there blocking nobody as two linebackers race by them

[@DraftingUnicorns]

lmao that's a great analogy

[@adrian33161]

I wonder what the excuse will be when the "elite" Herbert has no post-season success again under another head coach lol

[@DraftingUnicorns]

Herbert has a much more serious chance to get some serious playoff experience now, and I hope he quickly disproves this!

[@dashien2605]

As a Ducks/Ravens fan, I feel for Justin man💔

[@seedlessbunz4336]

You forget before bosa was out, tuli and bosas stunts were crazy. Die hard fan who watched every game and you got almost everything right

[@DraftingUnicorns]

fair enough, it seems like they abandoned the stunts when Bosa was out and I'm going off a later season bias

[@isaacasamoa927]

Justin "HELP ME" Herbert

[@DraftingUnicorns]

😢

[@robertd.7060]

He's BEEN saying this for 4 years ! And SOON to waste his 5th year in 2024 ! At this rate , he'll walk away in about 2 to 3 more years of this SH#T ? 8 to 9 years will be pushing it , with him !

[@brandonv5593]

💀

[@SRMoore1178]

Watching that O line get beat up by DENVER in all those clips makes them look really bad. That 70 yard bomb at the end was pretty sweet. He's a great QB and deserves better. Not a Chargers fan but I'm looking forward to the Harbaugh era.

[@DraftingUnicorns]

same here!

[@briankleinschmidt3664]

"LAC" still doesn't look right in front of a football team. Any time I see it, I think, "L.A. Clippers." Maybe Hardin can give them some tips on running with the ball.

[@tfreethecreator]

Can’t wait to see what Harbaugh does! Interested in seeing what Staley does in San Francisco

[@CapnReign]

what i found the best was herbert was their highest graded run blocker

[@DraftingUnicorns]

lmao that's hilarious. Of course there's a small sample size bias but still!

[@I_IS_A_SPOON]

I have been suffering being a fan of this team since Brees and Tomlinson were just beginning to enter their primes. It makes me want to join the 27 club

[@DraftingUnicorns]

I think help is on the way in a major way! Keep a look out for our upcoming video outlining what the future for LA may look like!

[@I_IS_A_SPOON]

@DraftingUnicorns that's good to hear. With Harbaugh we may just actually put our talent to great use

[@user-xv1sg6pe6h]

I am a relatively new fan and was totally blown away by Herbert. But it became harder and harder to justify rooting in any form for the chargers. I just hope things go well for the dude under Harbaugh

[@DraftingUnicorns]

I'd expect only great things!!

[@jamesmullen8773]

Yo I subscribed. Keep up the work.

[@DraftingUnicorns]

appreciate your sub!

[@philipcaseyacalloway204]

Year one of Staley was fun as hell to watch. Got tired of it after year two with keeping big Mike in that week 18 game.

[@DraftingUnicorns]

His time management and game management issues were showing in year 1, but weren't as worrisome, now it's just a disaster and we know he'll go for any 4th down in any random situation

[@wbbb1256]

I live in LA so I’m force to watch charger games on Sundays and watching their games would get me so frustrated! Not even watching my team lose has gotten me as mad as I do watching the chargers. The play calling on both sides especially on defense is horrible! I get upset when I see people on social media calling Herbert overrated because they obviously do not watch the games! I’m surprised it took this long to fire Brandon Staley.

[@MrDavidknigge]

As a Chiefs fan who never misses a game, Herbert is outstanding. Chargers are blessed to have him.

[@DraftingUnicorns]

It's crazy to me how many people don't see that! respect for seeing through a fan bias to have a smart take

[@actionjackson8749]

When he called that time out against the raiders essentially ending their playoff hopes I genuinely thought he will never coach again but the chargers exist so yeah

[@DraftingUnicorns]

he had so many embarrassing awful clock management whiffs! he should've been fired after year 1 for all those to me

[@copeboi7714]

They aren’t physically on offense whatsoever. The whole team gets pushed around. It would be hard to want to run through a wall for a paper weight like Staley. Jim will eventually turn things around. He’s not a beta

[@mason4683]

Watching this after all of our players changes it all makes sense to me now. We had to drop the guys that wouldn't lead us to a win even though we love them

[@DraftingUnicorns]

agreed!

[@musher7343]

Its wild because when I play ncaa 14 in RTG it pisses me off when the coach calls more that one curl route because they never work. He isn't even on the level of an overconfident madden player.

[@DraftingUnicorns]

those were my thoughts exactly lmaoo

[@LightiningHobo]

It happened. New HC, new GM. With the start of free agency and the draft, it's time to farm content. The video said the main issue is roster building, after one week of free agency and before the draft is the easiest time to launch a video full of draft speculation. People eat those up and can't get enough. The main question is should the chargers trade down even if MH Jr. is still there at 5? should they trade down and draft a OT? Should their first two picks be OT and OC? Should they draft a X WR1 to replace QJ or a later rounds backup for when KA and Palmer get hurt? Should their picks be mostly in defense? Some of those will be made more clear after free agency. Now the weird thing about their playcalling on offense, is that this is the same criticism against the previous OC. You have to wonder if Herbert is at fault somewhat. Maybe all those no reads, just curls is what he does best, or at least, with an OL that gives less than 3s to make a pass. There's got to be an explanation for why two separate HC came to the same answer, that this was the best the offense they thought they could run.

[@guyturner8554]

The life of a chargers fan is pain, at best they give us false hope, at worst....

[@adamkaufman724]

Hearing this about Allen and Everett actually makes me feel good for my Bears.

[@DraftingUnicorns]

Yeah the Bears are finally seemingly building something!

[@crutonpreton15]

To be fair, Austin Ekeler was consistent as a pass catching back before, but his running production has never been his strength.

[@DraftingUnicorns]

definitely, Ekeler is legit for what he is- but as for a run game in total, he adds a lot less than it feels like. They need a complementary big heavy runner to him

[@chargerstruther]

U actually did a good job explaining this teams problems. THE RUN GAME!!!! 😢😢😢

[@DraftingUnicorns]

thanks! Harbaugh seems like a MUCH more run oriented coach, hopefully they can emphasize that well

[@xaviergarza5763]

Lol the offensive portion just reminds me of the years the Dallas Cowboys offense was commanded by kellen moore. That man LOVES curl routes for some reason. Doesn't matter if u have elite studs...

[@michaeljames2084]

you got the right coach now. lol that man vs zone coverage is crazy!

[@DraftingUnicorns]

yessir! I couldn't believe how obvious their plays were to read. I rewatched it all a couple times though to make sure and they just barely ever break tendency!

[@andrewsebree4333]

I ain't even gotta watch the video. I've been saying for the last 3 years that Staley is a moron. And he just kept proving me right🤣

[@fwblxze4487]

That line can’t pick up a blitz to save their life

[@DraftingUnicorns]

it's a disaster and I'm going to be a grumpy gills if Justin Herbert has to retire early

[@DaReaIJesus]

As ABYSMAL as our season was, I’m finally glad to have moved on from the craziness into what looks to be acres of green pastures ahead. While I’m skeptical about Roman being are OC, I’m confident enough his play calling will be superior to that of “check down” Joe as we called him and Moore. Like you said, our run game was pedestrian at best, and I trust Roman to fix that instantly. Hell that signing of Gus already proves this. He never had much opportunity in Baltimore but since he’ll be our #1 most likely he’ll get plenty of action to spread his wings further. Also I’m eager to know what we’ll do with that 5th pick. The consensus amongst the fandom is that we’re likely getting Nabers, but given that Jim has stated a million times that football begins in the trenches, I could see us going for Alt or some other lineman, or even trading back with lets say Minnesota, swap our #5 with their #11 and #23. Thankfully even if we don’t get any of the Big 3 wideouts, this class is SOOO deep, we can snag some great talent in later rounds. It’s just so hype being a fan of this team. It sucked losing Keenan and Mike, but sometimes you gotta make the heartbreaking moves to try and compete.

[@DraftingUnicorns]

Chargers mock coming soon just for you 👀👀👀

[@DaReaIJesus]

@@DraftingUnicorns 👀👀⚡️⚡️🫡🫡

[@XXLepic]

One of best detailed videos I’ve seen

[@DraftingUnicorns]

thank you sir!

[@andrewhamilton7331]

They ran a ton of stunts early in the season. They stopped after bosa got hurt

[@DraftingUnicorns]

Even watching those early games from this season, I was struggling to find many examples! It's crazy that Staley would lose his best pass rusher and then NOT try to scheme up pressure though lol

[@crex6090]

They ran a bunch with Tuli and Mack. I'd assume once they lost Bosa to injury they stopped since they'd throw them on opposite sides of the ball instead

[@robertd.7060]

YES , I HAVE said it many times ! Herbert reminds me SO [ MUCH ] of Andrew Luck , but with a better arm . Both smart , both are tall , both can run & both ARE getting [ KILLED ] ! Justin's NEW contract kicks in , MORE next year , so , I'd give him maybe 2 to 4 years & he may just WALK away , too !

[@DraftingUnicorns]

100% agree and it's heartbreaking

[@jameslemont8121]

I dont think he'll walk away because hes getting payed the big bucks to be on his childhood favorite team

[@choosecarefully408]

Heh. Still not The QB Most sabotaged by his own coaches named Justin. Not even for the past three years. Part of me who has worked middle management has no trouble believing in this level of ineptitude. Another wonders when watching this if some coaches aren't in some illegal gambling ring where they bet on their own QBs getting sacked & injured & how many times.

[@Thechoosenone41]

I'm just happy we got Harbaugh, we wasted too much time of Herbert's career with a bad coach. Hopefully they can turn things around

[@benjaminharris4575]

Im sold, subscribed.

[@DraftingUnicorns]

glad to have earned your sub!

[@zachbeach2797]

Curious to what you think about Spanos dropping the bag and bringing in a big named guy. Do you think he'll be able to turn around the franchise?

[@DraftingUnicorns]

Never ever will I trust Dean Spanos. But I do trust Harbaugh and Joe Hortiz. We’ll have a second Chargers vid dropping soon that hopefully provides a little hope.

[@zachbeach2797]

@@DraftingUnicorns I’m hoping they can establish a good run game. And actually play good D. I feel like he’s going younger in a lot of areas. Hurt to see Keenan go though ngl.

[@robertjohnson-tm1fr]

Brandon Staley is the WORST THING TO HAPPEN TO THE FRANCHISE SINCE RYAN LEAF!!! MAAAANN that guy is a loser, and then he blames the players lol

[@DraftingUnicorns]

1000% agreed

[@fronts3165]

And the Niners just hired him. 😂

[@DraftingUnicorns]

I cannot comprehend how this man keeps failing upwards

[@rjante2236]

Did Dean Spanos become owner before that?

[@russianspy5007]

I am so confused as to how this team ever went 10-7 and made the FUCKING PLAYOFFS

[@DraftingUnicorns]

justin herbert

[@roshango125ab]

I think he's liget one of the worst coaches of the last decade when you break down what the job of head coach entails He's a defensive coach who made defenses worse -as a game manager, he blows late game situations, chooses to go for it on 4th down almost randomly, and never has control of the situation. -as a leader and the face of the team he constantly embarrassed himself and the team during press conferences and public appearances

[@DraftingUnicorns]

100% agree in every way

[@SlickMonke]

I’m not a Chargers fan but I do like the team and to see them go from 10-7 and in the playoffs 2 seasons ago and then seeing them get obliterated overtime really sucks I feel bad for Herbert he’s literally a one man machine but he can only go so far hope next season goes better for you Chargers fans out there

[@DraftingUnicorns]

yup, same here. It sucks to see great players' careers get tanked

[@kaybevang536]

Just like Phillip Rivers And Dan Fouts the Chargers will waste another generational QB Talent unless he gets traded to a more competitive team

[@jurassicturtle3666]

I'm predicting the Chargers are going to see a huge turnaround from Harbaugh like the 49ers did after we moved on from Singletary. The coaching just wasn't up to snuff and the roster was loaded with wasted talent. Herbert is going to have an amazing year with a solid run game and a killer defense. Our defense under Harbaugh is probably what I miss the most. He had them playing real old school, gritty defense. As good as Saleh and Ryans' defenses were, Harbaugh & Fangio coached impeccable fundamentals that you just don't see in the league anymore, for whatever reason.

[@jeffreywilliams7553]

Staley had us fooled. Herbert did throw more down field when Lynn coached them

[@edman813]

No thanks in part of him either though, that was obviously Shane Steichen's hand

[@bauhausera]

the chargers and the vikings are a lot alike, they both usually have great rosters and tons of hype every year, then they both shit the bed and and either don't make the playoffs or get destroyed in the playoffs

[@aaronsams8605]

Imagine how quickly this team could turn around under a proven hc (oh look who we picked up this off-season 😊)

[@DraftingUnicorns]

Gus 'bus' Edwards? 🤔🤔

[@velder22]

As a Chiefs fan I was hoping Staley would stay around forever

[@DraftingUnicorns]

lmao love this comment. Every detail of why Staley fails must be very clear to someone who watches every Chiefs game

[@velder22]

@DraftingUnicorns the guy was a buffoon,he would go for it on every 4th Down whether he was up or down it was so stupid, a lot of those games were close and he was the reason for those losses almost exclusively

[@DraftingUnicorns]

this guy knows ball ^

[@velder22]

I have a feeling you guys are going to draft Marvin Harrison Jr, I think the whole divisions getting better but I did think that 3 years ago also LOL I think Pat's only lost four times in the division in 6 years smh

[@cdragon88]

Lol i couldve told yall this offense was gonna be simple shit with Kellen Moore, i watched the all 22 on the cowboys and niners in the playoffs the prior year and couldn't believe the play calling or the plays.......Literally, you go this way and i go that way and we see who Dak throws it to.

[@DraftingUnicorns]

yeahhh I'm really underwhelmed by Moore as an OC. I don't see why the NFL holds him in high reputation

[@DDWyss]

Gosh, I'm going to miss coach Staley next season!

[@king6595]

I hate how Herbert gets a lot of hate...it's clearly poor coaching

[@DraftingUnicorns]

that's what I'm hoping people will see!

[@tyeburt8535]

It seems 77 was always blocking nobody

[@wor575]

makes me all the more glad Justin Fields is no longer with Chicago

[@DraftingUnicorns]

free Justin!

[@12smart90]

Im a simple man, I see brandon staley slander I like and subscribe before even watching the video

[@komiteunofficialaccount9224]

me: "nah i don't understand american handegg" me, after watching this: "LA Chargers is cooked as a franchise, they're very readable and their coaching team don't understand the game at all. Elite players can't do shit if their coaching team does the same two or three things every single game"

[@DraftingUnicorns]

hahaha that's super cool to hear

[@TylerDonitzen-777]

Wow if Herbert played up here for the Lions he would literally be a top 5 qb behind our line what built here is culture and the Chargers have yet to have one if they don't get it done under Jim Harbaugh then I don't know what tell ya

[@DraftingUnicorns]

yessir- I'll give them a year of slack to adjust and figure things out, but by year 2, there NEEDS to be playoff wins here

[@vincentholguin3415]

He's already a top 5 qb with better coaching and wr's he can be the best

[@enriquecampos3139]

I’m just waiting for Secret Base’s special on the Chargers.

[@samuelault4723]

Dude was asking madden every play😂

[@jonahmartinez5975]

Someone finally gets it

[@DraftingUnicorns]

haha thanks man

[@kalvinknab5963]

Staley conned us for 3 years.

[@DraftingUnicorns]

he's still conning the NFL if you ask me!

[@mengshun]

I'd worry about the management that allowed themselves to be fleeced and is still there...egads. Let's hope Harbaugh is the right move.

[@choosecarefully408]

It's like I likely said elsewhere on this page, NFL team owners are _business_ owners. They don't have a _clue what makes_ a coach good & when humans can't understand something, they not only don't _trust_ it: they try to view it in a comfortable, familiar way. Players = employees, coaches = supervisors. "You know who makes the best supervisors for business purposes? Not those friendly jovial ones like Rich Bisacchia that the employees like. The tyrants like Staley, Josh McD & Sean McDermott that they FEAR!" That's how they think, & they think this on a subconscious level where their fears of employees lives. When in reaction mode people can't think & these are Unthinking Decisions. Which of course the reaction then becomes to Never Doubt. The owner only knows that they now feel comfortable. Any thought of doubt takes them out of that state so they simply Refuse To Entertain Such Thoughts. If any of this rubs anyone the wrong way, then let's show it. We'll go to Any University Campus Anywhere U.S.A. tomorrow, ask any student studying federal law what laws are being broken by politicians accepting lobbying $, draw up the papers & bring charges to every member of congress who has ever voluntarily taken any. You can't even seriously consider it, right? Because Reaction Mode overtakes people & they See _politicians_ as 'Government Itself' & can't bring themselves to arrest _'Government'_ so they can't arrest politicians because people can't separate out those things.

[@ahjuxue2121]

I've seen them run stunts a lot in his last season and before but even with that..the problem in the Staley's defense is the CORE idea of it. The play needs to be the right one in order to work, he has said it before and before, he treats his defensive playcalling like a QB calling plays. It is supposed to be able to adjust on the fly against any offensive playcall...problem is, he CLEARLY does not know that offenses change playcalls based off of your defensive lineup and they are the ones to get to SNAP the ball. Staley's defense is too heavily dependent on reactionary rather than imposing hence why it fails when you do not have a monster like Aaron Donald rushing.

[@DraftingUnicorns]

I like your take, I believe they abandoned stunts to a degree after they lost Bosa and I did overstate how little they run those to a degree.

[@ahjuxue2121]

@@DraftingUnicorns Indeed...honestly I'm just glad the "Staley" defense is gone from Chargers...It is TOO reliant on "things going right" for it to succeed consistently.

[@mystimallow]

And I thought the bears Offensive game plan was bad

[@mengshun]

The San Diego Chargers (no we're not letting go) biggest issue is the upper front office. Same general issues that Atlanta had here. The operative goal needs to be: find someone with tools in their kit (Staley fails here) and knows when to use them jusidicously (Staley smh) , observes and can find strengths and weaknesses in opposing teams, makes proper in-game adjustments, commands a team. Your HC, OC and DC have to be like this and well-compensated via base and peformance pay to stay for a few years at minimum. No if/ands/buts. And be ready to step back but fully support from underneath.

[@DraftingUnicorns]

yes!

[@nipthebarber522]

How do you think the Chargers will do under Harbaugh?

[@DraftingUnicorns]

I expect some playoff wins at least- they're still stuck behind the Chiefs in their division, but over the next few years I think they should be a consistent deep playoff threat

[@popejoeii]

I feel bad for San Diego. I don't feel bad for LA.

[@DraftingUnicorns]

San Diego 4 lyfe

[@popejoeii]

@@DraftingUnicorns I wasn't sure if you were San Diego or LA, but I'm Kansas City. Much love and respect for San Diego regardless. The Harbaugh signing would have me a little concerned, if the hip drop ban hadn't convinced me to boycott the NFL. Now it's BattleHawks or nothing. 🤣

[@matts5247]

It sucks because I’m a huge OSU fan and want to see cheaters Harbaugh fail in the NFL but I don’t think he will. The team was completely disassembled and their odds don’t look good so if he does well with what he’s got it will be even worse cus it will make him seem even better Before anyone goes and tells me I’m just salty about what happened with urban Meyer… well… yes… yes I am 😂

[@richardpcrowe]

I knew the Bolts have been bad - but this video explains why they were bad. Hopefully, these problems will be corrected by Jim Harbaugh and company.