Comments on: Incredible Chargers Loss http://boltbeat.com/2008/09/15/incredible-chargers-loss/ A San Diego Chargers Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more. Tue, 25 Dec 2012 17:58:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: avgcaveman http://boltbeat.com/2008/09/15/incredible-chargers-loss/comment-page-1/#comment-80 avgcaveman Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:39:09 +0000 http://boltbeat.com/?p=231#comment-80 I can't believe so much is being made over one inadvertent whistle. The Chargers were down by 20 + points. Fans, and the team, should be happy it was so close, and they were able to put up most of the 38 in a second half effort, including a kick return for points! If it weren't for special teams there wouldn't have been a chance. <em>Wasn't it last year Minnesota had a play that got them out of their own end zone blown dead early, only to give a short field and a TD to SD?</em> Inadvertent whistles rarely happen. This is just the first time it happened in an obvious game deciding situation. The 1 other time I saw it happen was in a 2nd quarter, so no one cared. It's ridiculous that it didn't matter until it happened at the end of a game. How much difference does it make in the middle? Just as much in my humble opinion. Others would claim "you still have time" in the middle of the game. SD only had 2 more downs to stand strong on and the game was over anyway. Was that play in the 1st ruled a fumble or interception? It looked like Bailey had both hands on the ball and Chambers only had one stuck under Bailey's. Ruling that a fumble is ridiculous. An INT being called there can be lived with. Overall: SDs D should have held up better and the O should have performed earlier. Marshall had 18 receptions! This D shouldn't let one guy catch a ball wherever he wants. Denver's D secondary looks weaker than it did last year and that wasn't exposed. LT going to the bench should not slow the rest of this team down, but it did. Denver used the same play for the TD and the 2 point conversion at the end. All they did was add some motion for the conversion. Guess the loss of leadership and field vision with Merriman had more affect than anyone thought it would. This D still has not shown up. I can’t believe so much is being made over one inadvertent whistle. The Chargers were down by 20 + points. Fans, and the team, should be happy it was so close, and they were able to put up most of the 38 in a second half effort, including a kick return for points! If it weren’t for special teams there wouldn’t have been a chance.
Wasn’t it last year Minnesota had a play that got them out of their own end zone blown dead early, only to give a short field and a TD to SD?
Inadvertent whistles rarely happen. This is just the first time it happened in an obvious game deciding situation. The 1 other time I saw it happen was in a 2nd quarter, so no one cared. It’s ridiculous that it didn’t matter until it happened at the end of a game. How much difference does it make in the middle? Just as much in my humble opinion. Others would claim “you still have time” in the middle of the game. SD only had 2 more downs to stand strong on and the game was over anyway.

Was that play in the 1st ruled a fumble or interception? It looked like Bailey had both hands on the ball and Chambers only had one stuck under Bailey’s. Ruling that a fumble is ridiculous. An INT being called there can be lived with.

Overall:
SDs D should have held up better and the O should have performed earlier. Marshall had 18 receptions! This D shouldn’t let one guy catch a ball wherever he wants. Denver’s D secondary looks weaker than it did last year and that wasn’t exposed. LT going to the bench should not slow the rest of this team down, but it did.
Denver used the same play for the TD and the 2 point conversion at the end. All they did was add some motion for the conversion. Guess the loss of leadership and field vision with Merriman had more affect than anyone thought it would.
This D still has not shown up.

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