From: kprashan@sdcc3.ucsd.edu (hyderabadi)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.football.pro
Subject: San Diego Chargers season preview
Date: 4 Sep 92 17:00:47 GMT
Organization: what.. me.. organized?



San Diego Chargers Season Preview:


SCHEDULE

They finished 4-12 last year, that after finishing 6-10 for 3 yrs
in a row before that. So the NFL scheduling guy went to [SD owner]
Spanos and said, "Yo Alex, my man, da team sucks maaan.. you wanna
win, right? and this year you will get a 5th place schedule, and we
are gonna make it easier for you. Write down on a piece of paper all
the non-division teams you wanna play, and we will put them in your
schedule." And they same up with this beauty,

	KC @ SD			
	SD @ Den	
	Pitt @ SD 
	SD @ Hou 		
	Sea @ SD 		
	SD @ Ind 	
	Den @ SD 
	Ind @ SD 		
	SD @ KC 		
	SD @ Clev 		
	TB @ SD 	
	Rdrs @ SD 		
	SD @ Phx 		
	Cin @ SD 	
	SD @ Rdrs 
	SD @ Sea 

The non-div. games, home: Pitt, Ind, Cin, TB
                    road: Hou, Ind, Clev, Phx

hoho.. give the 49ers this schedule, and they might go 16-0. 
SD can [based of past performances] go 6-2 in those 8 games, but
they won't, every SD fan knows that. They will find a way to lose
to TB at home, who knows..

But then, my friends tell me, "dude.. Dan Henning is not here
anymore. Ross and Arnsbarger rule this team now. Beathard has all
'his' guys playing." 

I say, "Phoooey.. I'll believe it when I see it."


OFFENSE

Big problem last year, especially the passing game. Freisz is gone.
But Gaglinao+Humphries have given some goodish performances. As long
as they don't ask the QB to throw the ball to a WR, they will be OK.
The WRs suck.. bigtime.. Miller is inconsistent. Everybody else
either can't get open, run wrong routes, or drop passes. They will
run and run and run the ball to death. Ground Chuck would have loved
this offense. Big O line that run-blocks very well, 2 monster RBs
who don't fumble the ball, and a quick, elusive, pass-catching RB
[thank you, Buffalo].

Depth Chart:
QB: Gaglinao, Humphries, O'Hara
RB: Butts, Bernstine, Harmon, Bienemy
HB: Walker, Pupunu
C: Hall, Zandofsky, Whitley
LG: Moten, Zandofsky
RG: Richards, Zandofsky
LT: Swayne, Goeas
RT: THompson, Goeas
TE: Young, Walker, May
WR: Miller, Stanley, Jefferson, Lewis
FGKicker: Carney


DEFENSE

Was so-so last year, but is major concern this year. The secondary
is thin, the defensive line weak. They rarely get close to opposing
QBs. And nobody knows if the D line can hold up against the likes 
of KC. The LBs are ok, Seau is a stud. And the secondary needs some
consistency. Their best run-defender, NT Joe Philips is holding out
and wants to be traded. Take a seat, Joe. Nice knowing ya.

They are using a 4-3 line now, as well as using Seau as an outside
rusher [which they should have the done the day he stepped on the
field].

Depth [hoho] Chart:
DT: Left- Winter, Savage Right- Thornton, White
DE: Left- Grossman, Mims Right- O'Neal, Mims
LOLB: Rolling, Smith
ROLB: Seau [God bless him], Hendrickson
MLB: Plummer, Marve
FS: Richard, Carrington
SS: Fields, Hall
CB: Byrd, Blaylock, Frank, Vanhorse
Punter: Kidd


COACH

Will the ghost of Dan Henning linger on? Will Ross call a draw
play on a 4th-and-10 needing to go 75 yds in 1:30 to go in the game?
Will the defensive scheme include a play designed to leave no 
players within 20 yds of Jerry Rice? Leading the game by 3 pts, and
at mid-field, will Ross call for a fake punt? Will the team go 
-5, -10, -5, -5 on any given sequence of plays?


PREDICTIONS:


The AFCWest may not be the best div. in football, but it always is 
very competitive. Any of 4 teams could conceivably win; Rdrs, Den,
KC or SD [yes]. Everybody has holes, which ones will get plugged?
Will the Rdrs ever find a QB? Can Krieg be consistent? Will KC ever
*not* play a conservative game? Can Elway keep pulling out games
without a decent RB and a healthy WR corps? Can SD win can-win
games?

My biased predictions, based on potential, past history & assumption
that Henning will not be allowed into SD ever again.

KC @ SD		Win
SD @ Den	Loss
Pitt @ SD	Win
SD @ Hou	Loss.. won't even be close
Sea @ SD	Win
SD @ Ind	Win
Den @ SD	Win
Ind @ SD	Win
SD @ KC		Loss
SD @ Clev	Loss
TB @ SD		Win 
Rdrs @ SD	Win 
SD @ Phx	Win
Cin @ SD	Win
SD @ Rdrs	Loss
SD @ Sea	Loss

10-6!! You gotta be kidding.. right? But look at the schedule, dude..



GO CHARGERS.....

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| Prashanth                    |                      |
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