Concerns about the Chargers, offense and defense

[scudmissile29]

we will lose this game i predict.

[Root4Stlrs]

The Chargers can hang with the Steelers if they are not careful but since this game is at Heinz Field and it's a 1 o clock game on the East Coast I think the Steelers defense will be able to pressure Rivers a lot and not allow a lot of points and big plays in this game. I think the Steelers win something like 27-10...

OK I'm going with you, Troyisabeast, as you were one of the very few to accurately predict the win in Baltimore. I like your "glass half full" approach.

[BLACKandGOLD]

Looking at the rankings, Steelers definitely have to attack the Chargers secondary. They are going to sell out to stop the run and Ben will be able to exploit that for some big plays down field.

[Steel4Real]

Norv is a lame duck coach at this point.......

Cornfirmed...

Sources said this week that Chargers President Dean Spanos essentially decided at least a month ago that Turner’s time was drawing to a rapid close. Spanos, sources said, has more recently resigned himself to the fact that Smith can’t be kept in the current environment of plummeting performance and fan unrest.

http://tracking.si.com/2012/12/06/ch...rner-aj-smith/

[Real Deal Steel]

Here's what we need to do in a nutshell:

Defensively:Take away the run game, and keep them in 3rd and 7, 3rd and 8 situations. Rivers will do the rest by turning the ball over. But we can't let Matthews get going.

Offensively: Use Miller. Chargers don't cover the TE well and Miller should be able to do damage. By establishing Miller, we will then have a lot of 2nd and 2 situations. Dwyer can be used to pick up that first down then.

Those are the basics of what we need to do to win the game. Everything else will spin off of those basics.

[Raleigh Steel]

If the steelers come focused to play like they did vs the ravens, and don't play down to their competition like the chiefs and browns then this game should be a cake walk.

Every time I think the steelers have learned their lesson not to take a lesser team lightly they show up like they did against KC the last 2 seasons. I guess we should expect that again. Nail biter all the way!

Nope, didn't learn their lesson!

[Black@Gold Forever32]

Nope, didn't learn their lesson!

I blame Tomlin really.......Tomlin and LeBeau were owned by Norv Turner today.......A puzzlement the Chargers remain......Norv waits until his team is completely out of it to coach to win....lol While he crapped the bed vs the Ravens and Bengals in back to back weeks.....

[Raleigh Steel]

Without question you gotta blame tomlin!!! How does this team routinely get plunked by bad teams!
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