We know what we said just a couple of weeks ago but we just couldn’t resist…. it’ll be short.
Chargers got a much-needed win against the Baltimore Ravens this afternoon out at the Murph, 32-14. LaDanian Tomlinson touched the ball 30 times, 24 carries and 6 receptions. This is a good thing. This is a very good thing.
We won’t even bother mentioning how many yards he gained… it wasn’t much… because it bolsters the point we’ve been trying to make for years now and which will serve as the unveiling of BwD’s first corollary of successful gameplan execution: Its not necessarily the rushing yards gained but the number of rushing attempts.
The B-more run defense continually stuffed LT at the line of scrimmage (take away his 36 yard scamper in the first half and he doesn’t even average 2 yards a carry for the balance of his rush attempts) but because of a steadfast commitment to keep feeding LT the rock, the Ravens continued to key on LT which opened up the passing game resulting 3 of most wide open touchdown passes Philip Rivers will ever have.
Defenses know that eventually LT will pop one so they have to remain committed…. as long as the Charger play-calling remains committed. Of course, all this is easier to do when the defense shows up and you are not playing from too far behind.
Regardless, the formula remains the same for these Chargers: Play strong defense, stay committed to the running game, and take selected shots downfield off play-action.
Chargers got a much-needed win against the Baltimore Ravens this afternoon out at the Murph, 32-14. LaDanian Tomlinson touched the ball 30 times, 24 carries and 6 receptions. This is a good thing. This is a very good thing.
We won’t even bother mentioning how many yards he gained… it wasn’t much… because it bolsters the point we’ve been trying to make for years now and which will serve as the unveiling of BwD’s first corollary of successful gameplan execution: Its not necessarily the rushing yards gained but the number of rushing attempts.
The B-more run defense continually stuffed LT at the line of scrimmage (take away his 36 yard scamper in the first half and he doesn’t even average 2 yards a carry for the balance of his rush attempts) but because of a steadfast commitment to keep feeding LT the rock, the Ravens continued to key on LT which opened up the passing game resulting 3 of most wide open touchdown passes Philip Rivers will ever have.
Defenses know that eventually LT will pop one so they have to remain committed…. as long as the Charger play-calling remains committed. Of course, all this is easier to do when the defense shows up and you are not playing from too far behind.
Regardless, the formula remains the same for these Chargers: Play strong defense, stay committed to the running game, and take selected shots downfield off play-action.
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