Chi @ GB Ending

[superhornet]

Did anyone see how this game came down at the end? I came home from a church business meeting after the two-minute warning, just in time to see Rodgers' boneheaded slide followed by that incredible 3rd and 1 play-action all streak, which is my favorite 3rd and 1 call. My question is about the ensuing 2-point conversion. WHY!?! The TD put them up by FOUR, which meant a standard PAT would have made the spread FIVE. The 2-pt made it SIX, which to me is meaningless. Had Chicago gotten a quick TD, at worst a quich GB FG would have won the game regardless. A botched GB 2-pt followed by a Chi TD would have forced a GB TD, and Chi would likely have gone for 2, which would have forced GB to do it AGAIN. To me, the PAT was the right call. The Pack was vindicated in the end by the success of the attempt, but the risk was too great.

Anyone agree? Disagree?

 

[SDHornet]

I saw the game, and I must say it was pretty boring and awful. I think you are over thinking the whole situation. Yes the play action pass was sweet, and a gutsy call that worked out. There was no point for going for 2 by GB but if they did or didn’t but it wouldn’t have mattered. The only reason I can think of why they wanted to go for 2 is that had the Bears drove for a TD, they would have needed the PAT to win. While if GB would have taken the 1 point, a touch down would have won it without the chance of blocking a PAT and sending it into OT. Either way, being a Charger fan, it sure was great seeing cry baby Cutler choke a game at the end. I’m looking forward to tonight’s game. The thing that worries me is that everyone I talk to is overlooking the Raiders, and in the NFL I think it is obvious that any team can win on any day, something a lot of people seem to forget. :?

 

[superhornet]

As a Lightning Bolt fan, can you explain why Spanos dumped TWO Super Bowl-caliber QBs in ONE season for a guy who came in with an almost Leaf-like attitude and STILL hasn't done what the other two did?

 

[SDHornet]

With regard to Brees, he was demanding a big time contract while coming off a torn rotator cuff, and quite frankly had they signed Brees for the money he wanted, the Chargers would have simply had too much money wrapped up at the QB position. I was okay with the move to not sign Brees due to the injury. It was a risk and they went with Rivers, which obviously has worked. If my memory serves correct, Rivers was a rookie when Brees was in the final year of his contract. Not sure what other super bowl caliber QB you are talking about. If you are referring to Eli manning, it wasn’t Spanos that drove him away, rather it was father Manning who believed (and probably still believes) that playing for the Charger organization is below a Manning and isn’t acceptable to the family. Father Manning was the key reason the trade between Rivers and Manning happened, and quite frankly I believe the Chargers drafted Eli out of spite.

Rivers attitude is different, but it is far from Leaf like. Rivers has an extremely competitive attitude that drives him to excel on the field which has him come across as a jacka$$. Leaf was just a whiney little b!tch who wasn't ready for the pressures of the NFL.

With regard to how Rivers stacks up against Brees and Manning, yes Manning has led his team to a SB victory, something I believe wouldn’t have happened here in SD mainly because the Giants payroll is and always will be higher than the Chargers. With regard to Brees, he, like Rivers, led his team to their respective conference championships, one step short of the SB.

If this is a dis on Rivers, I highly recommend taking a look at the past 2 or 3 seasons of QB ratings and then tell me which one is better. IMO Brees and Rivers are comparable, both are top tier NFL QB’s, both will probably never win the SB, and both have amassed quite a few wins and have been very successful over the past few years.

Oh and I don’t know if you missed the game last night, but Rivers drove for a game winning TD with just over 2 minutes to go. As awful as the Chargers looked last night (some one please tell LT to retire), good teams find a way to win. (Even if you have to slip a referee a little cash to overturn a sure TD. j/k :lol: )

PS: I’m not a Spanos fan at all so I am not defending him in anyway shape or form. I am just trying to enjoy the last few season the Chargers will be here in SD. The Chargers will be moving to any city that is stupid enough to give a multi-billion dollar NFL team owner and real-estate mogul a tax subsidized stadium…and gift him land for the stadium for pennies on the dollar. :ugeek:

 

[superhornet]

You make a good argument, but I was by no means talking about that punk Manning. I was talking about Doug Flutie.

 

[SDHornet]

You make a good argument, but I was by no means talking about that punk Manning. I was talking about Doug Flutie.

:lol: I loved watching Flutie. He was the only excitement on a team that was horrendous.