Brandon Staley’s seat was warm at kickoff all the way back in Week 1. Now, that seat is probably hotter than the surface of the sun, especially after the Chargers suffered arguably their worst loss in franchise history on Thursday night. In the Week 15 opener, Los Angeles fell to the Raiders, 63-21. By every measure, the Chargers came up short and were decimated from the get-go, allowing Las Vegas to jump out to a 42-0 lead at halftime.
Staley noted in his press conference that the first half was “the worst that you can play.”
“Just didn’t have a good game tonight,” the head coach said to open his presser. “Just didn’t have it from the beginning to the end. Just one of those games where nothing went right for us. We’ve got a good group of guys, but it was just one of those games where all three phases … the worst thing happened to us tonight.”
In the first half, the Chargers fumbled twice and muffed a punt. Each of those turnovers led to a Raiders touchdown drive. Outside of those possessions, they either punted or turned the ball over on downs after failing to convert on fourth down. While they found the end zone three times in the second half, that was with some of the Las Vegas starters on the bench and the miscues on offense continued as a fumble and interception were both returned for Raiders touchdowns, capping off the embarrassing defeat.
Naturally, this loss put Staley even further into the crosshairs, and the head coach was peppered by reporters at Allegiant Stadium about this job status going forward. Staley said he didn’t believe that there was a disconnect between himself and the players in the locker room. He also said that he didn’t know when asked if he expects to be the coach going forward, though when asked if he thinks he should be, he answered, “Yes.”
“Everything,” Staley said when talking about what he could’ve done better to prepare his team for this…
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Author : Tyler Sullivan
Publish date : 2023-12-15 05:48:45
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