Jacksonville Jaguars vs. San Diego Chargers: Keep Your Enemies Close – 5 Questions with Bolt Beat
By Daniel Lago
The Jaguars head to the west coast to try and bounce back after a tough week 1 loss, so we called on our Chargers’ brethren to get some intel.
The Jacksonville Jaguars may have lost their week 1 matchup, but they showed they can hang with a playoff caliber team and that they can win if a few things break their way. It can be better but it’s a far cry from where the team was last year, getting blown out by good teams on a fairly consistent basis.
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The next step in establishing legitimacy as a playoff contender is to bounce back and win a road game. That test comes this week as they head to the west coast to do something they’ve shown absolutely no inkling of being able to do over the last two years – slow down Philip Rivers.
We wanted to get some intel on our opponent so we reached out to Travis Wakeman over at Bolt Beat. Here’s what he had to say:
1. The Chargers looked like they were in complete control of the game in week 1 against the Chiefs – what on earth happened?
"It’s hard to say it was one thing or another, but the easy answer is to put it on the coaching staff. The entire team seemed deflated after Keenan Allen was injured but after the half, the Chargers played with no fire. Why does Melvin Gordon only get 5 second half carries. Why doesn’t Mike McCoy ever seem to take a risk? He plays not to lose and as we all know, that usually gets you beat."
My take:
Mike McCoy is notorious for curious coaching decisions and it appears he backed up that reputation in week 1. It’s pretty amazing that a team with Philip Rivers at quarterback could blow such a big lead, but it happened and it’s not a good sign for the team in 2016.
Next: Can anyone replace Keenan?