Arrrgggghhhh

"Everyone in the Nation has to be patient. What does everyone think is going to happen next year w/Russell starting-he will take his lumps and learn on the fly to!! Look for a miserable next 2 seasons-they'll look great 1 or 2 quarters or even for 1 or 2 games then suck ass for the next 2. They don't have clear leaders such as Gannon, Brown and Rice on offense YET to show them the way. Be patient grasshoppers, remember Gruden took 3 years to turn it around-look for the same w/Kiffin."

That was a quote from my very first post at the start of the season. Damn did this one hurt. Not becaue it was there for the taking and we blew it at the end but because we were never really in this game. We were down 14-0 half way through the first quarter and it almost felt like san diego let up a little bit. It could have been FARRRR WORSE!!

Honestly I believe this game was lost with the play calling. We didn't even try to establish the run game which early in the season has been our bread and butter. I applaud guys trying to play hurt-McCown and Jordan but when there is a viable back up-Culpepper or in this weeks case Rhodes and Fargas I think coach Kiffin has to have the stones to say "Thanks but you're sitting." Don't get me wrong Jordan is the man and I love his ballsy running but if we had to alter our style because he was hurt that ain't gonna fly. I know that the chargers are monsters up front but I think we should have at least tried to run in the beginning then mix it up.

Right before the half a few things bothered me:

1) Curry did not stretch out to try and hit the pile on.

2) Why did we not try pounding the ball in from the one since we still had a time out.

3) After we got punked and pushed back why the hell did we run another play w/9 seconds left and no time outs?

I know that a touchdown there would have completely turned the momentum in our favor but to drive to the 1 and come away with no points in that situation, on the road, especially since we were getting the ball back after half time is crazy.

If our full back can't get the job done, can't we get a "jumbo" package together-2 tight ends and maybe a big mofo like Warren Sapp or Richards in at full back? I believe Gruden used Sapp in short yardage situations in tampa. If we were to run something like this for a while eventually we could actually run this package in and play fake w/a Tight End peeling off the line.

What the hell was wrong w/Culpepper today. He looked nervous like in preseason-dropping the exchange, throwing some weird looking balls. Is it possible that he is not healthy and Kiffin was using the "he doesn't know the playbook" excuse as a smokescreen? It's pretty obvious that we need an upgrade at wide receiver. We need a speed guy that can catch to open up the field. These little 2 yard outs aren't going to get the job done. And last but not least our #3 ranked defense sucks ass!! They need to step up. Everyone besides our backers are playing like crap...especially the safeties. The safties are supposed to basically cover your corner's and font line's mistakes not look like they are lost all the time.