Chargers News: Bolts Surrender Most Points in Franchise History in Dismantling by Raiders
If there was ever a time to fire Brandon Staley, now would be that time. The Los Angeles Chargers ended their primetime showdown with the Las Vegas Raiders by surrendering the most points in franchise history.
The final score of 63-21 was the summation of a season that has just not felt right from the beginning. Chargers head coach Brandon Staley appeared to be way in over his head, and today's game should be the final straw in what should be a house-cleaning event for the franchise.
The opening quarter saw the Raiders march downfield and secure three 3rd down conversions in a row. This led to an easy 7-0 lead, which is more points than what the Raiders scored last week in their entire game with the Vikings.
Though going up 7-0 is never proof that a game is over, the next series was the beginning of the end for the Chargers.
Easton Stick was sacked, resulting in a fumble and recovery by the Raiders defense, which ended in another 7 points.
Shortly after, Joshua Kelley would fumble the ball, giving the Raiders another chance to score.
With the Raiders up 21-0 in the 1st quarter, it immediately felt like the game was going to run away from the Chargers.
That is exactly what happened. Whatever sliver of hope that Bolts fans had was washed away by what felt like a team that had given up entirely.
The score would be 42-0 by the half, which was encapsulated by offensive blunders, like Derius Davis fumbling a punt return.
Head coach Brandon Staley tried to speak about what went wrong, stating that the team "wasn't us out there." We would argue that a team is reflective of their coach, and Staley is not putting faith into his team by allowing them to give up 42 unanswered points.
In comical fashion, the Chargers social media team tried to add some humor into their dismantling by way of showcasing the first TD from Joshua Palmer since his return from IR.
Honestly, seeing Palmer score was a treat simply because he showed the same type of brilliance he did before he was hurt.
To make matters worse, it just appeared as though the offense left the building, which was coupled with the fact that a 327-pound lineman scored a TD, and nobody could catch him.
We don't want to say that the team has given up, but the team is certainly done with trying to rally for Staley. That is our assumption, at least. The final score of 63-24 should be all that Dean Spanos and his sons need to finally relieve Brandon Staley of his duties.
It's time to clean house, which means Tom Telesco should also be let go by season's end. There is no reason a team with this much talent should be losing this badly. Also, with depth being a major concern, why have there been no moves to alleviate that aspect?
We will see what the future holds for the Chargers front office. For now, they will need to answer some tough questions about why the team just gave up the most points in franchise history.
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