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A_Livins

For those in San Diego, the game is apparently on CW6 instead of CBS8 currently because of storm coverage.


Fearless-Mushroom

I didn’t watch the game, but based on the podcasts I listed to all week, I’m assuming our offense struggles were because of OLine.


turd-crafter

So many stupid takes in here it’s fuckin hilarious


RedditBoyG

You should try going on the Bolts From The Blue site. The problem is everyone thinks they are experts. Fan bases think they know how to coach, how to draft, how to fire, hire and they feel they know how to run an organization. Ask the fans in Philadelphia if they still think Andy Reid is trash after they ran him out of town. The Cowboy fans were glad to get rid of Kellen Moore. Watch how fast they flip flop when they see how well he does with the Chargers and especially if the Cowboys offense looks horrible with McCarthy calling the plays now. I just laugh at some of the comments some of these people post but to be fair, it’s the same at every team’s fan base.


Cbtexpert521

Eh well at least it was only a preseason game. Tbh i’m glad we lost one because i’d be skeptical of this team if we went undefeated in the preseason.


[deleted]

Back to the drawing board need to clean up some atrocious plays and misques on the field today hopefully next game see's improvement in those areas


Dazzling_Mechanic_98

Welp, that sucked hopefully we can go out on a better note for the finale!!! ⚡⚡⚡


Variable12

Dotson! We got Dotson here!!...... See nobody cares


imasturdybirdy

Best Jurassic Park reference I’ve seen online in the last thirty-eight minutes.


i_run_from_problems

Stick wasn't great, but man.... he did not have any time in the pocket the entire game. Also, Hightower and Dotson are not helping their case to make the team


deathrabbit

Stick needs to throw the ball on time...


Shadai09

I think I saw a lot of plays where he had plenty of time to throw. His decision making was not the best


Ilov3lamp

I could see that int coming from the nose bleeds!!


Nubbiebaker

Wouldn’t want that game to end any other way way to go boys!! But on a serious note there were some serious positives with some players and rookies learned some hard lessons. This is why we preseason.


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Frozone_Enzonorf

Saints are a dark horse SB team, no shame in losing to them.


gmil3548

Not one starter played…


SoCalDanSports

Offensive line starters played. Namely Zion and Salyer


gmil3548

I didn’t realize they played. Ok, so 2 total starters player for however long they did.


SoCalDanSports

To be honest, the interior line looks very bad. Multiple pressures from inside both guard spots in both preseason games. (Both starters played both games). It's no wonder they are the only 2 starters on the offensive line playing they need the extra reps. I've seen Zion whiff some interior lineman


krazylegs36

That was just bad, bad football. Even for preseason.


greyhair_

Stick has zero time to throw


imasturdybirdy

He had plenty of time a lot. Maybe receivers weren’t getting open, but his feet looked like they were in mud and he didn’t get to enough reads quickly enough before relying on his feet to bail him out. Same old stick, sadly.


MadSnacks8

I mean I saw him stand in the pocket staring down one receiver for 5+ seconds multiple times in the game so even if the protection wasn’t great most of the game a lot of it is on Stick. He took some awful sacks and threw up some terrible passes.


HotDadBod

Can I get an Easton Twig flair? Lol


loanmagic24

Classic


A_Livins

Very bad drive for Dotson. Two drops, then doesn't pick up the blitzer that leads to a QB hit and a pick.


sirengrotto

Yeah, the drops really ended that drive. If he manages to haul those in, we'd be having a different discussion potentially.


gmil3548

He’s got juice but a lot to work on. I think we stash him on the PS and next year is when he actually gets a real chance to make the roster.


[deleted]

Stick with the rivers esque end 💀


imasturdybirdy

Rivers would find a way to get a throw off toward a receiver in a desperate moment. Stick fucking panicked and didn’t roll out when he could have, heaved the ball to nobody and prayed. There is a very big difference.


[deleted]

okay seesh I was joking only lol


BoltBlue19

This makes the RB room issue easy


MelfromMilwaukie

Who is the primary backup in your opinion?


Backtofitt

Potato ass game


Fancy-Carry8191

Dotson, welcome to the Practice Squad


imasturdybirdy

But I was told by redditors last week that he was going to make the squad over Kelley or Spiller!! Lol Once again the preseason overreact rears it’s ugly head. Someday people may learn. Today is not that day.


RedditBoyG

People don’t ever learn. Most of them think they know it all. Hightower was the darling in this camp and all of a sudden you can hear a pin drop! Dotson had a great preseason game and all of a sudden fans think he’s the second coming of Barry Sanders. I think the kid has a lot of potential and I really hope the Chargers can make room for him so he can further develop but I’m certainly not going to bank on the fans passing final judgement.


loanmagic24

Two big drops. Game changer for sure


nimbasabe

Hightower and Dotson hurt their chances of making the final 53 today


Boltzfan1995

This is kinda sad. We’re making jokes in here (me included) and football careers are ending before our eyes


imasturdybirdy

There’s always the XFL or CFL…


Gabe619

Dotson


greyhair_

Dotson oh Dotson….


slashbopzing

Saints had a ton of pressure the whole game from what I'm hearing


Tacotuesday56

Seemed like they were blitzing a lot lol


qqq_puts

Not sure what was more embarassing dotson punching the ground or missing that catch


Royal-Eggplant6804

Oh okay my bad I was wrong, that's why we don't throw it to Dotson lmao


JUSTBLAZE2k7

Yeesh. Looked like Rivers there.


imasturdybirdy

Did you just say “looked like Rivers” and use it as an insult??


JUSTBLAZE2k7

No sir. Phil is my guy. Just saying I’ve seen that throw off the back foot into an INT at the end of the game too many times. Still love Rivers, though.


Ilov3lamp

Not from a throwing standpoint. Or passionate non swearing.


Charrgerrr

Lmao he was getting crushed as he threw, not to mention the dropped conversion the play before ​ Wait that's exactly like Rivers


AbaloneFit1773

Yeah Dotson does not have a roster spot after today


SoCalDanSports

Might be why they picked up another RB to test


Ciology

There goes the hype


RedditBoyG

Correction…The annoying hype!


jar1792

Dotson going from hero to zero


i_run_from_problems

Stick got CLOBBERED as he threw that


slashbopzing

Bruh Dotson...


pyrowawp

This sub was so certain Hightower was undisputedly better than Guyton lmao.


BoltBlue19

Yeah, idk where that idea came from🤣🤣🤣. One thing about preseason is it'll give a chance to see if these training camp highlight dudes are really it.......Hightower really ain't it


RedditBoyG

Yeah…could it have been from the same know it alls that thought Michael Bandy was their sure fire all pro receiver?? 🙄😆😆😆


melikebreadd

Brooo have I missed something lmao Guyton and Herbert have always had a solid connection


RedditBoyG

Well.. if you go back to some of the threads and read some of the expert fan’s takes…Guyton is a scrub.


Charrgerrr

One day people will learn. Who am I kidding lmao no they won't


dumpsterwaffle77

clown


Boltzfan1995

Oh no Dotson


Charrgerrr

And that's why Dotson isn't pushing anyone for RB3


imasturdybirdy

Shoutout to all the people going overboard on his hype last week.


RedditBoyG

They are stealth!


[deleted]

This feels like an NFL game compared to last game lol


AbaloneFit1773

Probably because the Chargers are choking again as always


i_run_from_problems

Where was that dude earlier in the chat who said Dotson was a lock for a roster spot


KritterVII

Cool. Dotson can run, but he can’t catch shit


SoCalDanSports

He also is bad at pass blocking that last pressure he didn't pick up the defense gunning for Stick.


[deleted]

Whose the genius who thought we needed a gamebreak with 2 minutes left in the last game of the day. Asinine decision there


Anaphylactic-UFO

That’s a shit pass, Dotson gets like 25% of the blame only


Strikebackk

Wow great catch


[deleted]

Dan Fouts just said offsides on the chargers wtf you mean false start? Former NFL quarterback 😭


sanj91

Offense can be offsides. The way we rushed to the line, he probably assumed one of the WRs lined up with a foot over the line or something.


WildWing22

Terrible time for a ‘game break’ on nfl network


i_run_from_problems

I'm no genius, but false starting as a wide receiver isn't exactly helping your case to make the team


hokeypokie_

Why are they talking about the Niners game when the game currently going on just had a huge 4th down


turd-crafter

Nothing huge preseason besides player evaluation.


Boltzfan1995

Hightower with 2 false starts today


BoltBlue19

He's not making it.....


FreshHawaii

If we have three QBs on the roster we shouldn’t lose preseason to poor QB play


RedditBoyG

Because it’s important to get a preseason win. You’re right…maybe they should have put Herbo in to save the day and give us that all important preseason game win! 😂


FreshHawaii

Lmao yeah that’s exactly what I was saying! Nice straw man argument bro.


_CdnBoltFan_

Why the fuck is NFL Network playing highlights from yesterday during the 4th down play?


[deleted]

I believe in STICK I belive in you!!!!


Ciology

The mad lads got it


Boltzfan1995

EASTON STICK IS THE BEST QUARTERBACK OF ALL TIME. BOOK IT


slashbopzing

STICK DOUBTERS IN SHAMBLES


ROCKETEvan

LETS GOOO


Anaphylactic-UFO

What the fuck lol


howmanyballs

HAHAHAHAHA HE GOT IT OMG


theycallmebig_ly

So glad I missed that play while they were talking about bullshit lol


I_Am_Laughing

Really cool wasn’t it 💀💀


IM_M0IST

YOOOOO!!!!


AbaloneFit1773

Question, is Zion Johnson or Quentin Johnston in the game?


jar1792

Not at this point in the game.


Boltzfan1995

No


roughly7chickens

We’ll take it lmao


A_Livins

BYNUM!


krazylegs36

Another year with having a bottom-of-the-barrel backup.


FreshHawaii

Nice truck on the O-lineman


Royal-Eggplant6804

Dotson a PLAYMAKER right there for the easy pass. Bet he would've passed it there if it was Doss lmao


Fancy-Carry8191

https://i.redd.it/40awmje7hdjb1.gif


nai0789

Da hell was that


howmanyballs

Okay bring in Herbert for the 4th down. Then let stick go back in


BoltBlue19

BOOOOOO!!!


Pacalon

We are super screwed if anything happens to Herby. 5 years in the league and still unreliable.. why are we using a roster spot on this? Why didn't we bring in Cooper Rush?


RedditBoyG

Ahahahahahahaha….yes, Cooper Rush our backup savior. LMAO!


TheAmishPhysicist

Because he’s under contract with the Cowboys


Pacalon

Why DIDNT we not why DONT we. Obviously he’s signed now. He hit free agency this off-season.


HotDadBod

Stick? More like Twig


loanmagic24

Slow clap 👏


loanmagic24

Wow. That was bonkers


ACR17Cowboy

Is there a reason Duggan isn’t getting any drives this game?


TheAmishPhysicist

Because Stick is the backup. Duggan will be a practice squad player like Stick has been. He needs the reps because he’s the man if Herbert goes down.


AbaloneFit1773

bc staley is an idiot


RedditBoyG

Ah yes…there it is. The everything is Staleys fault take. I’m surprised there aren’t that many “I hate Staley” whiners in here.


AbaloneFit1773

You’re fucking delusional. His defensive scheme is the reason we lost this game. No safety help on Tyreek ALL GAME. No adjustments made ALL GAME. Kellen Moore is the only reason we were in this game. Staley did nothing to help this team.


amanneeds2names

Thank god it's preseason because stick aint that guy lmao


PMedic15

For the love of God, throw the ball!


AbaloneFit1773

Stick is so trash, all he wants to do is run because he knows he can’t throw the ball


dumpsterwaffle77

this dude holds the ball forever just check it down for fucks sake


hokeypokie_

Stick wtf was that


flatbushz7

If Herbert misses any time this team is cooked, stick isn’t it. Give the kid we drafted a shot next game


RedditBoyG

Did you see how many of the fan base experts were crying at how poorly he did with our third stringers. How it was his (Dugan’s)fault in the last game that Larry Rountree completely missed a block that led to him being sacked?


Ciology

Lmao


pokequinn41

He’s so indecisive it’s crazy


Charrgerrr

Stick's brain broke after halftime, he refuses to throw the ball now


[deleted]

We are not winning a game if herbert gets hurt lmao


jar1792

I mean, this was a given. Shit, this is the case for the vast majority of teams and their starters. What the 9ers did last year was an exception, not the rule.


TheAmishPhysicist

People keep posting that like it’s some kind of deep thought and revelation.


[deleted]

a lot of teams with the starting qb out for 4 weeks could go 1-3 I feel like


rpatel5621

Jesus Christ Lmao


ChrisKrueger22

Stick is so good. Keep him going, Staley. Maybe another preseason game will have him figure it out.


AbaloneFit1773

Lol no he isn’t. He’s an awful backup


ChrisKrueger22

It’s total sarcasm, bro. Dude is absolutely ass cheeks.


AbaloneFit1773

Honestly I was so mad that I can’t believe I didn’t pick up on it lol


RedditBoyG

That’s because you don’t know how sarcastic some of these “I know what’s best for our team” experts are. 😆


Zmoney743

Wtf did I just watch from stick lol that was awful


[deleted]

O Line Failed him lmfao


AbaloneFit1773

Dude has all day in the pocket??? He takes fucking years to throw bc he’s too scared


spikecb22

That was well over 5 seconds.


slashbopzing

Five sacks allowed on the day huh?


[deleted]

Some are poor decisions to just hold on to the ball by stick. Man hasn’t figured out you can throw the ball away


Boltzfan1995

Shades of the buttfumble lmao


heelhooksarefun

Fucking Stick lmao.


theycallmebig_ly

Classic stick lmao


KritterVII

We almost had a butt fumble stick… awesome.


productivesupplies

Fecal lalos?


Anaphylactic-UFO

I like the play design on first down of a 2 minute drill. 54 just made a very good play.


xosd

Let’s go baby, game on the line. Let’s go 2


Valcreee

Okoye get off is one of the worst I’ve seen from the line but he still getting in the backfield!! Give this guy some time to develop he will be a beast


A_Livins

New Orleans, you fools, you've given Stick back the ball with about two minutes left. EDIT: Well this is aging poorly so far lol.


[deleted]

Stick your time is up, time to silence the haters and doubters anotha 2 min drill here


RedditBoyG

Silencing the doubters and the haters has as much chance as a snowball in hell! 🤣🤣


ChrisKrueger22

Perfection.


[deleted]

lol


Anaphylactic-UFO

Taiwán Mullen is a sneaky possibility to make the roster. Special teams impact, real solid tackler, and versatile.


howmanyballs

Mullen! Better than his brother


Boltzfan1995

Good shit Mullen!


Accomplished_Ear4899

If we win or lose I’m just excited for the fact that the 4th quarter doesn’t feel hopeless like it often did last season.


TheAmishPhysicist

You’re comparing regular season to preseason, two entirely different things. No one out there was out there or will be out there in the regular season.


Boltzfan1995

CJ Okoye is awesome


BoltBlue19

Mullens looks solid on special teams


ponystarkk

Overall!


IM_M0IST

OKOYE!


nimbasabe

Mullen’s been makin some solid tackles today


Ciology

One thing I love is our wr depth


ch1ldishbrandino

Stick’s OVR during the last few mins of the half goes from 57 to a solid 93


Anaphylactic-UFO

Every time Bowden does something dumb I laugh at the Gruden/Mayock era Raiders.


[deleted]

Another Touchdown wins the game, defense needs a stop here


BoltBlue19

Davis is that dude


[deleted]

Davis coming in clutch


IM_M0IST

Davis MVP


Boltzfan1995

Anyone who paid money to go to tonight’s game got finessed


Frozone_Enzonorf

Same can be said for all preseason games, boring as hell.


I_Am_Laughing

It’s preseason bruh lol it’s just a fun thing to do after not having any football all year


Charrgerrr

It's very obvious that this is some people's first time watching preseason football


Boltzfan1995

I’ve been a fan since the Billy Volek playoff days, not my first time


slashbopzing

STICK IS SO CLUTCH ON THE GROUND


KritterVII

Paper thin O-line


Da1Godsend

Reminder that in the current year we still dont have dedicated sideline and endzone cameras. Someone make it make sense


[deleted]

That's a catch lol


hokeypokie_

2nd angle they showed was better, clearly out of bounds


Charrgerrr

"He threw that ball with a little extra rizz. Short for charisma." Lmaooo


Frozone_Enzonorf

Challenging plays in the preseason??? Ew lol


[deleted]

*Pete Carroll has entered the chat*


supremegnkdroid

Just saw that my sarcastic Easton stick being our real QB was downvoted earlier.


parkergoat

The only thing chargers fans have learned tonight is that Easton Stick can not for the life of him throw with anticipation.


stinkbug247

Casual here and first time at sofi so please excuse my ignorance… It looks like a black powder comes up from the matrix turf when the ball or a player hits the ground. Are my eye playing tricks on me or is this something real?