What If Marlon McCree Never Fumbles The SB Nation NFL team sites are continuing to do Theme Weeks after starting the trend during the 2017
season. This week’s theme is: “What if?”The San Diego/Los Angeles football
franchise is one of twelve other NFL franchises to never win a Super Bowl. The
team has played twenty-four seasons since the last time they reached the super
bowl
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While the Chargers have been closer to winning super bowls than what they
achieved in the 2006 season, most fans of the team will tell you that 2006 team
had the best chance of them all.The 2006 San Diego Chargers were a juggernaut in
every sense of the word, rostering a league-best eleven Pro Bowl players, an NFL
record thirty-one touchdown season by hall of fame running back LaDainian
Tomlinson, and an accomplished former coach of the year in Marty Schottenheimer.
A ten-game winning streak to finish the season placed the Chargers firmly as the
number one seed in the AFC at 14-2. The 2006 AFC Divisional round matchup
between the San Diego Chargers and New England Patriots was a competitive back
and forth affair that found the Chargers up eight points with eight minutes
remaining in the fourth quarter. Attempting to convert on fourth down, Tom
Brady’s pass was intercepted by safety Marlon McCree. While returning the
interception, Marlon was stripped by Patriots receiver Troy Brown resulting in a
fumble recovery by the Patriots. The Chargers challenged the call and failed,
resulting in an additional loss of timeout. The controversial play could have
been wholly avoided had Marlon fell to the ground on his own
Authentic Keenan Allen Jersey , securing possession as well as a likely Chargers win. The Patriots would eventually march down the field and score a
touchdown and two-point conversion, tying the game. After another Patriots field
goal with a little over one minute left, the timeout-less Chargers would attempt
a 54-yard field goal as time expired that ultimately fell short, resulting in a
loss.A roster as talented as the 2006 Chargers does not come along very often,
leaving fans in a state of disbelief and constantly asking themselves the same
question:“What if Marlon McCree Never Fumbles?”Assuming the Chargers offense
drives down the field after the interception, adding additional points to the
team’s total and putting the game out of reach, the Chargers would play at home
(where they were previously undefeated) against the eventual Super Bowl Champion
Indianapolis Colts. While it is tough to assume the Chargers would top the Colts
in the AFC Championship game, the team did top a similar Colts team in the 2007
AFC Divisional round and were by far a more talented team. After beating the
Colts, the Chargers would play the Rex Grossman-led Bears in Super Bowl XLI.
Again
Womens Virgil Green Jersey , it is tough to assume the Chargers beat the Chicago Bears, but I didn’t write this article just to have them lose in
heartbreaking fashion again. After demolishing the Chicago Bears, the Chargers
bring the Lombardi trophy home to the city of San Diego for the first time in
team history. Even though team GM A.J. Smith and coach Marty Schottenheimer
didn’t have the best relationship, the massive success forces A.J. to retain
Marty for another season rather than replace him with Norv Turner. The 2007
Chargers reap the benefits on their way to another 14-2 season, although still
falling short in the postseason after injuries to both Philip Rivers and
LaDainian Tomlinson. Marty Schottenheimer continues to coach the Chargers until
he retires in 2011 and LaDainian Tomlinson never leaves, retiring a Charger. The
success of winning a Super Bowl in the city of San Diego allows for massive
renovations to Qualcomm Stadium, never forcing the team to relocate to Los
Angeles. Philip Rivers retires in 2016 after battling injuries, knowing he’s
destined for the Hall of Fame, and the San Diego Chargers select Clemson
Football star Deshaun Watson in the first round of the 2017 NFL draft. The
Chargers are never infamous for losing in heartbreaking fashion and are widely
known as one of the league’s most successful franchises.What do you think? Is
that how it would have played out?Chargers preseason week 3 53-man roster
prediction So I am back with another 53-man roster prediction following last
week’s game against the Seattle Seahawks. I thought I would give this another go
after that contest shed some light on several players who now have a pretty
solid case to make the team.Heading into the final game before the one and only
cut-down to 53
http://www.sandiegochargersteamonline.com/kyzir-white-jersey , we will likely get to see the starters for roughly one half of play. This means
that the reps for the backups will be limited which also means that those who do
get the majority of playing time in the second half should give us a better idea
of who’ll be making the final 53.There are plenty of camp battles still getting
worked out at this point. The team’s fifth wide receiver, fifth or sixth
cornerbacks, and linebacker depth are all still fairly up in the air. There are
some real players jockeying for the last few positions and this game shall go a
long way of deciding who the lucky few are.Let’s take a look.Quarterbacks
(2)Philip RiversGeno SmithMy Thoughts: Smith is light years ahead of Cardale
Jones at this point and he is the first backup QB in years to be able to make
the second-string offense go during the preseason. I feel the best about the QB2
situation than I have in recent memory.Running Backs (4)Melvin GordonAustin
EkelerDetrez NewsomeDerek WattMy Thoughts: Newsome has taken full advantage of
his increased reps while guys like Russell Hansbrough and Justin Jackson have
missed extensive time this preseason. He is a nice middle-ground between the
skillsets of Gordon and Ekeler and offers another dangerous presence in the
Bolts’ backfield.Wide Receivers (6)Keenan AllenTyrell WilliamsMike
WilliamsTravis BenjaminGeremy DavisArtavis ScottMy Thoughts: I finally have to
get over the fact that Dylan Cantrell will likely not make the final 53 since he
has missed way too much time while guys like Davis and Artavis Scott ball out in
the meantime. I just hope Cantrell can make it to the practice squad as he is
far too talented to lose. I included Scott while Liuget is suspended the first
four games but once he is back I expect Scott to be the first one out.Tight Ends
(3)Virgil GreenSean CulkinBraedon BowmanMy Thoughts: Outside of a couple catches
from Green and some good run-blocking reps from him and Culkin, the tight ends
have been the most underwhelming position group in the preseason. They’ve gotten
next to nothing in terms of targets through the first two contests and there
doesn’t seem to be a ton of time left for any of them to state much of a case.
My locks are Green and Culkin while Bowman likely winds up the third tight end
by default.Offensive Linemen (9)Russel OkungDan FeeneyMike PounceyForrest
LampJoe BarksdaleMichael SchofieldSam TeviScott QuessenberrySpencer PulleyMy
Thoughts: This group looks to be as solid as it’s ever been in the last 10
years. With Lamp back in the fold and guys like Pulley and Schofield providing
starting experience within the backups, the unit should be able to build upon a
2017 season where they allowed the fewest number of sacks in the league. My only
worry is depth at left tackle. Schofield has experience at right tackle but Tevi
has been close to disastrous this preseason. I’m keeping my fingers crossed for
Okung’s sustainable health.Defensive Linemen (10) (Tackles and Ends)DE Joey
BosaDE Melvin IngramDT Corey Liuget (exempt)DT Brandon MebaneDT Darius PhilonDE
Isaac RochellDE Chris LandrumDT Damion SquareDT Steven RichardsonDT Justin
JonesMy Thoughts: This may seem like a ton of defensive linemen to keep but I
can’t help but seea lot more depth to this position group than I previously
thought. With the lack of real, solidified talent on the interior, I don’t mind
keeping an extra defensive tackle or two in order to keep options open.
Richardson has been a stud and can help collapse a pocket better than the
majority of these guys. While interior depth is sufficient, I am worried about
the drop off in talent behind Bosa and Ingram. I don’t Landrum is as good as
McCain was last year and Rochell is still an enigma until we see him in the
regular season.Linebackers (7) (Middle and Outside)MLB Denzel PerrymanMLB
Jatavis BrownOLB Uchenna NwosuOLB Kyzir WhiteOLB Kyle EmanuelMLB D’Juan HinesMLB
Hayes PullardMy Thoughts: Perryman, Brown
http://www.sandiegochargersteamonline.com/melvin-gordon-jersey , Nwosu, White, and Emanuel are all locks for the team. Hines has been one of my
favorite UDFAs to make the team from the jump and I think his path is as clear
as ever. Bradley loves Pullard and I actually feel he has taken some steps
forward with this game over the offseason. I will say that there is a chance
they don’t keep this many linebackers but I can’t help but feel that middle
linebacker depth is a question and with the recent injury history of Perryman,
it isn’t a bad idea to play it safe with this group.Cornerbacks (5)Casey
HaywardTrevor WilliamsDesmond KingMichael DavisBrandon FacysonMy Thoughts:
Williams is likely sitting out tomorrow’s game for precautionary reasons and
this’ll allow Davis to maximize his time with the starting unit. Davis recently
stated he feels night-and-day more confident this year and hopefully his game
backs up his claims. King will hopefully stay at slot corner, barring anymore
injuries to Hayward and Williams going forward. Facyson has been the most
impressive UDFA up to this point and I don’t think he relinquishes his grasp on
the final CB spot.Safeties (4)Jahleel AddaeDerwin JamesRayshawn JenkinsAdrian
PhillipsMy Thoughts: Some might think the team needs to keep more than four
total safeties but with the amount of different packages they run on top of all
the varied personnel groups they like to deploy, I don’t think they need anymore
than this quartet. James is finally with the 1’s and it looks to be Addae at FS
while James is slotted at SS. Jenkins’ athletic ability keeps him interesting
and Phillips experience at nickel/dime linebacker is always welcomed on this
team.Special Teams (4)Caleb SturgisDrew KaserMike WindtJ.J. JonesMy Thoughts: I
believe Sturgis will hold on to win the kicking job and I think the punter job
is honestly up for grabs between the two former Aggies. In the end, Kaser is the
more experienced one and will likely win out based on that, alone. The biggest
change here from the last prediciton is that I’m keeping WR J.J. Jones solely
based on his performance as a return man. He shows much more assertion in his
play which contrasts heavily against Travis Benjamin’s history in the return
game.Did I miss anybody? Any glaring omissions? Who do you think should make the
team that I didn’t select? Let me know in the comment section.
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